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Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 4:26 pm
by MoreSpaceEcho
There's gotta be some PC experts here.....my office computer was working fine, now it won't start.
It powers on, the case fans spin up, the cpu fan tries to start up but won't, then it turns off. It'll just keep repeating this cycle forever.
I disconnected everything but the system drive to see if that did anything, no dice. Mobo power light is on, so I assume that means it's not toast? Could it just be a dead cpu fan? It's just the standard rinky dink Intel thing.
Win 10 pro 64 bit, ASUS mobo. It's a few years old but it's been 100% up till now.
Any ideas anyone? Thanks!
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 7:09 pm
by Nate Dort
Sounds like it might be a power supply issue. One of the supply rails might be dying as soon as any load (i.e. the fan) is put on it. Figure out what form factor your mobo is and that will determine which supply you need, though they tend to be kinda universal these days.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:14 pm
by MoreSpaceEcho
Thanks, I had a spare power supply, just swapped that in but alas, no change. Ordered a new cpu fan, hopefully that does it.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2023 7:18 am
by penningtron
Yeah the shutting itself down thing is probably to prevent overheating without a working fan. Hope that does the trick (you may need to reset BIOS).
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2023 1:50 pm
by biscuitdough
MoreSpaceEcho wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 4:26 pm
There's gotta be some PC experts here.....my office computer was working fine, now it won't start.
It powers on, the case fans spin up, the cpu fan tries to start up but won't, then it turns off. It'll just keep repeating this cycle forever.
I disconnected everything but the system drive to see if that did anything, no dice. Mobo power light is on, so I assume that means it's not toast? Could it just be a dead cpu fan? It's just the standard rinky dink Intel thing.
Win 10 pro 64 bit, ASUS mobo. It's a few years old but it's been 100% up till now.
Any ideas anyone? Thanks!
Look up the manual for the exact model of motherboard you have. It'll be printed on it somewhere. Does it have a readout that can display an alphanumeric code, or just a light? There's always some error indicator. It might be the number and length of beeps it makes when booting up, if it's older. Anyway, your motherboard should be trying to tell you in code where to look for the problem.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2023 4:12 pm
by VaticanShotglass
So what’s the process like buying from an online music retailer, like Thomann, from the US? Fees? Hassles?
There’s some hardware and stuff I just have a hard time finding in the states, like one of those Les Trem II things.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2023 6:18 pm
by thecr4ne
4x12 or 2x15... Why not both?
(Sadly this is just an artifact of cleaning out my garage)
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 6:49 am
by llllllllllllllllllll
VaticanShotglass wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 4:12 pm
So what’s the process like buying from an online music retailer, like Thomann, from the US? Fees? Hassles?
There’s some hardware and stuff I just have a hard time finding in the states, like one of those Les Trem II things.
Oh man, do it. I was looking for a Beyerdynamic M160 for forever and they were always $799 or something, unless I wanted to buy used at not that big of a discount, like $500 +. I checked google shopping comparisons all the time and never found any great deals, until one day I found them shipped new from Thomann at $589.00.
I think the only catch was that they sent me a second shipping invoice, but the international shipping charge was negligible at like $25 or something. You can pay close enough to that for domestic shipping.
There was a catch where UPS tried to deliver the mic to a local hospital. Thomann responded quickly, but UPS just showed up with the mic in the next couple of days.
Before I gush too much, I often read that Thomann buying a brand is often a kiss of death for them and their aftermarket support, so ymmv, but I’ll probably just buy a second M160 from them once I start recording drums in earnest. Even though I am kind of up to my ears in ribbons and dynamics compared to condensers.
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:34 pm
by Bubber
llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2023 6:49 am
VaticanShotglass wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 4:12 pm
So what’s the process like buying from an online music retailer, like Thomann, from the US? Fees? Hassles?
There’s some hardware and stuff I just have a hard time finding in the states, like one of those Les Trem II things.
Oh man, do it. I was looking for a Beyerdynamic M160 for forever and they were always $799 or something, unless I wanted to buy used at not that big of a discount, like $500 +. I checked google shopping comparisons all the time and never found any great deals, until one day I found them shipped new from Thomann at $589.00.
Hey, I realize I am going on a side quest here responding about your M160 hunt, but someone on this forum recently mentioned that some store in NY State (maybe Alto?) apparently is a source of B-stock M160s at a good price, and I got my own (more than a decade ago) B-stock from Full Compass in Madison, an excellent deal, working great. Go find some B-stock!
Re: Small questions that don't fit anywhere
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:36 pm
by VaticanShotglass
llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2023 6:49 am
VaticanShotglass wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 4:12 pm
So what’s the process like buying from an online music retailer, like Thomann, from the US? Fees? Hassles?
There’s some hardware and stuff I just have a hard time finding in the states, like one of those Les Trem II things.
Oh man, do it. I was looking for a Beyerdynamic M160 for forever and they were always $799 or something, unless I wanted to buy used at not that big of a discount, like $500 +. I checked google shopping comparisons all the time and never found any great deals, until one day I found them shipped new from Thomann at $589.00.
I think the only catch was that they sent me a second shipping invoice, but the international shipping charge was negligible at like $25 or something. You can pay close enough to that for domestic shipping.
There was a catch where UPS tried to deliver the mic to a local hospital. Thomann responded quickly, but UPS just showed up with the mic in the next couple of days.
Before I gush too much, I often read that Thomann buying a brand is often a kiss of death for them and their aftermarket support, so ymmv, but I’ll probably just buy a second M160 from them once I start recording drums in earnest. Even though I am kind of up to my ears in ribbons and dynamics compared to condensers.
Much thanks!! I’m only really going this route because I can’t find this hardware stateside and Canadian shipping is nuts.
Got a small work bonus and hope to try out one of these
https://www.goeldo.de/en/duesenberg/tre ... es-trem-ii.
