I didnt do anything to it but i think it started after i got a new sound card installed beacuse after that my games started lagging what should i do ?!?!
2007-10-08 07:32:04 · 5 answers · asked by joseph w 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
sounds like you have a hardware problome, i would try removing the new sound card then reboot.
2007-10-08 07:42:37 · answer #1 · answered by jedidiaha 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no one answer for this question, as there could be many possible solutions. The route I would take on this, would be to unplug every peripheral device attached to your motherboard (Hard drive, CD drives, Floppy, all PCI cards etc). you should now have nothing running to your motherboard except your power cable from your power supply, and a video card (unless your video card is integrated into your board). Leave the Memory plugged in as well. Once this is done, turn on the system. If all goes well, you will get an error message that either the HD could not be found, or no operating system. This is where it shoudl be at this point. From here on, connect each device one at a time (with the power off) and keep going to the problem repeats itself. This is the long way of doing it, but since we don't know for sure what is causing the problem, it's the best start.
2007-10-08 14:40:55 · answer #2 · answered by Jatznic 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 things to try... 1st is easy
Power the computer off completely, and pull the power cord from the back of the computer to ensure there is no power to the unit. Remove the sound card you just added, re-attach the power cord, and power up the computer. See if the unit will power up then, or if the same problem keeps happening without the new soundcard. That will tell us if that is causing the problem, or rather if its something larger.
If the unit still won't power up, then I would suggest trying another power supply, they are the most likely cause of a problem like what you are describing. It could also be caused by something shorting out (a power cord plugged into something it shouldn't be plugged into, etc) so if there were any cords you found dangling inside the computer, and found someplace to plug it in, you might unconnect that plug, as its normal to have cords inside your computer that don't hook up to anything in particular (extra power connectors, etc) You will most likley have to purchase a new power supply, but you should be able to find them for as cheap as $30, and to test things, that would work just fine.
If the unit does power up after removing the sound card, well, thats your problem. Whether its a bad card, or something you plug into the card will be up to you to determine, but try just plugging the card back into the computer with no additional cables attached and see if it powers up then (this is assuming that when you pull it out, the computer works fine)
Hope this helps a bit!
2007-10-08 14:46:54 · answer #3 · answered by Mitch C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My little sister had this same issue and it turned out to be a bad motherboard.
2007-10-08 14:41:25 · answer #4 · answered by Joni T 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
overheating, heat sync at fault.
2007-10-08 14:43:37 · answer #5 · answered by austin.clarence 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋