Hello all … I hope someone here can help me …
I know my way around the operation of a PC well, and Im familar with all of the components, but Im having a problem that I currently dont understand
I picked up a PC off of Fleabay … its a 3gig P4 prescott, with a more generic Mobo w/ integrated graphics and such. I can look up the MB model number if that becomes important …
The past two nights, I have come home to find my PC off, and it hard to turn back on.
I have to turn it off and on several times to get it to boot fully, When it doesnt boot, I get the usual beep, and it hangs on the booting screen Saying “Checking NVRAM” … I restart it, untill it finally boots up, then works perfectly fine … no slow speeds or anything
Tonight though, Oddly my PC would not even try to come on the first few times I pushed the power button … I unplugged the power cord, and plugged it back up, and when I did so I got power, but still had to cycle the power off and on a few times to get past the “checking NVRAM”
Im inclined to say that its either the MB or the Power Supply … but I have no way to narrow it down fully.
I have a PS from an old Gateway laying around, I could try to put that in (And plug only the hard drive up so as to minimize current draw)
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated
***EDIT … I would like to add that Ive had this PC running for 3 months with no problems, untill recently …