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    box not POSTing

    wow! that's a lot of info - thank you slikkster. i'll give it a last dying shot!
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    box not POSTing

    i'm kinda lost....slikkster, you mean the screws that attach the mobo to the case?
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    box not POSTing

    thanks again for the help all. i stripped it down to just the cpu, ram, and video card, and still not posting. none of the capacitors are bulging, that i can see at least. i took the proc off and inspected, it appears that the thin layer of material, sorry i dont know what it's called, between...
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    box not POSTing

    hey all, thank you very much for your input! the floppy drive is the least of my worries... i can live with it dead for sure. i did reset the cmos, i also tried swapping out the battery for one that works. no dice yet again...the hard disks work in my other machine perfectly after i...
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    box not POSTing

    hmmm....that's a tad too technical for me unfortunately...is that a clever way to say the mobo is fried?
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    box not POSTing

    oh also, if it's the mobo/cpu that is dead, i'd very much appreciate some suggestions on replacement. i knwo it sounds lame, but i need something with an agp port so i can use my quadro card...do such things still exist? :)
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    box not POSTing

    hey folks, i'll go over some quick things first, not sure if they're all connected but should give as much as possible so for the last 4 or 5 months, on post i get 'floppy drive failed -40', which is fine. i just always boot into windows, no problem. then in the last 2-3 weeks, i get a...