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ghostly denial Posted at 12:39 am on April 22, 2008
and Ive read horror stories...now I want it back.
My PC contains

AMD Phenom  
Asus M3A
4GB DDR2
Radeon HD3850
500GB HD
Blu Ray Drive

This computer doesnt boot, just starts up, do I call them? or do I go there and get it back? I wanna keep trying to fix it myself...

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rand0mguy Posted at 8:29 pm on April 29, 2008
mmm dosent passs power on self test if it dosent beep. or if it beeps lots. try just making sure that all the connections are in properly and all your cards are in properly and cables.
jamescoleman Posted at 3:00 am on April 24, 2008
ya they might only have instore experience with name brand computers. i would never never never take my customer built pc to any type of repair shop. my dad even asked me to and i'm like no way. i can fix it myself.
ghostly denial Posted at 12:33 am on April 23, 2008
the motherboard has no onboard video, how do i?
drifting Posted at 12:37 pm on April 22, 2008
I assume you have a video card on there to, right?

Is it in the right spot, securely attached, etc.

If its only a PCI card, it should be in the first PCI slot. If its PCI-E, but your board has on board video, boot without the card, then switch it to PCI-E video.

NEVER take something you built to a company like that for repair. It probably has something wrong with it that they will have never experienced before, and they are going to charge you an arm and a leg, and they still wont figure it out.

ghostly denial Posted at 8:01 am on April 22, 2008
doesnt make any beeps at all
pleaseremove Posted at 5:05 am on April 22, 2008
Quote: from ghostly denial at 8:47 am on April 22, 2008

what i mean is, the computer turns on, the fans spin, a green light is shown on the motherboard and it doesnt boot, just stays on, no signal on monitor

does it beep? like a few beeps. There are what are known as BIOS beep codes to let you know if something isnt working.

ghostly denial Posted at 12:47 am on April 22, 2008
what i mean is, the computer turns on, the fans spin, a green light is shown on the motherboard and it doesnt boot, just stays on, no signal on monitor
Mikoto Posted at 12:46 am on April 22, 2008
I've read various stories about them, none good. I would never trust anyone with a name like 'Geek Squad'.
Just Waiting Here Posted at 12:44 am on April 22, 2008
Well, you definitely can't call them now, it's too late.  But depending on what time you brought it in, you might be able to ask them to give it back... who knows, the best bet is to just call them up and see what they can do.
Gaz1988 Posted at 12:39 am on April 22, 2008
What do you mean, 'This computer doesnt boot, just starts up'??
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