terp4life2001
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- Apr 13, 2006
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Hello,
I have a fairly old d915pbl motherboard that I've been using for years. I was using it until I wanted to debug a graphics problem on a different system. I took the graphics card out of the 915 for about an hour. When I returned it the system wouldn't boot. I took out the graphics card and it still wouldn't boot.
The onboard LED lights up (green) and the CPU fan spins for about 1 second. The onboard light stays on, but the front pannel light never goes on.
I was initially worried that the PSU died, so I tried a different PSU on the 915 motherboard and the results were the same. I still felt that I hadn't eliminated the original PSU as the problem so I used the original PSU on a different system and the other system powered up fine, so the PSU is good.
Then I got worried about the front pannel "SW Power" connector so I took another system and set it up next to the 915. I plugged the two-pin "SW Power" cable from the new system into the 915 and attempted to use the new system's power button. This didn't help either. I'm not entirely sure this test was valid, so I tried the "short the power pins" trick and pressed a screwdriver against the two "SW Power" pins, no luck, no power on. I'd like to buy a little power switch to see if that makes a difference, but I'm doubtful.
I'm not sure what to do now other than assume the system is fried and upgrade the mobo/proc. I'm also not sure about the CMOS battery. This could be a problem, but I read that ususally the BIOS will post and then complain about the CMOS battery. I don't know how true that is though.
Any suggestions would be appreciated before I replace the system.
Thanks,
//Rob
I have a fairly old d915pbl motherboard that I've been using for years. I was using it until I wanted to debug a graphics problem on a different system. I took the graphics card out of the 915 for about an hour. When I returned it the system wouldn't boot. I took out the graphics card and it still wouldn't boot.
The onboard LED lights up (green) and the CPU fan spins for about 1 second. The onboard light stays on, but the front pannel light never goes on.
I was initially worried that the PSU died, so I tried a different PSU on the 915 motherboard and the results were the same. I still felt that I hadn't eliminated the original PSU as the problem so I used the original PSU on a different system and the other system powered up fine, so the PSU is good.
Then I got worried about the front pannel "SW Power" connector so I took another system and set it up next to the 915. I plugged the two-pin "SW Power" cable from the new system into the 915 and attempted to use the new system's power button. This didn't help either. I'm not entirely sure this test was valid, so I tried the "short the power pins" trick and pressed a screwdriver against the two "SW Power" pins, no luck, no power on. I'd like to buy a little power switch to see if that makes a difference, but I'm doubtful.
I'm not sure what to do now other than assume the system is fried and upgrade the mobo/proc. I'm also not sure about the CMOS battery. This could be a problem, but I read that ususally the BIOS will post and then complain about the CMOS battery. I don't know how true that is though.
Any suggestions would be appreciated before I replace the system.
Thanks,
//Rob