Omg! Comp Is Nuts!

Earlier today I had just installed Guild Wars and all of a sudden my comp turns off and i smell a lil smoke. Then i open up my comp and notice the ends of my cold cathode light were blackened.... I tried to turn back on but, the comp would come on and everything seemed to be working internally but, the monitor didnt come on. So i did the normal overview, unplugged and replugged monitor cable and still nothing. So i thought my card might have fried so i installed my old card (was working last time i had it in) and still nothing. So i looked at my processor after i took off my heat sink and the processor wasnt melted or damaged as far as i could tell. SO now im at a loss. Im thinking maybe my motherboard is just fried. Possibly the AGP slot so someone please help me!!?!?!

 

try a PCI videocard
and also try a different monitor if you can

 

well you can try replacing ram or power supply those would be a good choice to check

 

I tested the monitor on my dads laptop, the monitor is still fine. And the powersupply works, everything seems to be running fine cept the visuals

 

try a PCI videocard, if that works you can safely say your AGP port is toast.

 

Where theres smoke,theres a broken pc part,sniff around and find out which part got a little hot under the collar,if you cant find the exact part see if you can narrow it down,to top,bottom,front,back of box.

How have you tested the psu works?

 

Well about the PSU, if its on and the lights and everything is workin in the fans and my hard drive cooler is still displaying things. the psu is workin right?

 

You cant tell unless you plug it into another computer,or check all plugs to check there appropriate voltages,does the psu smell of burning?If its no longer under warranty,open it and check for burnt patches.

 

Hybrid can you post the specs of your computer in as much detail as possible,including the psu name/model.

 

Biostar Mobo (M7NCD PRO SOCKET A)
ATI All in Wonder 9800 pro graphics card
756 MB RAM
1.8 GHZ AMD XP 2500+ processor
350 Watt RAIDMAX PSU
Maxtor 80 GB HD

MISC:
6 case fans (1 top, 2 back, 2 front, 1 side)
1 hard drive cooler (2 small fans in this)
ThermalTake Volcano 12 Heatsink with fan controller

 

Go to a local pc shop and buy a 5-10$ psu tester.

 

OK heres an update. I checked my comp on 2 monitors that work, and nothing was displayed.

I took out psu and nothing is visibly wrong inside or out. and the fan is running on the psu so im guessing its producing power.

any other suggestions???

 

have you tried that yet?

 

no pci vid card

 

do you have a different AGP videocard you can test with?

 

yes i tested a GeForce FX 5200 in my AGP slot, and still doesnt work

 

then it's safe to say your AGP port is k.i.a., if your mainboard is still under warranty, bring it to the store you bought it and get it replaced

 

do u think it could be n e thing else at all?

b/c i wanna be sure before i buy another mobo b/c its not under warrenty n e more... :[ and i dont wanna shell out 50$ to get it loooked at and another 100$ for a new mobo.

 

OK i tested a PCI graphics card and still doesnt work, should i go ahead and get a new MOBO or still take it to be looked at?

 

Before you spend any money you can do this for free,take out the psu,get a paperclip and on the plug that goes into the mobo bridge the green wire with any black one this will trick the psu into thinking its plugged into a mobo,then get a testmeter and check all the voltages,check your mobo manual or psu manual for a small diagram of what voltages are where and check every line to make sure its working and of the correct voltage

 

i tested the power supply at the comp store and according to the guy it was dead as a door nail lol

BUT NOW i run into another problem now i have video but it doesnt detect my hard drive.....

iv tried reconnecting everything from the ground up like 3 times and still nothing... n e suggestions?

 

Did you try resetting the BIOS? It could be that your fried up PSU cooked the HDD. Do you have a friend's machine that you can try hooking up the HDD? If so, give it a try.