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no boot, no beep
Name: Rob Date: August 12, 2003 at 20:02:33 Pacific OS: win XP CPU/Ram: 2600+ 333
Comment:
I'm building a new computer and something odd is happening that has never happened to me before. I installed all my cards and the HD's and such so that it would be ready to run. I turned the computer and and it shut off in about 5 seconds, no beep, but HD gets power and so does everything else. NOw, the really weird thing is when I take the processor out, it will sit there and run forever, but if I put the procesor back in, it turns itself off in 5 secs. I have a volcano 7+ fan ontop of the processor so I know it has nothing to do with sudden head.
Name: cary Date: August 12, 2003 at 20:13:47 Pacific
Reply:
You might have damaged the CPU installing the heatsink/fan. Also check for bent pins.
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Response Number 2
Name: rob Date: August 12, 2003 at 20:58:23 Pacific
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no bent pins, I've checked it. what woudl I look for on the CPU to see if I damaged it?
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Response Number 3
Name: cary Date: August 12, 2003 at 21:28:39 Pacific
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I don't know. I've never done it. :-) It might not be visible.
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Response Number 4
Name: Dave02 Date: August 12, 2003 at 21:47:53 Pacific
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Make sure the clear CMOS jumper is sitting on pins 1 and 2. Not pins 2 and 3. If it is in the correct position then try clearing the CMOS. With all power disconnected and drained from the motherboard. Move the Clear CMOS jumper over to pins 2 and 3 for about a minute and then back to pins 1 and 2 and then power everything back up and see what happens.
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Response Number 5
Name: roger Date: August 13, 2003 at 01:54:00 Pacific
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check your memory after you clear the cmos. Be sure it is seated properly and evenly.
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Response Number 6
Name: Tony Date: August 13, 2003 at 06:18:26 Pacific
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basicly i would remove everything and then reinstall everything making sure everything has a good connection, and make sure you have raisers under your mobo, my roommate had the same problem and the mobo was shorting to the case, hope this helps
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Response Number 7
Name: Rob Date: August 14, 2003 at 17:07:37 Pacific
Reply:
Ended up that my board was shorting for 2 reasons. The first was that there was a metal thing to put the motherboard on and it was not where it was supposd to be so it shorted it. Note: It was in the case when I got the case. 2ndly, I have a copper heat thing that goes in between the processor and the heatsink. Well, I had this upside down so it was shorting the L2 cache on the chip.
Thanks for the suggestions
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Response Number 8
Name: Tony Date: August 14, 2003 at 18:39:20 Pacific
Reply:
i am glad you got it resolved, thanks for keeping up posted, it kind of urks me when i don't know if someone got something fixed or not, till later
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