Any IT types on line?

[k14]

It wont be the hard drive, a bung hard drive wont stop the computer from posting. All it needs is the cpu, vid card and ram connected properly to post, along with a motherboard and psu.

But i agree with yamahaman, the motherboard could be stuffed. Did u test the old psu in another computer to make sure that was the problem?

[Zed]

It wont be the hard drive, a bung hard drive wont stop the computer from posting. All it needs is the cpu, vid card and ram connected properly to post, along with a motherboard and psu.

But i agree with yamahaman, the motherboard could be stuffed. Did u test the old psu in another computer to make sure that was the problem?

nothing beeps or whirrs as it should.

You can't conclude that it's not the HDD because that will be the whirring he refers to, and the POST (power on self test) is what causes the beeping he refers to- so it ain't posting either!

[Zed]

If it was wet or something like that it would probably be poked.

You didn't take it out in the rain did you Big Dog?? Or maybe you spilled your milo on it?

[k14]

Yeah, i know. But what i am saying is that a computer will post with or without a hard drive, it isnt essential for the computer to run.

But i think he stated in a previous post that some lights come on. So that would indicate that it is probably not the psu, as power is getting to the computer. It could however be the motherboard.

[Zed]

Yeah, i know. But what i am saying is that a computer will post with or without a hard drive, it isnt essential for the computer to run.

But i think he stated in a previous post that some lights come on. So that would indicate that it is probably not the psu, as power is getting to the computer. It could however be the motherboard.

Yip...I work better when the pc is in front of me! :sneaky2:

[Wonko]

Seeing as you are having major problems, this is what I would be inclinded to do.

Check Power supply is giving power - seems to be as things wirr and lights flash etc.
Check power supply cabbles to MB are correct

Disconect all HDD's, the floppy and the cdrom, zip, ls120 etc. Both power and data cables(Only disconect the data cables at the drive end, makes it easier to reconect and know which goes where)

Retry. If no POST screen pops up then shut down again and remove any cards from the machine, network, sound, 3d graphics etc. leaving only your graphics card in there (or none if you have on board graphics)

Retry. If no POST then you could be up shit creek without a paddle and will more than likly need a replacment MB.

If you get a POST, then start adding things one by one, I'd start with the HDD that way it's usable. At some stage it will/may die again, remove last component and retry. If all ok, then last component is the bung one and will need to be checked by someone in the know, or replaced depending on the part.

[FzerozeroT]

there you go, listen to wonko, have only the MB plugged in, no RAM, Vid card or ANYTHING, it should beep its ass off when you POST, if it doesnt, look for a small round battery, this is near the BIOS, there should be a jumper (a little bit of plastic covered metal that covers two prongs out of three) near the battery and a chip which possibly says AWARD, or another brand name on it. shift the jumper from two of the prongs to the other two and wait ten secs, shift it back to the original setting and stry starting the MB again. if nothing hapens still it is prob the MB

EEEEK! just thouht - is your internal speaker connected to your MB? you would have had to remove MB to replace PSU and are ALL the wires back in the same place?

Who was the wizz who tested your PSU, doesn't he know what to do?