Alright, I'm really gonna need your help here...
Picked up a machine. Once in awhile the computer would beep forever, but nothing would show on the screen. If I push reset a couple of times, sometimes it would work and boot up normally. Yesterday, it wouldn't boot up at all. Just the stupid beeping. I took the PC out, I did every test you can imagine to try to fix it, to no avail. I have a spare PC with the same exact MOBO, video card and other components that was in the one inside the machine. I swapped out the MOBO, same thing, constant beeping, moved RAM all around, tried different RAM, and nothing. Cleaned out the whole inside of the PC, reseated everything numerous times, NOTHING. Everything turns on. All fans spin, including the video card. I swapped out the power supply, got nothing. I even replaced the CMOS battery.
Now I don't get the beeping at all. Everything starts up, but now no beeping, and of course, nothing post on the screen. The chances that BOTH MOBOs are bad are astronomical. Now I can't even hear the HDD spin up when I turn the PC on. But, even if the HDD went bad, the BIOS would still post something on the screen... So, even if I have a bad HDD, that wouldn't make the PC act this way.
I will mess around with swapping a couple more things tonight, but I'm sure nothing will work.
This all being said... If I were to have to buy a new PC, does anyone have a suggestion for one that will guarantee to work with PGA Tour software? Will any GX260 and GX280 work? No matter that some of the specs on them are different (like processor speed and such)? I just don't want to waste $100 or so if it's not going to work.
Please, I'm begging for input here. Especially a PC that is guaranteed to work with PGA Tour.
Thank you,
Tim