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mnorris · 09-29-2003, 09:05 PM

Copied this from a separate thread for clarity.

This is my first computer build. Lemme start with the info and then the problem:

P4 2.8C processor

D865PERL Intel Motherboard

Twin Corsair 512 RAM (total 1 gig on 2 sticks)

Radeon 9600 AGP video card

80 GB Western digital HD

Sony DVD Rom drive AND Teac DVD-CDRW drive

Ok so the problem is that my system is failing to post. No video whatsoever. The lights come on, the fans run, the HD and CD lights go on etc. but there is NO system beeps or anything, and nothing is coming up on the monitor screen (fails to post).

What I have done so far: Put in 2 different AGP video cards.. 1 is new (the RAdeon), another i took from my other computer which works fine (Nvidea GEforce 2mx). Neither succeeded in displaying anything on the monitor... and still no system beeps saying something is wrong. (I also checked 2 different monitors, so its not the monitor either).

I thought I might have a bad stick of RAM, so i put each one individually in...and nothing happened. I put them in dual mode (1 in slot 0 for each bank) and that didnt work either.

Ive tried reseating both video cards.. and still nothing is appearing on the monitor, and there are no system beeps.

Since then, I have tried putting in a PCI video card which didnt work either.

SO! I tried Hal's tip, and took everything outside the box. and did exactly as he said in the first post.

After starting it with the screwdriver, the fans came on, but no video.

I checked the video card seating, and even changed to a video card (AGP) from a different machine (one that i know works).

During this, I only had 1 stick on RAM installed, and also made sure that it was properly seated.

Any other things I can try? Or things I can do to find out if it is the CPU?

Thanks again for all your help!

Mnorris

09-29-2003, 09:05 PM	#93
mnorris Member (3 bit) Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 7	Copied this from a separate thread for clarity. This is my first computer build. Lemme start with the info and then the problem: P4 2.8C processor D865PERL Intel Motherboard Twin Corsair 512 RAM (total 1 gig on 2 sticks) Radeon 9600 AGP video card 80 GB Western digital HD Sony DVD Rom drive AND Teac DVD-CDRW drive Ok so the problem is that my system is failing to post. No video whatsoever. The lights come on, the fans run, the HD and CD lights go on etc. but there is NO system beeps or anything, and nothing is coming up on the monitor screen (fails to post). What I have done so far: Put in 2 different AGP video cards.. 1 is new (the RAdeon), another i took from my other computer which works fine (Nvidea GEforce 2mx). Neither succeeded in displaying anything on the monitor... and still no system beeps saying something is wrong. (I also checked 2 different monitors, so its not the monitor either). I thought I might have a bad stick of RAM, so i put each one individually in...and nothing happened. I put them in dual mode (1 in slot 0 for each bank) and that didnt work either. Ive tried reseating both video cards.. and still nothing is appearing on the monitor, and there are no system beeps. Since then, I have tried putting in a PCI video card which didnt work either. SO! I tried Hal's tip, and took everything outside the box. and did exactly as he said in the first post. After starting it with the screwdriver, the fans came on, but no video. I checked the video card seating, and even changed to a video card (AGP) from a different machine (one that i know works). During this, I only had 1 stick on RAM installed, and also made sure that it was properly seated. Any other things I can try? Or things I can do to find out if it is the CPU? Thanks again for all your help! Mnorris