Solve : Student broke the PC ! (?)?

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Answer» Hi I have a problem with one of the PC in our classroom Yesterday, one of the kids turned it on and the thing slowed down to a crawl and ever since that happened it doesn't boot up anymore. I'd give the little bugger the punishment he deserves for breaking it, but he keeps telling me that he didn't do anything and now both his parents and the head of the school are cracking down on me. We haven't got an IT staff, EVERYTHING is done by volunteers and I can't reach any of them; my question to you is. WHAT DO I DO? The PC is 7 years of age and has a Pentium 3 processor, it comes with Windows ME and I think we have a cable broadband connection with a hub. There was a virus scanner on there, but it was from the year 2005 and I think it stopped working about 2 years ago. Sorry if I haven't given you enough information but I hope you can find it in your heart to help a teacher under a LOT of pressure out! Thanks Can you tell us the make of the motherboard? Does the school have a Windows CD for it? Hard to tell whether this is a software, i.e. Windows, or hardware problem. It is 7 years old and, considering the environment in which they're used, what does the school EXPECT from these computers? One hardware possibility: a failed power supply. Could you swap a power supply out of another computer to test this?Are you saying,it is power dead?I mean nothing,or it will not boot to windows?Does it have a POST screen? Have you tried booting in safemode,if you can?Quote from: Raptor on May 19, 2007, 12:50:15 PM Can you tell us the make of the motherboard? I have no idea! How do I find out? Quote Does the school have a Windows CD for it? Hard to tell whether this is a software, i.e. Windows, or hardware problem. It is 7 years old and, considering the environment in which they're used, what does the school expect from these computers? One hardware possibility: a failed power supply. Could you swap a power supply out of another computer to test this? As much as they expect from us underpaid teachers, I'm afraid! I am assuming that the power supply is the part where the cable goes into; I've got several PCs of the same make, can I just unhook one of those and expect getting it back together once I'm done? Should I be worried about starting a fire? And no, we do not seem to have any Windows CDs whatsoever, I guess we 'borrowed' it from the volunteers.. Quote Are you saying,it is power dead?I mean nothing,or it will not boot to windows?Does it have a post screen? Have you tried booting in safemode,if you can? Sorry, I don't even know what safe mode is but at the moment, the PC isn't doing anything. When I turn it on I do get a long beep and then it just SHUTS down See Beginners Guides: Computer Error Beep Codes. What is your assessment? Another reference: "1 Long Beep: Memory problem". If the school has other computers of the same model, you could test the memory by either pulling the memory from a known-working computer and installing it in this computer (remove the memory currently in this computer first). Or, take the memory from this computer and test it in another computer. If you have not previously installed memory, here's a reference: http://www.ehow.com/how_895_install-ram.htmlHave you tried another keyboard?

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Hi I have a problem with one of the PC in our classroom

Yesterday, one of the kids turned it on and the thing slowed down to a crawl and ever since that happened it doesn't boot up anymore. I'd give the little bugger the punishment he deserves for breaking it, but he keeps telling me that he didn't do anything and now both his parents and the head of the school are cracking down on me.

We haven't got an IT staff, EVERYTHING is done by volunteers and I can't reach any of them; my question to you is. WHAT DO I DO?

The PC is 7 years of age and has a Pentium 3 processor, it comes with Windows ME and I think we have a cable broadband connection with a hub. There was a virus scanner on there, but it was from the year 2005 and I think it stopped working about 2 years ago.

Sorry if I haven't given you enough information but I hope you can find it in your heart to help a teacher under a LOT of pressure out!

Thanks

Can you tell us the make of the motherboard? Does the school have a Windows CD for it? Hard to tell whether this is a software, i.e. Windows, or hardware problem. It is 7 years old and, considering the environment in which they're used, what does the school EXPECT from these computers?

One hardware possibility: a failed power supply. Could you swap a power supply out of another computer to test this?Are you saying,it is power dead?I mean nothing,or it
will not boot to windows?Does it have a POST screen?

Have you tried booting in safemode,if you can?Quote from: Raptor on May 19, 2007, 12:50:15 PM

Can you tell us the make of the motherboard?

I have no idea! How do I find out?

Quote

Does the school have a Windows CD for it? Hard to tell whether this is a software, i.e. Windows, or hardware problem. It is 7 years old and, considering the environment in which they're used, what does the school expect from these computers?

One hardware possibility: a failed power supply. Could you swap a power supply out of another computer to test this?

As much as they expect from us underpaid teachers, I'm afraid!

I am assuming that the power supply is the part where the cable goes into; I've got several PCs of the same make, can I just unhook one of those and expect getting it back together once I'm done?

Should I be worried about starting a fire?

And no, we do not seem to have any Windows CDs whatsoever, I guess we 'borrowed' it from the volunteers..

Quote

Are you saying,it is power dead?I mean nothing,or it
will not boot to windows?Does it have a post screen?

Have you tried booting in safemode,if you can?

Sorry, I don't even know what safe mode is but at the moment, the PC isn't doing anything. When I turn it on I do get a long beep and then it just SHUTS down See Beginners Guides: Computer Error Beep Codes. What is your assessment?

Another reference: "1 Long Beep: Memory problem". If the school has other computers of the same model, you could test the memory by either pulling the memory from a known-working computer and installing it in this computer (remove the memory currently in this computer first). Or, take the memory from this computer and test it in another computer.

If you have not previously installed memory, here's a reference: http://www.ehow.com/how_895_install-ram.htmlHave you tried another keyboard?

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