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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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| 275022 | 2004-10-06 01:56:00 | if you've got an AWARD bios then it'll beep 1 long beep followed by 2 short beeps indicating bad video adapter, any more beeps and it'll be the ram or the cpu or the motherboard. i think getting a new card will fix it. new psu, antec's good. where do u live we can reccomend you a certain repair shop if needed |
Nighthawk (5846) | ||
| 275023 | 2004-10-06 09:31:00 | I am my own repair shop :D Umm, I tried changing the FSB settings but to no avail... This board has a jumper for BIOS or DIP switch fsb settings... tried all but it's no diferent. There is definitely hard drive activity... the system starts up as normal, just without display... There are no beeps, we have tried the built in video, a PCI graphics card, and now 3 different PSU's. Whats the possiblitlity of something being shorted by something? Could static have damaged only the graphics capability and PCI? Can anyone think of anything else? :'( This kid keeps bugging me to let him on my computer and it's pissing me off! He seems to think its my fault its broken.... |
willie_M (5608) | ||
| 275024 | 2004-10-06 11:08:00 | > I am my own repair shop :D > > Umm, I tried changing the FSB settings but to no > avail... This board has a jumper for BIOS or DIP > switch fsb settings... tried all but it's no > diferent. > > There is definitely hard drive activity... the system > starts up as normal, just without display... > > There are no beeps, we have tried the built in video, > a PCI graphics card, and now 3 different PSU's. > > Whats the possiblitlity of something being shorted by > something? Could static have damaged only the > graphics capability and PCI? I note that the motherboard was installed in the old ( catpee ) case. Have you taken out the motherboard from the case and ensured that there are no parts of the motherboard touching other old brass risers which were not removed? This sort of thing maybe will give you a short to the case. No beeps on boot will tend to indicate a problem anyway. One short beep is normal. Any other beeps or lack of is not normal. Are you sure that the correct wires from the case are connected to the motherboard in so far as the speaker is concerned? Did the cat pee on the speaker as well maybe? No beeps may tend to indicate the speaker is not working > > Can anyone think of anything else? :'( This > kid keeps bugging me to let him on my computer and > it's pissing me off! He seems to think its my fault > its broken.... If you installed all this then it IS your fault. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 275025 | 2004-10-06 11:27:00 | Set the mother board up on the bench, on anti static blocks. Hang just the power leads and switch lines on. put another "spare" (Good) speaker on. (Use spare known good test power source if you can, maybe change memory and cpu)) No floppy/mouse/Kb/anything else. Move the display card around untill you get something, or put another display card, work on this, and any jumpers relating to onboard/ pci/ agp untill you get display. then add floppy, hdd ect. No get display like this, repair maybe not economic in time alone. D. |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 275026 | 2004-10-06 19:27:00 | >Have you taken out the motherboard from the case and ensured that there are no parts of the motherboard touching other old brass risers which were not removed? Ahhh, i did not think of that... Will do what you say db1... Cheers will report back soon Willie_M |
willie_M (5608) | ||
| 275027 | 2004-10-07 09:46:00 | OK, now that I found there wasn't actually a speaker plugged in (i knew i should have gone to school that day... week... year) i found a speaker and all it did was make clicking sounds, so I put an LED on the speaker pins. The LED flashes about once a second nonstop.... However the hard drive still winds up like its loading windows... could just be the POST I guess.... |
willie_M (5608) | ||
| 275028 | 2004-10-08 07:47:00 | hullo? is everyone boycotting me cos i'm dumb? | willie_M (5608) | ||
| 275029 | 2004-10-08 07:54:00 | Only so much can be done via text,if someone was capable of giving you a sure fire aswer you would have it. Personally I'd start throwing the gear away. |
metla (154) | ||
| 275030 | 2004-10-08 08:38:00 | > hullo? is everyone boycotting me cos i'm dumb? No. I am still here. Plug a working speaker in for goodness sake. Go buy a new case with Power supply and speaker. Fit the motherboard in there. Ensure you read the motherboard manual and insert the headers in the right pins. The two headers you need to start with will be the speaker and power on. You need a cpu on the motherboard. You need RAM on the motherboard. You need video out via AGP or PCI or on board. I suggest you use a keyboard and mouse that will fit. Don't plug in a hard drive or floppy drive. If you get ONE beep after this then add extra hardware. You should get "no bootable drive" |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 275031 | 2004-10-08 11:03:00 | Sweet! The speaker does work.. I took the mobo out of the case and placed it on a box. I turned it on. It did 1 long beep, and 3 short, paused then 1 short... And it just turned itself on.. ?:| But there is no switch plugged in... i turned it on by shorting the power pins before but it just turned itself on... |
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