I've had a HTPC we've been using for a while. Antec Aria case, Abit VA-10 mATX mobo, XP1800+ proc, 512 ram (2 stick 256 DDR), dual HD (IDE), Radeon 9200 AGP video card, PVR150 tuner.
It had been running fine till it started warming up outside. I had a tiny 1U HSF in there due to the tight space (the VA-10 mobo has the socket all the way at the back edge, so it's a tight squeeze under the Aria's PSU). In the warmer weather, it started to overheat and shut down (IIRC the shutdown temp was around 70-80 deg C)
Pulled the computer to replace the HSF with the largest thing I could get in there. Found a all-copper one at compusa that would JUST fit. Installed it. Hook everything back up, and the computer won't stay on. It turns on for a few seconds (varies from 3-10 seconds) and shuts back off. Started trouble shooting, removing parts, etc. Can't get the thing to stay on. Oh, and during its few seconds of life, there's nothing on the monitor at all. Won't even bring the monitor out of standby. The fans and HD spin, but that's all.
Current testing status - I've tried disconnecting literally everything, even the usb ports on the front of the case and the HD activity LED. If I have JUST the proc installed (no HD, no ram, no vid card other than the onboard video) plus keyboard/mouse/monitor, it'll turn on and stay on, but nothing happens (nothing on monitor). Installing even one stick of ram makes it shut off after a few seconds.
There are no beeps (this #$%# mobo doesn't have a speaker to make the beeps) so it's hard to know what's wrong.
I have literally replaced everything - bought another VA-10 mobo, and it's doing the exact same thing. New PSU, known-good ram, etc. Installing any part makes it shut down in seconds.
Anything else I can try? I'm starting to wonder if I got horribly unlucky and bought a dead mobo 🙁
It had been running fine till it started warming up outside. I had a tiny 1U HSF in there due to the tight space (the VA-10 mobo has the socket all the way at the back edge, so it's a tight squeeze under the Aria's PSU). In the warmer weather, it started to overheat and shut down (IIRC the shutdown temp was around 70-80 deg C)
Pulled the computer to replace the HSF with the largest thing I could get in there. Found a all-copper one at compusa that would JUST fit. Installed it. Hook everything back up, and the computer won't stay on. It turns on for a few seconds (varies from 3-10 seconds) and shuts back off. Started trouble shooting, removing parts, etc. Can't get the thing to stay on. Oh, and during its few seconds of life, there's nothing on the monitor at all. Won't even bring the monitor out of standby. The fans and HD spin, but that's all.
Current testing status - I've tried disconnecting literally everything, even the usb ports on the front of the case and the HD activity LED. If I have JUST the proc installed (no HD, no ram, no vid card other than the onboard video) plus keyboard/mouse/monitor, it'll turn on and stay on, but nothing happens (nothing on monitor). Installing even one stick of ram makes it shut off after a few seconds.
There are no beeps (this #$%# mobo doesn't have a speaker to make the beeps) so it's hard to know what's wrong.
I have literally replaced everything - bought another VA-10 mobo, and it's doing the exact same thing. New PSU, known-good ram, etc. Installing any part makes it shut down in seconds.
Anything else I can try? I'm starting to wonder if I got horribly unlucky and bought a dead mobo 🙁
