Recent content by Akhkharu

yeah, i hear that... i was lucky enough to have another box with a P4 in it. so it wasn't too bad to swap it out. still a pain in the ass though. :)

well, i swapped the power supply and it did the same thing. turns out it was the cpu. i just got it a little over a month ago from newegg, so i'm rma'ing it. thanks for all the replies. this forum rocks. :D

i cleared the cmos with the jumper on the mobo.

thanks for all the replies. yeah, i can test the processor in another pc...but that will be a major pain in the ass. i wanted to try everything else before i did that. lol... i'll test it out tonight. :D

oh... :D i've looked at the board and haven't seen anything out of the ordinary.

huh? or are you just being a smart ass about using caps?

yeah, that really sucks... was just surfing some forums and it just locked up. i've never had a motherboard just crap out like that. it's less than 3 months old. :( any way to tell short of installing a different mobo?

took the ram out and booted... no beeps. this is what happens: computer off, monitor connected...the monitor led blinks (on this monitor anyway) turn on the power...fans, drives spin up. HD light stays lit for around 30 sec. monitor led keeps blinking. and no beeps from the sys speaker...

you mean take the ram out and try to boot? i dunno...lemme try that and see. :D

hehe... nice. go for it then. :D

that's cool... =) i still don't think i'd be worth 200 bucks to upgrade tho. :)

read this: 9700pro vs 9800pro if i had a 9700pro i wouldn't upgrade to the 9800. i would wait for the newer cards to come out personally. i really don't think you'd see a 200 dollar improvement over what you're getting now with the 9700. :)

okay, let me know what you all think about this... my box locked up...no mouse, no keys...nothin. turned off the power. turned it back on...blank screen. monitor led just keeps blinking like when the pc is off. so i think maybe my video card took a crap... swapped with another card. nothing...