Re: assembled new system - no signs of life

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 02:58:45 GMT, "Peter" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi! I assembled a new system last night and when I turned it on, the fans
>began spinning but the motherboard didn't produce any beeps or showed no
>signs of life.
>
>Here are the specs:
>
>CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
>Motherboard: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe nForce 4 SLI Athlon 64(FX) Skt939
>RAM: Corsair TWINX2048-3200 2GB DDR400 XMS3200 Memory w/Black Heat Spreader
>Video Card: VGA BFG| 6800GT 256MB DVI TV RT
>HD #1: Western Digital Raptor WD360GD 36.7GB Serial ATA 10,000RPM Hard Drive
>w/8MB Buffer
>HD #2: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB Serial ATA II 7200RPM Hard
>Drive w/16MB Buffer
>Power Supply: Antec 550W ATX12V 2.01
>Case: Cooler Master Praetorian PAC-T01-EK
>
>Then, I removed everything and just kept the motherboard, CPU and RAM. Same
>result.
>Removed the RAM. No luck.
>Removed the battery and cleared CMOS. No luck.
>I even took the CPU fan and heatsink off and let it run for 10-15 sec. The
>CPU remained cold and system showed no signs of life.
>
>Does this mean the motherboard is dead?
>
>Any help is appreciated. Thanks
>
Make sure the motherboard is not shorting.
.

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