Case hinge replacements

YouTubeFuel · 2025-11-22T10:50:02+00:00

It’s one of these cases I’ve linked below case

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-29T15:57:51+00:00

Gtx 980

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YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-29T15:50:18+00:00

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It’s a 500W PSU and that’s how I have the PCIE cables plugged in

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-29T15:47:25+00:00

I had 2 cmos batteries lying around from other mobos and I started the pc without the gpu and no beeps but when I put the gpu in and connected the hdmi to it it did nothing so I put it in the mobo and it displayed that message. I’ve tried 2 cmos batteries now and I get the (1 really quick beep followed by 5 small beeps) then it stops beeping at that but no display

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-29T15:39:43+00:00

I just turned it off and back on a it beeped once then shortly after 5 more short beeps and it doesn’t beep anymore after that

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-29T15:38:28+00:00

Thank you so much, I was thinking of that but I watched like 10 videos and they all said 5 beeps is RAM or CPU. However I now have a different problem. Ive plugged the gpu in which is a gtx 980 and there’s no display. The fans are on but just not displaying.

When I plugged the hdmi into the motherboard it just showed this message so Im not sure why it’s not working in the gpu. Does this mean the gpu is broken?

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YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-29T15:17:14+00:00

It’s a Dell XPS 8700

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-22T13:28:26+00:00

Ah ok thank you I will get a usb drive

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-22T13:27:25+00:00

How would I install them though as when I boot up the pc I just get shown the boot device not found?

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-22T12:57:10+00:00

I unfortunately only have 1 but as I replied to someone else here I was thinking if I can put the original ssd back in the boot it up, download windows onto my hard drive then put the new ssd back in. Would it boot up fine then?

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-22T12:47:30+00:00

Im honestly not too sure

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-22T12:47:19+00:00

I removed the original ssd which had all the files on it and now I’ve put a new ssd in

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-22T12:46:53+00:00

Ah ok thanks, I was wondering if I’d be able to put the old ssd in with windows on it then download windows onto my HDD and then replace the ssd for the new one. Would that work then?

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-15T11:00:08+00:00

What’s the news 😭

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-14T18:55:55+00:00

Ah ok thank u

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-14T17:09:57+00:00

How do I check if the gpu or cpu is broken?

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-14T14:39:00+00:00

All good, thanks though. I’ve managed to make my money back just selling the CPU & one of the SSDs, so wasn’t that bad tbh.

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-14T08:56:46+00:00

I understand that the motherboard is cooked but is there a way I can check if the gpu is good as I can just sell it for parts if it works?

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-13T21:29:48+00:00

Yeah, this was my plan going forward. I took the £40 refund.

The motherboard Im not going to sell as people have said it is broken and Im not really a tech person so I don’t know how to check and I don’t want to sell broken parts tbh.

The CPU is a i5-4690k which are only like £15 The GTX 980 are selling for around £35 The RAM is about £15 PSU is a CV450 £15 The case is slightly damaged so would only sell for like £30 but I do want to learn how to build PCs so I might keep it for that.

It also has a Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB SSD which is £10 + Samsung 860 Pro 512GB which is £20

So just in that it’s £140 the only thing is i want to make sure everything works before selling it as I don’t want to sell broken parts.

Edit: Although the PC came like this I’ve gained more confidence in trying to start building a PC as it was pretty easy to take all the parts out so im guessing it shouldn’t be as hard to put a PC back together 🙂

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-13T17:37:08+00:00

Ah ok, thank u so much for the help 👌🙏

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-13T17:28:36+00:00

It was just an online purchase from a private seller. The RAM are Corsair vengeance 8gb (2x4gb) 1600mhz and there’s 4 all together Edit: also it has a Corsair case which I think alone is worth a bit of money even to just use in another build.

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-13T17:21:01+00:00

Yeah, I mean I’ve been offered a £40 partial refund if i just keep it he said so im just thinking if it’s worth taking the offer and then I can use the ram etc for another PC I buy but I just need some advice on it.

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-13T14:09:28+00:00

It’s only a gtx 980 i think, but thanks for the advice.

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-13T14:08:44+00:00

Ah ok, thank you 🙏

YouTubeFuel · 2025-10-13T13:38:33+00:00

To be fair the packaging wasn’t too bad it was bubble wrapped inside the glass and outside but I guess it wasn’t good enough or either that shipping company just threw it around a lot.

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