[Need Help] Trying to save my old PC

[princewenle]

Hi Bro / Sis,

Due to ass itchy go and clean up all the dust on my old PC. I changed the CPU Fans (previous CPU Fans not working at all).
So might as well uninstall everything and clean up the whole parts and PC case.

I plug in all the cables as usual.
chip: Intel i5-4460
mobo: Asrock Fatality H97 Performance
2 HDD and 1 SSD
PSU 650W
GPU GTX950

During the startup, all fans running, light is on, all good.
but my monitor black screen.

Try to off with press few seconds power button and turn it on again.
No Bios, no boot, black screen.

Kindly teach me how to solve this issue.

 

[sacredrays]

you got plug your display cable to the same port? or is it loose? did you turn on your monitor?

 

[trenzterra]

Try with your integrated graphics first to see if it boots?

 

[Koenig168]

You can try re-seating the GPU and memory.

 

[Phen8210]

Maybe dust got in some of the slots

I think ram slots, so just use a soft tooth brush and brush gently, then use focused air to blow the slot. See if it works.

 

[TrEaSuRe]

Did you reapply new thermal paste since you change CPU fans?

 

[Viper0402]

Hi Bro / Sis,

Due to ass itchy go and clean up all the dust on my old PC. I changed the CPU Fans (previous CPU Fans not working at all).
So might as well uninstall everything and clean up the whole parts and PC case.

I plug in all the cables as usual.
chip: Intel i5-4460
mobo: Asrock Fatality H97 Performance
2 HDD and 1 SSD
PSU 650W
GPU GTX950

During the startup, all fans running, light is on, all good.
but my monitor black screen.

Try to off with press few seconds power button and turn it on again.
No Bios, no boot, black screen.

Kindly teach me how to solve this issue.

Unplug all power sockets, especially from the wall, REPLUG in and startup.

 

[Yongkit]

Please try reset cmos

 

[86technie]

Try one stick of RAM at one time.
PC this old usually the RAM have issue.

 

[cscs3]

Try with your integrated graphics first to see if it boots?

Yes, remove the graphic card and use the integrated graphics to test first.

 

[Steyr69]

Did you plug in the 4 pin CPU power connector?

 

[tanzhenghao13]

Make sure
1. components seated properly in the slot, connectors & slot not dirty
2. no loose screws / missing standoffs in the case causing shorts

This is what I would do:
Step 0: Please read the motherboard manual carefully before removing / installing the CPU and other components,
Step 1: Remove everything from the case and dismantle it fully, remove CPU, RAM, graphics card etc. Set the motherboard on a clean, electrically insulative work surface outside the case. You can use the box that the motherboard came in as your clean, electrically insulative work surface, assuming it is clean and dry. Complete steps 2 to 8 outside of the case.

Step 2: Remove the CMOS battery for approx 1 min (it's a large coin cell battery). Connect the 24-pin ATX power and 4(or 8)-pin CPU power.

Step 3: Inspect the motherboard CPU socket and look out for any bent pins.

Step 4: Re-install the CPU and CPU cooler. Remember to plug in the CPU cooler fan and apply thermal paste between the heatsink and the CPU.

Step 5: Put one stick of RAM into the DDR3_A2 RAM slot. Apply even pressure on both sides of the RAM slots until the retention clips click back in place by themselves. Don't use fingers to close the retention clips, and make sure you apply even pressure on both sides.

Step 6: Plug in a motherboard beeper speaker into the Speaker Header. The system reports system startup status by issuing a beep code. One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup. If something is wrong, the beep pattern gives you a clue what's wrong.

Step 7: Connect a USB keyboard to the back USB port of the motherboard, and connect the monitor to the motherboard.

Step 8: Short the Power Switch pins with a screwdriver, and you should see the motherboard boot up (fan spins etc). Listen out for beep codes and displays on the monitor.

Let us know whether you're successful for step 1 though 8, and the beep code you hear.

If you can get into BIOS successfully after step , power down the system, install the other stick of RAM, and try booting outside the case again. Then reinstall the graphics card and try again. If everything works, reassemble into the case, plug in just the boot drive (I assume it's a SATA SSD?) and try to boot into Windows. If everything looks ok then plug in the other two HDDs.