my computer broke :(

[underzr0]

Yeah that's it.

so do you think the mobo is the problem? i also tried turning my comp on without the ram in it and it did the same thing.

[Power666]

Well there is an handy LED on the inside that'll produce a code depending on the problem. It is item 13 on page 11 of the printed manual (or page 25 of the pdf).

[underzr0]

ok for the split second that it comes on it says would be a backwards h and a 5 which makes no sense, unless one of the LEDs are broken.
i just tried changing the battery and now the backwards h has a line at the top also.

[Power666]

The backwards h 5 could be S 4 upside down.

[underzr0]

but then the 4 is backwards aswell.

[Power666]

Anyway, look up those code in the manuals that came with the motherboard.

I will give you a hint that it is an nVidia reference motherboard for the 680i chipset so similar boards from eVGA should be very similar.

[underzr0]

what codes do i look up? http://www.evga.com/support/manuals/122-CK-NF68.pdf
the codes are near the bottom

there is also no S4 in there that i saw.

[Power666]

Hrm. I can only fathom that it shut downs before it can actually produce a reliable code on the LED's. There shouldn't be a letter past F as the LED's display only hexadecimal.

Basically start from the beginning with the most recent hardware change. This also includes any BIOS updates and what you were doing/did right before the system failed.

[underzr0]

i do remember that it said something about the USB devices not working or something, i then rebooted then it was working again, i was also on the internet and downloading torrents (i checked them and they all didn't look like a Virus) then it shutdown.

so maybe its 85 USB Unit something...

[Power666]

What USB devices were you using? List all the external devices connected to your machine.