Comment on What do I need to trouble shoot second hand desktop computer? And how?

silentdon@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  He doesn’t live near me, and it supposedly booted before he gave it to me. If I understand correctly, he had a family friend that has a PC repair business assemble the old one, with the old card from his newer computer. Everything seems professionally done with all the fancy zip tie cord management… but I don’t know.

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  • athos77@kbin.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So it worked and he gave it to you, and when it arrived at your place it no longer worked? I'd try checking that all the internal cables are connected properly; one of them may have jostled loose in the journey.

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    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So it worked and he gave it to you, and when it arrived at your place it no longer worked?

      Yep, that’s the story. He’s a good guy, so I have no reason to doubt it. If there are any shenanigans, it would be the guy at the shop (that I don’t personally know) maybe tricking him into showing it booting properly. But that seems far fetched.

      Is there a particular order to work through, that makes most sense troubleshooting wise? My hand is having trouble being nimble enough to reach a lot of places.

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