Recent content by Nihilistic1

I only tried to boot the system without the use of thermal paste. I never reseated the CPU, or swapped out for the 2.4 ghz P4, until my PC stopped booting. I used thermal paste when I installed both CPU's when I first bought them. I emailed ASUS tech support, but I doubt they'll be able to...

boomerang, I tried my old P4 2.4 ghz and it won't post either. I don't want to put my bro's CPU at risk. It looks like the problem is my motherboard. Either the BIOS rom is bad, or a connector or something is bad. I don't see how my old 2.4 ghz P4 could have gone bad sitting on a shelf in...

The PC gremlins apparently have no mercy :( Still can't boot.

Ok, since I buggered up my system helping my bro...it's only right he should take the same risk for me...lol :P I tried his Diablotek 400 watter, put my 6800GT back in, and hooked up the HD, put the CMOS battery back in, put the jumper back, etc. It still won't post :( Same nagging female...

I should be able to get past the "system failed cpu test" with no video card installed, shouldn't I? I really don't think it's the PSU, because I just had it in my bro's computer, and it worked fine. Also, the 235 watt PSU came from my bro's system, and it was driving a 2.4 ghz Celeron on a...

Oh, and I also removed the CMOS battery and jumpered the CMOS to clear. I'll leave it like that overnight and see if the PC gremlins take pity on me :P Thanks for trying :)

Yes, I've plugged in the four pin ATX +12V connector to the motherboard. I even tried unplugging it and plugging in one of the 4 pin power connectors to the EZ plug-in connector (for power supplies that don't have the 4 pin ATX +12V connector). I'm also aware that the 6800GT needs to be...

My brother's computer was having weird video anomalies, so I diagnosed the problem by swapping out parts from my computer. The good news is, I finally fixed his computer! The bad news is, I screwed mine up in the process :( I swapped out power supplies and RAM to see if they were the cause...