Recent content by syversen

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    Question about getting a motherboard to power up

    I figured out my problem (I had a Chaintech 7NIF2 BTW): I took apart the whole thing, swapped memory, PSU, etc. Finally, I took off the heat sink and noticed the thermal pad wasn't perfectly aligned to the processor. (About 20% was only covered with a thin layer). I reapplied some thermal paste...
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    Motherboard light is ON but Computer won't Start

    I'm in the same boat... Chaintech 7NIF2, Aopen H400 200W PS. I tried the fan test, the PS is fine. THe processor WAS fine 2 hours ago, it was in my desktop. (I'm building a PVR). No sound, just the fans spinning up, then the light starts blinking and the fans spin back down. I've tried the...
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    Question about getting a motherboard to power up

    I'm having the exact same problem... the lights come on and the fans for like 2 seconds, then the light starts blinking and it all shuts down. I've unplugged EVERYTHING from the motherboard except for the power cable, the power switch, the status light and the processor (and the two chip fan...