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once-fine PC won't POST
Name: Jeremy Date: September 15, 2002 at 14:06:56 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: XP2100+ / PC2700DDR
Comment:
I have an ASUS A7V333 Mobo with an Athlon XP2100+. Recently, it wouldn't POST right away and required me to hit the reset button a couple times before it would go. And when it worked, it worked fine. But this got worse and worse, and now it won't POST or boot at all, and I've been hitting reset for about an hour. Any thoughts?
Name: Ryan Date: September 15, 2002 at 14:55:36 Pacific
Reply:
wow..i got the same motherboard too.. well first thing i need to know did you overclock ur cpu too high?? thru dip switches. second,did you set the voltage for ur cpu correctly? ur cpu might be overheating. and you haev to make sure everything is plugged in correctly on ur mobo. cheers
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Response Number 2
Name: Jeremy Date: September 15, 2002 at 15:05:40 Pacific
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It's not overheating. I didn't overclock it. I checked the MOBO. Everything had been fine, but has now downgraded into this.
thanks
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Response Number 3
Name: Ryan Date: September 15, 2002 at 19:32:52 Pacific
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try reset all the configuration data in ur bios...also try to update ur bios too
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Response Number 4
Name: Jeremy Date: September 15, 2002 at 19:46:55 Pacific
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How do I even get there if I can't see anything on the monitor? I can't get at the BIOS period.
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Response Number 5
Name: Josur Date: September 16, 2002 at 04:03:56 Pacific
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I had an identical problem to yours. The cause, in my case, was that lightning had hit, and the computer slowly died over a period of weeks. First the modem went out, then problems reading the hard drive, then boot problems exactly similar to yours.
Check the tops of the capacitors on your mobo. If they are bulging or cracked, it means there has been a strong power surge, and it's time for a new mobo.
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Response Number 6
Name: Dave Date: September 16, 2002 at 23:43:29 Pacific
Reply:
Try re-seating all of your PCI cards, video card, and RAM sticks (remove, re-install). You could also spray a little contact cleaner in the slots before re-installing the cards.
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