Hewlett Packard Compaq Presario SR 1000
Microsoft Window XP
Home Edition
Version 2002, Service Pack 3
2.19Ghz, 1.00GB of RAM

ACPI Uniprocessor PC
AMD Athlon ™ 64 Processor 3700+
NVIDIA GeForce 6200SE TurboCache™



Monitor: LCD, Plug and Play monitor

Manufacturer: standard monitor type

Model WJ1780PI, D-12055





Hello,



I am now experiencing problems with my PC after 7/8 years.

Each time I switch it on the fan is running REALLY loud; followed by two clicks and after that the power light on the monitor turns from solid green to solid amber and on the screen it comes up with no signal.

The base unit always has a solid green light.



I carried out a power supply test and the light on the back had a solid green light so that is working fine.

Checked the fans and they are working fine.



I have cleaned it thoroughly with the appropriate spray, opened it up and cleaned out the heat sink and even cleaned off the thermo paste and added a fresh batch.



Guess what!! It did not make one difference.



Is it anything to do with the video mode? Before this problem started I was checking to see if the second VGA slot was enabled and plugged it in and found that it wasn't. Each time I switched the cables I always had the machine switched off. When I plugged the VGA cable back in its original slot it was working fine. Next day after this problem cropped up.





Could it be the hard drive as it does make 2 click sounds? Motherboard maybe??



There was a problem with my start up menu a few weeks before this problem, the second half of the menu was all black. Tried to change the VIEWS and that listed everything but the names were missing from programs list. That problem resolved itself though - not sure if was related to this
Good morning meaner02 and welcome back to CH

If I am reading your POST correct the PC is not booting and the monitor light stays orange

#1... Most monitors that start green and then go orange that means no video signal.
#2... Are you using or is there a video card in a slot. So the on-board video is no longer in use?
#3... I have repaired 100's of the SR1000 with booting issues and the issue was almost always bad caps and they will look like this these bad caps will be around the CPU and by the PCI slots please look at all caps on the MOBO.
#4... The green light in the back of your computer on the PS (powers supply) that green light just means there is power coming into the PC it does not mean there is power going to the motherboard. Do you have another PS to test with or can you borrow one?

Hope this helps you and please let us know how you make out, Mike