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Thread ID: 60185	2005-07-25 08:58:00	CPU:EXTREME PERFORMANCE FOR XP?	gradebdan (2186)	Press F1

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375254	2005-07-25 10:36:00	come to think of it.....your not falling for the old "need to hit the reset button on the first startup" ??	tweak'e (69)
375255	2005-07-25 10:58:00	I brought a AMD anthlon xp 2600+ brand new and put it in my motherboard which is a VIA KM400 from the KM4M series I put the CPU in and the comp. started the fan whirls and thats it. It doesnt load anything or make the clicking noise that it makes and it doesnt beep when it starts up either I am an amateur at this and added new motherboard and CPU myself and Thought that it might be the CPU and also on the box it says Xtreme performance for windoes XP but on my hard drive I have Win 2000 does this matter? If you did not install the heatsink fan correctly and put the thermal paste on you may have an overheating issue. Whoops noticed that you installed motherboard too. If the motherboard was not set on the correct standoff screwing points you may have a short on the Motherboard. Whichever Operating system you use will not matter at this point. If you expect to change a motherboard and CPU and use the hard drive you had before this hardware change with Win2000 on the hard drive then there is a fair chance the computer will not boot from the hard drive. The hard drive is not material at this point. Start with Motherboard, CPU, Heatsink, RAM and Video card. If you have put in a new motherboard then you will need to connect the ATX power from the case to the motherboard so it will switch on when you press the power button on the case. You will also need to connect other wires from the case to the motherboard like speaker, USB for front ports, IDE and power lights, reset and etc.	Elephant (599)
375256	2005-07-25 13:49:00	Absolutely Elephant, good advice . Forget the version of Windows . Cripes, you can't get a POST beep let alone boot at this stage, so it's a complete red herring at this point . Just to add and reiterate what some of the other posters have said . Are there any LED lights coming up on the motherboard itself? I notice you say there are no POST beeps, none at all would suggest power or something pretty important not connected or amiss . Most modern boards (all?) do not require you to fiddle with jumpers and dip switches, it should auto detect your CPU, RAM and adjust clock and voltage settings appropriately . Look in the manual anyway, for circumstances that require jumpers/switches to be set, only set/change them if your installation varies from the default (auto) settings . Was the CPU and OEM or a retail pack with heatsink (prepared with thermal pad) and fan included? Overheating may shut it down before it even had a chance to POST .	Murray P (44)
375257	2005-07-26 05:38:00	Has no POST beeps light on the motherboard when start up comp. the CPU fan runs but thats it. The SPU was brand new and a grey grease circle is on underneath it but didnt add anything on it at the bottom!?!should I disconnect the hardrive and boot it?!?!?	gradebdan (2186)
375258	2005-07-26 08:42:00	No don't add thermal compound, you need it but less is better (as thin as it can be). It's not even getting close to looking at the hard drive. Like the OS, it's not a factor, unless it's somehow shorting. As mentioned above (treak'e?), strip it back to the bare bones, CPU only, then test. If you get some life with a POST beeps (it should coplain bitterly via multiple beeps), add in the RAM, one stick at a time, test, and so forth, until you replicate the situation you have now. If stipped down to bare bones, it's the same as it is now, look at case/motherboard mounting/shorts or PSU. Take the motherboard out of the case and run it (don't put it on anything conductive). Have you got another PSU you can plug in?	Murray P (44)
375259	2005-07-26 08:49:00	would it be best 2 take it in and get it done professionally?!?!?!? cheers From the limited amount of knowledge you seem to have the answer is a BIG FAT YES!! It's good to have a go at these things yourself, but a lot of homework is needed along with a certain degree of skill to do the job properly and practising on some older $10 machines would be better than on new gear. Take to someone who knows, before the whole lot is stuffed (if it isn't already)	bartsdadhomer (80)
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