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| Thread ID: 83768 | 2007-10-12 02:51:00 | Dead Dell | SurferJoe46 (51) | Press F1 |
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| 600831 | 2007-10-12 02:51:00 | Dell 750XP, 2 opticals, 1 floppy, Pen3, 512mb RAM . . etc . Thought I'd lost a 40g hdd, but I cannot get back with a new hdd either . Symptoms: Vid= no output, the yellow blinker just keeps blinking yellow . Post beeps = yes, one 5v rail = OK @ 4 . 87v 12v rail + OK at 11 . 98v drives blink CMOS OK . . . LED on MOBO lighted NIC = still connected and lights up the router port led too . CPU fan running . PSU fan running Aux fan running (for hdds) I have swapped EID cables several times . I have swapped HDDS until I've used all that I have in stock . . even a new 40g Checked ALL cables, connex, Dumped the BIOS back to whatever default is . . can't tell . . . no picture on the CRT . I got the BSOD for "Found hardware problems, shut your system down . . call you admin or tech wizard . . . . " or something like that . . . saw this three (3) times . Got it to boot once with a changed HDD . . but even with that same HDD . . nothing again . At XP, the boot-up failed . It won't run "Live" anything . . . it sees the drive with the CD in it (it blinks rapidly a bit, then goes off and then on for a few moments, then goes off . Cannot "see" XP or 98SE install discs or any of the Linux cd's I have . Sounds like a MOBO . . but it is posting! Sounds like low voltage . . but it isn't Sounds like a bad HDD . . but I swapped them until my fingers bled . Has onboard vid . . think it's the problem? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 600832 | 2007-10-12 03:01:00 | I would kill everything, except one cd/dvd, the hdd, and ram . And the video, since u need video for the monitor Disconnect the floppy, and one of the cd's . What about safe mode? Does it crash? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 600833 | 2007-10-12 03:02:00 | Sorry Mate cant resist ITS A DELL :p OK serious note now - does it go nuts with beeps if you remove the RAM - indicating no RAM ? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 600834 | 2007-10-12 03:05:00 | try another PSU . 12v rail and 5v rail don't always mean much . have you pulled all the cards and drives out? |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 600835 | 2007-10-12 03:29:00 | gonna pull the RAM and see...bbs | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 600836 | 2007-10-12 05:00:00 | NOTICE THIS POST/REQUEST IS RESOLVED ANY FURTHER CHATTER OR ANSWERS OR POSTS ARE CONSIDERED OBFUSCATIONARY AND WILL BE CONSIDERED SPURIOUS AND UNNEEDED . It was a loose vid card . . . . really! Now . . back to installing PCLOS . . . . R2x1 helped me and he gets a gold star!!!! HooHah! :cool: |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 600837 | 2007-10-12 05:03:00 | :lol: | Metla (12) | ||
| 600838 | 2007-10-12 05:05:00 | :lol: And THAT'S CONSIDERED OBFUSCATIONARY, SPURIOUS AND UNNEEDED. :eek: |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 600839 | 2007-10-12 05:21:00 | Sorry Mate cant resist ITS A DELL :p Yeah, only a Dell would do a single 'no error' beep when the video card wasn't seated properly. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 600840 | 2007-10-12 06:32:00 | I got it all up and running again...but it won't support two hdds...Oh well...at least I got XP back..and now on to the original quest..to dual boot PCLOS... The vid card is a real snot because even when I reseated it, it lost a contact all over again...about three times after I found that out. But this MOBO seems to <memory? failing? part-timer's disease?> have a hard time when I play with the RAM sticks...must be a very minor crack in the MOBO or a bad joint somewhere...or whatever! I seem to remember that anyway...but now..on to PCLOS! |
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