Quick Computer Troubleshooting

Have your computer broke down lately? Here are some quick tips on how to diagnose for the health of your CPU.


When you press the power button, does the LED indicators light up? 


If NO: Try checking the outlet if you plugged your CPU properly.


Have you plugged it properly but still no power indication? 


If YES: Then, you have a damaged Power Supply(The one inside the CPU)




Your CPU powers up. Do you hear any kind of beep?


If NO: Then probably your motherboard is dead, or your processor is fried.


If YES but you've got no display: Try checking if your VGA cord is connected to the correct port. Also make sure that power is supplied to your monitor.


There is an unusual beep, try removing your RAM card and Video Card and try cleaning its headers. Then place it back on your motherboard and power up.


Does it reach the Operating System loading screen? 

If NO: Then, you might have a bad hard disk. Try checking its cables first, if still none, try reformatting it. If non still, consider replacing it. 


It reaches the Operating System loading screen but the loading takes unusually longer than usual. 
THEN: You might have a full hard disk, or a dying hard disk slowly accumulating bad sectors.


The Operating System loading screen finished successfully but your computer has hard time reaching the desktop. There might be errors on the screen. 


THEN: Consider reformatting your hard disk. This is just a minor case of corrupted file system.