long question about broken computer
@noiob good psu + no beeps = bad cpu or bad mobo.
However I see some old mobos wont boot with a dead cmos battery? So I'd try that cheap solution first! Any drug store will have one
long question about broken computer
@Fuego yeah, I'm gonna try that. It boots, though, but will at some point die, usually while scandisk runs or later
long question about broken computer
@noiob wtf... hmmn ME is the 98 kernel... Does it bluescreen or just instantly shut off?
long question about broken computer
@Fuego the screen turns off, USB devices lose power and also my second DVD drive
long question about broken computer
@noiob the second dvd drive loses power? It should be hooked directly to the PSU though...
long question about broken computer
@Fuego maybe it just doesn't wanna work if it doesn't get signal? Idk, it definitely is connected to the PSU
long question about broken computer
@noiob that's really strange. Past this you'll need a multimeter and like a desk power supply :/
long question about broken computer
@Fuego I guess that's the point at which I consider giving up on it…
long question about broken computer
@noiob you can always pull the harddrive and copy it and make a virtual machine to boot it forever!
long question about broken computer
@Fuego Yeah, I really should back up that hard drive, actually. There's six years of blurry photos on there :D
long question about broken computer
@Fuego It lives! I didn't do anything, but the CPU cooler gets warm now. Seems like the graphics card is a bit busted, though
long question about broken computer
@noiob anyway \o/
long question about broken computer
@Fuego I don't hear anything, sadly, and I tried a different PSU. Forgot to mention that