Re: P4C800-E DLX won't start

There are several things you could try:

- unplug all USB devices, parallel attached printers
- try both memory sticks after another, maybe one is damaged somehow
- unplug the gfx card and try another one
- check if the LED on the board is really green and not yellow or even red
- check if the board has absolutly NO contact with some party from the case
- check if the cables (SATA, fan to mainboard 3-pin plug, etc.) are not
blocking any fans or are damaged
- check if the ATX connector on the mainboard is connected securly and the 4
pin adapter near the CPU is attached properly, sometimes they plug off when
you move your computer (LAN party etc.)
- check if the PSU is set on the right setting for your local power setting
(e.g. 220V, 60Hz or 110V, 50Hz (if possible, some do autodetect, check
manual))
- check if the power cord which is attached to the computer is properly
connected to the PSU (not kidding, just check it)
- check if there are some cables damaged which are coming directly out of
the PSU

Hope that helps.

CU
TauSigma


"Philip Wright" <pvwspam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:XR4af.47603$Pp1.23007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> My neighbor has a computer that has run flawlessly for over
> a year and now it won't start. The motherboard LED is lighted
> so I know it is getting power. If you press the On/Off button
> the fans spin for an instant and then stop. If you press it again
> it does nothing. If you unplug the power and let the LED go out
> and plug the system back in it does the same thing - fans spin
> for an instant and then stop.
>
> The system is as follows:
>
> ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe
> 3.0 Ghz Intel Prescott
> 1.0 Gb Dual Channel Kingston RAM
> ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
> 2 X Seagate SATA on Promise RAID 1
> PC Power and Cooling 400W Silencer ATX
>
> Thanks,
> Philip


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