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Thread ID: 49575	2004-09-24 01:23:00	Upgraded computer still not working.	willie_M (5608)	Press F1

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275012	2004-09-24 23:31:00	> ***, i know youre trying help but i aint a n00b!:D If you think a 300w PSU is enough to power your PC then your a n00b. Give me a 300w Enermex over a 500w Hyena any day.	Pete O'Neil (250)
275013	2004-10-04 11:44:00	ok, got a brand new 350W psu (destined for mine, my 300W el cheapo cut out the other day), tried it in the pc and the same thing happens... nothing... Your turn...	willie_M (5608)
275014	2004-10-04 12:11:00	Have you tried another screen...... Have you tried another graphics card......... Is the monitor turned on.........	Rob99 (151)
275015	2004-10-04 19:04:00	Tried 2 screens. Tried built in graphics and PCI graphics (no AGP) Yes the monitors were on when testing... except, they did not even display anything, its just the same as they are when turned off, however the green light is on, and the alternative to the green light is no light. Also one of them has an LCD screen below the display that shows what frequency and res your screen is running at. I'm baffled by this one. Everything that I have learnt over the years failed to knock this on the head	willie_M (5608)
275016	2004-10-04 19:13:00	Check the jumper on the MB for the FSB and try a different setting	Rob99 (151)
275017	2004-10-04 20:46:00	ahhh, fsb adjustment! Good idea! But, the fsb hasn't been changed since it was in the last system... and its the same ram and cpu... but i'll check it anyway...	willie_M (5608)
275018	2004-10-05 05:26:00	What beeps do you hear? Beep once and maybe even start booting but no display is VERY different to no beeps, no hard drive activity and no display. One means video card, the other could be a lot of things. Possibly the motherboard died while being installed - did you use appropriate static precautions etc?	george12 (7)
275019	2004-10-05 22:43:00	There are no beeps, but the cd drive if it is plugged in makes a spinning up noise and keeps doing that, but if it is unplugged, there is hard disk activity. It all started with a physical memory dump, and finished loading knoppix into vga mode - thats when it died, so the motherboard was working for a short time after installation.. When I installed it I kept touching the case, however the psu was not plugged in...?	willie_M (5608)
275020	2004-10-06 00:30:00	> When I installed it I kept touching the case, however the psu was not plugged in...? That won't be any good as the case is not grounded - if the critical power supply connections have been established with the motherboard (and the power switch wired) then the PSU should be plugged in so that the case is earthed. Otherwise if you have another PC, plug that in and touch that (or use an anti-static wrist strap connected to the grounded computer). I'm not sure about Knoppix, but with Windows versions before XP there is a design inadequacy that only enables up to 512MB of RAM to be used. Would Knoppix be trying to use a video mode that your card or monitor cannot display? Oh wait - I recall that you can't even see the BIOS output on startup. Yes, the PSU does sound dodgy. I now use a 300W Zalman model to power an AthlonXP system - 300W seems to be adequate (my old PC Co. machine had a PSU of probably 220W!). If there have been problems with the supply it is possible that it would have damaged part of the motherboard that supplies the integrated graphics and/or the PCI bus. Such a thing did happen with my PC Co. machine - thus affecting the USB PCI card. You could try swapping around the PCI cards into different slots, which is what The PC Co. did (even when they said they would replace the faulty motherboard), but if it is the motherboard at fault it would be best to get a new one and not let the hyena anywhere near it! Hope that helps.	D. McG (3023)
275021	2004-10-06 01:53:00	no display can be linked to a bad video adapter	Nighthawk (5846)
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