Copyright 2007 by Morris Rosenthal No Excerpt from "Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowchar's” Power Supply Failure Yes Yes screen? Premature power_ok nal. Try Select proper voltage on rear of power supply. installed ‘motherboard lead? Proceed to He Motherboard Failure chart. New haroware installed”, ‘Check manual and motherboard silkscreen. Connect, lead fram front panel switch. Power supply connections to motherboard, correct? Replace switch or substitute front panel reset switch, if available. Remove latest addition land retry. Test, replace power, supply. No Remake motherboard power supply connections, Either you have a short circuit in the case or ageomety problem placing en unacceptable stress on the motherboard. It's also possible that the video adapter \was never seated, ‘due the bracket, postion. Spin ‘up on other lead?, Powers ‘motherboard gn bench?, Defective ower supply lead or Try drive in test PC. connector. Strip system down to video adapter only. ‘See Box A, on Conflict, Resolution chart, place power supply.Video Failure Copyright 2007 by Morris Rosenthal Excerpt from “Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcherts* No Monitor power on?, Check monitor (power source. Make) sure a detachable power cord is fully seated in the monitor socket, ‘agjust brighiness ‘and contrast 7 Proceed to No ive with Tive video video new video with adapters Performance adapter?, removed? chert Proceed to Motherboard Failure chart In middle of Try old adapter im other system before chucking, Yes System power Get binking ‘cursor only? Hear a siring of beeps? Controls range? Reseat video adapter, sacuro, other adapters Proceed to Contict Resolution chart YesIDE Drive Failure Yes __ Excerpt from cD / DvD chart. Reseat IDE and power cables. Replace IDE cables. if in doubt Gelect Master/Slave oF CS. CS requires 80 conductor IDE cablo or ‘eustom 40 wire cablo. ‘Mode, ‘Try swapping cables and try drive in test PC before trashing No fibbon cable keyed? ‘Match pin 1 on all connectors, Replace IDE cable. IFBIOS stil doesn't register drive, either motherboard controller or drive is bad or incompatible. Note that serial ATA drives use entirely different (and generally higher quality) cables than older IDE drives. The serial ATA power connector hadn't bean incorporated into most ATX power supplies at Publication time, but a ‘simple and inexpensive acapter is available {solate drive on primary IDE controller. If FDISK stil doesn't see drivo, the MBR may have boon trashod by e virus. X-fer speed correct? Copyright 2007 by Morris Rosenthal “Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharis" cycles up, down? Yoo ‘Swap power lead, try isolating on IDE cable, check power management. No New dives require 80 conductor cable, ‘check mode in ‘oMos. Drive Boot and Performance chartCDor Playbi Make sure you didn't use any long mounting DVD ack Yes Unplug system, insert straightened paper-clip, pull tray. Copyright 2007 by Morris Rosenthal Excerpt from "Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowchar's” IDE Drive, Failure Orive vibrates, noisy? patch cable from drive to sound card or motherboard. Eject end re- ‘mount. Try another disc, Check drive mounted level with 4 screws. Burner problem? Proceed to Recording Problem. Problem undetermined Change CMOS boot sequence, Laugh at ‘olf, pick right rive. Elean disc with scratches, flannel, check for Isolate on secondary IDE, ‘hares IDE Try other diagnostic, het, re-spin drive, try CD in test PC. Manager Proceed to Conflict Resolution, cable?, Replace IDE cable, (change BIOS mode, try drive in test PC.Modem Failure Yes Confirm ISP's phone number, area code and prefix for outside line. Confirm user Connect atlowered speed? Get valid user name, password from ISP, Eliminete house phono wiring by testing wit €omnect long extension todifioront >¥°S to exterior Isp? telco network Check mocem box, if present. Try direct ine standards and or new modem, brands supported with ISP. Copyright 2007 by Morris Rosenthal Excerpt from "Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcherts* Tn Windows, goto Control Panel > Modems > Diagnostics, select modem and More Info. A port in use error is usually cue to software confit. Yes Dovico ‘Manger report problem? Pass ‘OS modem! test? No, Can't negotiate connex?, No Vos Connect line jack on modem. Best driver installed? Downioad latest driver Yes from web. Proceed to Contict Resolution,Sound Failure (Control Penel for Windows PCs) and test clips, External speakers. owered?, Yes Plugin speaker brick (transformer), except for USB and old battery speakers. External ‘volume dials up? Yes Copyright 2007 by Morris Rosenthal Excerpt from ‘Computer Repair with Diagnostic Floweharts" Download latest ‘Manager register driver from Internet. ‘Tum up external ‘contro's on speakers, old sound cards, notebook PCs, “Any “to “7 in Device Register with video. Proceed to Conflict Resolution, OS compatibility issue or ‘motherboard hardware problem. Disable motherboard sound in jack connected correct port (non- USB ony). 3D sound caro, use front speakers No Problem with music Ds only? Yes ‘side from the mixer panel, the OS, sound capable devices, and 3rd party software may all have incividual volume controls. Watch for “mute” boxes checked Hardware (Check speakers, paich| cables, sound card on test-bed system Proceed to CD or DVD Playback