My computer won't boot. Please Help!

[Slappi]

****SOLVED PROBLEM BUT PLEASE READ NEXT POST****

Here is the story:

My computer has been running nonstop for about 3 months now. I have rebooted it a few times but haven't shut it down since then. Well I thought about saving some energy last night and decided to shut it down. LOL. Well when I woke up today and turned it on everything sounded right but my monitor wouldn't get a signal to show. Everything comes on, fans, PS, GPU, DVD, HD, MB, everything powers up. I don't here a post beep though. Everything looks fine except it won't boot.

I think it has to be either the CPU, MB or GPU. Without a post sound I would think it would be a MB but maybe some don't beep? Not sure. That is why I am askin you guys.

I cleaned out all the dust and reconnected everything and resat the memory and cards. I haven't reset the CPU yet.

So does anyone know what this could be?

Thanks guys.




This is my setup:

EVGA 8800GTS 640mb
2x Buffalo Firestix DDR2 800 1GB
Creative Labs SB XFI Sound
Asus P5B-e MB
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000 750GB HD

Running Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit

 

[Slappi]

Ok I found the problem but wanted to ask something.

I removed one of the sticks of memory and it worked fine. I cleaned the stick and put it back and it didn't work again. I took out the other stick and replaced it with the bad stick to see if it was the mem slot on the mb. Still didn't work so I guess it is safe to say it is that one stick ofmemory.

I have had bad memory before but it never just stopped the system from booting before without any errors. Is that normal for the comp just not to boot with a bad stick of memory even if one stickk is working fine?

Also, does memory just die like that?

Thanks.

 

[montag451]

sh*t Happens.

Usually, if one stick is buggered, then you won't get to boot - BUT, it does depend on the problem with the stick.
If it is just a single group of registers that is affected, then you might be lucky/unlucky and not have a program access that part of the memory for a while, but as something does try to access the knackered registers, then you can end up with blue screen or worse......

Just thank your lucky stars that you know what the problem is - well done.

 

[techwanabe]

I've had this problem repeatedly with my Nforce 2 chipset based PC. Everytime it won't boot I have to reseat the memory stick. Must be a corrosion problem in the memory slots or something. I have a replacement mother board - it may be about time to suck it up and install the thing.