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Its a desktop.. they dont have speakers.. but i do have speakers,headset, and my monitor has speakers 

 

On the motherboard you sometimes get a speaker which is used specifically for diagnosing problems with your system, it seems like you don't have one though. Have you tried using different sticks of ram?

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On the motherboard you sometimes get a speaker which is used specifically for diagnosing problems with your system, it seems like you don't have one though. Have you tried using different sticks of ram?

I'll ask around campus.. most people don't have ddr4 tho. If i replace them is there a chance that i could harm their sticks?

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I'll ask around campus.. most people don't have ddr4 tho. If i replace them is there a chance that i could harm their sticks?

 

Well if your power supply got damaged then yes it could harm their sticks, but seeing as everything is turning on it is more likely than not that it is okay, but it could still be damaged. You could go the extra mile and get an extra power supply if you wanted to, and why ddr4 does your motherboard not support ddr3?

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03 - power on  north bridge initialization

04- power on south bridge  initialization

6f- late north bridge initialization

 

wth does this mean?

03 is the ram gpu cpu bus so its one of those 3 (probably ram)

 

04 is the motherboard i think, so your roommate might have short circuited it, meaning your  motherboard is fucked

 

6f is another ram error

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03 is the ram gpu cpu bus so its one of those 3 (probably ram)

 

04 is the motherboard i think, so your roommate might have short circuited it, meaning your  motherboard is fucked

 

6f is another ram error

now if i took my gpu , and ram and tried using it on someelse's computer, would it harm there computer, and would it help me find if the ram or gpu are fucked?

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Its a desktop.. they dont have speakers.. but i do have speakers,headset, and my monitor has speakers

If you do not hear a beep, chances are there wasn't enough resources to complete the POST (or even get to the point of loading peripherals). The fact that the fan started up leads me to believe your PSU is fine, but your motherboard may have taken some damage. But just to make sure, test your PSU.

If it's not a PSU issue, clear your CMOS to ensure any start-up information was not corrupted during the unexpected demounting. If you're still encountering problems after that, there's a good chance the unexpected dismount shorted your motherboard. This is a pretty far jump in diagnostics, but it's all I can conclude without manually testing each piece of hardware connected to your board.

The best thing to do would be to get your hardware diagnosed at a computer repair shop. You can't be sure if other hardware may have been corrupted in the process (it's possible), so diagnosing your hardware could actually save you money depending on the problem. If you're a computer scientist in the making, I suggest investing in your own hardware diagnostic tools to prevent further costs in the future.

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The best thing to do would be to get your hardware diagnosed at a computer repair shop. You can't be sure if other hardware may have been corrupted in the process (it's possible), so diagnosing your hardware could actually save you money depending on the problem. If you're a computer scientist in the making, I suggest investing in your own hardware diagnostic tools to prevent further costs in the future.

 

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If you do not hear a beep, chances are there wasn't enough resources to complete the POST (or even get to the point of loading peripherals). The fact that the fan started up leads me to believe your PSU is fine, but your motherboard may have taken some damage. But just to make sure, test your PSU.

If it's not a PSU issue, clear your CMOS to ensure any start-up information was not corrupted during the unexpected demounting. If you're still encountering problems after that, there's a good chance the unexpected dismount shorted your motherboard. This is a pretty far jump in diagnostics, but it's all I can conclude without manually testing each piece of hardware connected to your board.

The best thing to do would be to get your hardware diagnosed at a computer repair shop. You can't be sure if other hardware may have been corrupted in the process (it's possible), so diagnosing your hardware could actually save you money depending on the problem. If you're a computer scientist in the making, I suggest investing in your own hardware diagnostic tools to prevent further costs in the future.

Im in college tho rn .. One of the best engineering schools in the country, doesnt have tech support for hardware on campus -_-

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Im in college tho rn .. One of the best engineering schools in the country, doesnt have tech support for hardware on campus sleep.png

Without a proper diagnosis, you could end up causing more damage in your attempts to fix whatever is wrong. There's not much you can do without knowing exactly what the issue is.

 

Have you tried clearing the CMOS? Motherboards usually have either a "jumper" which can be used to clear CMOS, or a CMOS battery which when removed resets it (assuming your board hasn't integrated it into the south bridge). CMOS is responsible for core details such as hardware settings, so corrupting this could result in undefined start-up issues. It's always best to clear it when you can't determine the problem on start-up and you lack the needed tools to properly diagnose the situation.

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Ok, Regardless of whether or not there is any RAM in your computer, It will start up and show errors.

 

If this is not happening then the chances are that your so called "friend" has shorted the Mboard, or another component, while removing your RAM when the machine was powered on.

 

As you don't have proof of this, Small claims court is a no go (you will NOT win)

 

You have 2 options.

 

1. Repeatedly beat him in the face with his own laptop until you tire yourself out.

 

2. Tell him a prank is a prank and he needs to replace the parts he broke.

 

Seriously though, Your "friend" must be real uptight if he gets like this over a bit of gay porn on his screen, Somebody probably has skeletons and doesn't want them to come out of the closet.

 

Good luck dude

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So i posted the problem on the classes facebook page and an upperclassman responded and said he would help and check up on it today. He came by after lunch, he was astounded how there was no beeps or anything but the computer was running. So after 30 minutes he reset some stuff i dont know about and stuff with the psu and got it to work again. He ran a bunch of memory diagnostic tests on the ram sticks in different slots and everything turned out to be fine. He said it probably had something to do with the bios we fucked up. So shout out to him for being a champ and saving me. Are there any other diagnostic test you think i should run?

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