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garrettgjb

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First of all, my pc was working fine. No problems. I decided to get a new case, so I did so. I hooked everything up and it didnt show anything on screen. Then started it backup then it showed something on screen then I believe it just stopped. I looked at all the plugs then rewired it again and still nothing. I then replaced the motherboard and it still didnt have anything on screen. I then took back the motherboard and bought a video card with that money. Hooked it up and of course, did not work. Thats where I am now. Really a huge pain in the ass driving to frys. Anyway, Ive tried booting with just the psu, mobo, video card and monitor. Did not do anything. Is it the procesor?

So far I bought a mobo and now a video card and system still displays nothing. I didnt think a procesor would do this. Is there any way to make sure? At this point my system is

Amd Athlon XP 2000+ Socket 478
>300mb ram Pc2100
200gb Hd
MSI MX 4000

It does everything fine. I was thinking about upgrading just mobo and procesor just to be done with this mess but then I also have to upgrade the ram. I only have like 100 bucks so I guess thats out of the question.
 
have you tried taking out 1 stick of ram and booting with that or trying some different sticks of ram in a different configuration?
 
Make sure the CMOS clear jumper is in the right position.
Unplug everything you dont need to power up.

If that fails power it up outside the case on a magazine.
There could be something underneath the motherboard shorting out.
 
Chernobyl1 said:
Make sure the CMOS clear jumper is in the right position.
Unplug everything you dont need to power up.

If that fails power it up outside the case on a magazine.
There could be something underneath the motherboard shorting out.
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I did that with the new motherboard and the current one. Same story. Also, I tried it with no ram at all and it still didnt work.
 
I dont have a second powersupply. I dont understand how the powersupply would affect it.
 
garrettgjb said:
Amd Athlon XP 2000+ Socket 478
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You do mean socket 462, right?

Absolutely not posting is usually caused by a cmos issue or smoked ram.
 
Theres a few ways a PSU/power drain could cause a problem.

There is more than 1 voltage rail and power supply point.
If any of them arent working you might not be powering part of the system needed to function.

If the voltage rails are below voltage, they might not be able to drive the motherboard or other vital component.

If the voltage rails are above voltage, it can kill anything but is usually accompanied by some sort of smell.

If there is excessive noise or an unstable voltage, it can crash the system before anything happens.

If some other component is drawing too much power, it may not leave enough for the rest of the system.
You can usually find any part with this problem as it will get uncharacteristically hot.
If the faulty component is too expensive to replace, a more powerful psu should work if the faulty component can be adequately cooled.
 
I probably should have said that I put in the wrong kind of ram and tried to boot. But then I got a new mobo and it still didnt work, so what did I fry? Wait, I think I removed the jumper and put in back when the wrong ram was in, Maybe ill check to make sure thats in the right position.
 
I think im going to buy ram, cpu and mobo at frys in a lil bit. If this does nothing I will throw it in the trash.
 
garrettgjb said:
I think im going to buy ram, cpu and mobo at frys in a lil bit. If this does nothing I will throw it in the trash.
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you could always give the hard drive to me :)
 
Nothing looked good at frys. Im gonna buy ram, cpu and motherboard from newegg probably. If anyone knows of any deals I'd love to see them. Thanks
 
garrettgjb said:
Nothing looked good at frys. Im gonna buy ram, cpu and motherboard from newegg probably. If anyone knows of any deals I'd love to see them. Thanks
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Whats your budget?

About your old setup... did the board beep at all when the wrong ram was inserted? did you try another psu? out of curiosity, what board(s) did you try?
 
Did you use the motherboard standoffs so that your mobo isnt directly screwed to the bottom of the case ?

Standoffs are vital in order to preventing shorting...
 
EVIL-SCOTSMAN said:
Did you use the motherboard standoffs so that your mobo isnt directly screwed to the bottom of the case ?

Standoffs are vital in order to preventing shorting...
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deng .. beat me to it ... anyway . what EVIL SCOTSMAN said
 
Yes, I did use standofs, I learned that the hard way with my first pc. :)

I bought this one on newegg when I got this comp. (It was completely not working. Then I went to frys and i got the same exact one!, there were no others.

My budget for ram cpu, mobo and maybe psu (just in case) is <200. Ya I know, thats how much its worth to me. Lol

Can someone find me a good Motherboard and Cpu combo? My only requirements are that I prefer AMD for this budget. I also NEED 3-4 pci slots. AND needs AGP OR onboard video.

Also I have no speaker in this case, I guess because its an htpc, is there anyway I can buy a really cheap speaker? Sorry, I know its not a "speaker", but I don't know what its called. How about beeper?
 
My current psu came in a 20 dolar case, first of all tahts not in stock, but with a 200 dolar budget I dont think a 50 dolar psu is really appropriate.

Also, I dont think I really need one anway, I dont my psu is causing this problem.
 
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