Re: ASRock K7VT6, Athlon 2600, Windows XP. Was working fine and I forgot to turn it off yesterday afternoon. Came back 2 hours later and instead of being on hibernation the power supply was running, screen blank and the hard drive light was on, but no hard drive activity. It couldn't wake up so I hit the reset, nothing changed so I turned the main power off. Now when I try to power up, the power supply starts, the CD light blinks and the HD light comes on, stays on and that's it. The BIOS does not seem to be starting. I cannot get into the BIOS on start up. If I start it with the Motherboard CD installed, it looks like it is trying to read the CD for a few seconds but that's it. There is never even a flicker on the screen, and the HD light is on with or without the HD connected. It looks like I have a BIOS or Motherboard failure but how do I start to check it out? Thanks, Jim

Unplug the computer's power supply from the wall. Move the voltage selector switch back and forth about 10 times, making sure that it is set to proper voltage when done. Plug back into wall and see if it starts. 98% of the population is asleep. The other 2% are staring around in complete amazement, abject terror, or both.

>Unplug the computer's power supply from the >wall. Move the voltage selector switch back >and forth about 10 times, making sure that >it is set to proper voltage when done. Thanks for the tip but it didn't do anything. It doesn't seem to be a main power problem, and power is getting to the motherboard because the CPU fan is running. Jim

Have you tried taking out and reseating your memory and other removeable devices?

"Unplug the computer's power supply from the wall. Move the voltage selector switch back and forth about 10 times, making sure that it is set to proper voltage when done." What on earth good does that do? you may try a differant WALL outlet, for some odd reason some computers seem to 'reject' a given wall outlet after something like that, though i cant explain it any better then that. try reseating all memory cards, cables, etc. to make sure everything is plugged in correctly and no dust or anyhting interfering. also try resetting the motherboard by removing the CMOS/BIOS battery (if it has one) and leaving it unplugged for a few minutes. if none of this helps, try booting it without hard drive, cd-rom, or accessory cards plugged in (except video, obviously) and see if it will POST then. if it wont, i would simply conclude failed power supply or motherboard. If you can stay calm, while all around you is chaos...then you probably haven't completely understood the seriousness of the situation.

I still have the same problem and here is a update on what I have done: 1. Went thru the multimeter check list, PSU is OK. All voltages on ATX connector OK. All ATX ground circuits on MB OK. 2. Removed all components and connectors from MB & reinstalled 3. Cleared CMOS by jumper, and also tried to clear by removing the battery. So I am stuck in the same place ... Try to power up and all you get is the fans running (PSU,CPU & Video). The CD light blinks a few times and the Power and HD led's light up and both stay lit. That's it, Nothing on the screen, no single Beep, nothing. It does the exact same thing with all components connected or nothing connected. I have tried a spare PSU and Monitor with the same results. I'm new to this and could be wrong but it looks to me like either a MB, CPU or BIOS failure. Are there any other checks I can do to pinpoint the problem ? Thanks, Jim

Something could be shorting your motherboard like a loose screw that was lost at an earlier date and is now causing a short.