On Sat, Jan 08, 2005 at 03:34:03PM -0500, Branko wrote:
> OK. I've tried everything suggested and concluded the original Mobo is
> bad (maybe a small brown mark on top of the Southbridge chip should have
> been a giveaway..).
> So the new Mobo came in (Foxconn 845GV4MR-ES; from NewEgg). Tore up the
> ol' rig, installed the CPU (Celeron 2.6GHz Northwood), the RAM (256K
> PC2700), connected (a brand new) PSU and monitor (to the on-board Intel
> video) and... and nothing! No beeps, nothing on the screen. The CPU and
> PSU fans are spinning, but the thing is dead.
> After building a few 'puters, I have not have this happen to me (yet).
> So I re-checked all the connections, checked the PSU voltage, reseated
> RAM and CPU, and still nothing! No beeps of any kind, no BIOS screen,
> not even the monitor LED turns green (stays orange.. no signal).
> Should I classify this Mobo as: DOA?
> B.
FWIW, when I've seen this before, it was because the motherboard was
accidentally grounded one way or another to the case. I've had to
unmount the motherboard from the case, with minimal add-on cards in
place to discover this. Just a suggestion.
Paul
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