this post was submitted on 25 May 2024
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I might be asking a dumb question here, this is the right community for that after all. But have you asked your cousin what might be wrong?
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.
It's been a while since I worked on this, so maybe I will text him and see if I can refresh my memory.
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.
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.