I had a friend ask me to take a look at her PC, which will no longer boot. It's a premade system (Sony Vaio RS610), P4 2.8GHz.
The pc will power up, and all the fans spin up, but that is all. No error beeps, no POST, no display. I have reseated everything possible, including the cpu and memory, and removed all non-necessary cards. I have tried a different PSU. I pulled the CMOS battery. Nothing changes, regardless of anything I do to the system.
So, pretty much has to be either the cpu or the mobo, but I have no idea which. I have no P4 hardware lying around to test. Is there any way of determining which part might be the problem?
The pc will power up, and all the fans spin up, but that is all. No error beeps, no POST, no display. I have reseated everything possible, including the cpu and memory, and removed all non-necessary cards. I have tried a different PSU. I pulled the CMOS battery. Nothing changes, regardless of anything I do to the system.
So, pretty much has to be either the cpu or the mobo, but I have no idea which. I have no P4 hardware lying around to test. Is there any way of determining which part might be the problem?
