Re: PC still won't boot

Bruce Stephens wrote:
James Luff <james.luff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

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So, it must be something I'm doing right? But I don't see how, because
I ordered two identical sets of components and I built them both
exactly the same and the other one works fine and has done since the
26th November!

Someone, please try and put me out of my misery!

Not sure I can help much. A couple of weeks ago I built a machine,
and to begin with I had similar symptoms, except that the fans started
and then stopped. Of course, I'd forgotten the extra 4-pin power
cable (even after looking carefully on the motherboard for the
socket). Anyway, after plugging that in, it worked.

I did that to start with, then realised my mistake. Got the CPU power connected up now, but that was before I had to send everything back to be tested.

I believe the usual advice is to disconnect as much as possible, and
see what happens. I believe just a bare motherboard with power (i.e.,
no CPU or memory or anything) ought to beep (complaining that there's
no CPU). That's true of the motherboard I'm using, anyway (they vary,
I believe). Bah, ASUS's website is so slow I can't look up the mb you
mention.

Yeah, I've done a bare bones power up, though I am loath to take the CPU out again. I'm sick to death of cleaning up thermal paste!

I wouldn't rely on being able to spot the speaker, either: I can't see
the speaker on mine, but it still manages to beep (even when I
disconnected the case audio connectors).

Interesting, I wonder if the m/b does have a speaker somewhere that I don't know about. Anyone aware if this is the case with an ASUS P5B Standard i965 motherboard? Either way I've not heard anything from it, don't know if that's a good or bad thing. If a PC POSTs then I should hear a single beep, if there is a problem I should hear a sequence... what would it mean if you don't hear anything?

I'm now considering taking this machine to a local repair centre and getting them to diagnose the problem. If it's my stupidity I'll be happy to pay them and learn from my mistake. If it is a faulty component they will be able to identify it and I'll be able to go back to the supplier and ask for them to pay the cost of the testing and get them to send a replacement because they failed to identify it.

However, if anyone has any suggestions in the mean time I'll be glad to try them out. I can't get it to the repair centre until Wednesday anyway.... damn, I had a cutting edge PC over 3 months ago when I ordered the parts! By the time it's working the thing will be obsolete!

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