Hello all i was wondering if someone could help me with an issue ive been havin for the last 2 weeks. a couple weeks ago my computer started to act funny by turning off the monitor and not responding unless i held down the power button to turn off and restarted it.
at first i thought it was my video card so i removed it and put in my old card that came with the computer. but right as i figured i had fixed the problem it did the same thing. while trying to boot the computer the screen would go off and the computer would start making several internal buzzing noises. kinda like an annoying noise you would hear if you answered a question wrong. then i simply removed the video cards are plugged my monitor into the integrated graphics. this still didnt fix the issue, the monitor would still turn off and the computer would buzz. ive ruled out it being the monitor because i have another computer at home that i plugged the monitor into and it works just fine. i thought it might have been the PCI Drivers had been deleted, so i went updated them.
after several days of wondering what was wrong i booted the comp one more time and it told me it was missing the Windows/config/system was missing or corrupt. a friend, who works at Best Buy Geek Squad, told me i needed to fix my registry but said it might be easier to reformat the computer. so i did. i reformatted the computer and started it fresh. everything seemed ok until i started asking the computer to do things like run Anti-Virus Programs or go online, it would do the same thing, the monitor goes off and the buzzing noise starts again.
so my question is what could be the issue? could it be that i still have a bug in my registry and its still messing around in my comp? could it be the power supply? or the motherboard?
i have a Dell Dimension E510 that is about 5 years old, i run Windows XP Media Edition 2005, The graphics card i use is an Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT, i have Intel Pentium 4 HT Dual Processor, ive got 2 1G DDR2 Sticks of RAM, my Mobo is a CRUUS Connolly E1287242 (hasnt changed since i ordered from Dell, just came with it) and my power supply is a CRUUS Model N305N-03 it has an input of 100-120V.
if you need more info let me know
(i also found where the noise was coming from and its coming form the Mother Board, and previously before reformatting i had attempted to install Ubuntu by booting the comp from the CD drive, the comp would acknowledge the Ubuntu and show me the background for it but right as the setup window would appear the computer would do the same thing, idk if that information helps but thought id mention it anyways)
Thank You
-JC
