Re: Just, ugh

atorifan@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Try unplugging the HD or drives and see if it will boot to another
drive such as a CD or floppy if you have one. Also watch the power up
process and make sure the CPU fan is running immediately upon power up.
Write back.

I've unplugged component after component, each one, then trying. It
still won't boot up. I believe part of the problem is the heatsink is
not making full contact. And it's getting too heated to run. Looking
at the heatsink, I see 2 of the 4 connector pins are missing one part
of what locks them to the board. Obviously, over the years, I've let
this thing be abused. Now however, how do I replace it. I can bring
it in, hopefully find something that will work. Doing some reading on
the mobo, Zalman is a recommended heatsink. And I can see the local
Fry's has them. If I bring in my old heatsink, that can at least give
a comparison on what Zalman model will work. I have no idea of the
cpu model number anymore. It worked fine for 2yrs, I've simply
forgotten the inner parts of my machine. As it briefly powered on
during the PS swap, I think it had cooled enough to run for a few
seconds. And this recent set of restarting, and removing components
testing, it had cooled again. It allowed a brief boot period then
shut down. Sorry I sound like a dork here, I just simply can't
remember things like I used to. I'm going to try replacing the
heatsink, and go from there

If you think the heat sink is not seated securely to the CPU, that is almost certainly your problem. I believe most CPUs have a circuit that shuts down power when they get too hot. You sound like you are on the right track with heat being your problem. Take the part with the broken tabs with you and I am sure you will find a part to fix it.

Here is a link to the MB you said you had. http://www.directron.com/p5ld2deluxe.html

It says you have a LGA775 Pentium 4 CPU. It might be wise to print out the page.


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