Dead Mobo?

[conlan]

System:
IWill XP-333
Duron 1 Gig
Crucial DDR
Maxtor D740X
Symptom: Grey screen, No HDD light.

The PSU, Video Card, Monitor, HDD and cable are all OK, and I reseated everything. I'm thinking bad mobo, any other hints/thoughts would be appreciated, Thanks.

 

[DaiShan]

need a lil more info, when you press the power button what happens? does the screen turn on at all or stay off, do you get a post beep? is your system speaker and power button hooked up to the right pins, did you check your manual?

 

[conlan]

No beeps, everythings hooked up correctly, it ran fine for a month, monitor is ok, turns on, but grey screen, i tried another one just in case, same thing.

 

[DinoGucci]

haha funny thats the same problem i am having right now in my P4S533. everything is hooked up, the power goes on, nothing beeps nothing on the monitor just my fans and drive are workin but no post good luck and wish me luck too.

 

[DaiShan]

if you don't get a post beep, I would suspect the mobo, but just for kicks try starting up with a minimal install (cpu, 1 stick of RAM, and mobo) and see if you get a beep, continue this with each stick of RAM, if you do not get a beep, I would have to say it is a dead mobo.

 

[DinoGucci]

ok my mobo spoke, said, NO CPU INSTALLED NO CPU INSTALLED eventho i have a CPU in my board. so i guess the CPU is bad . i even just got the cpu new from newegg along with the MOBO and RAM , suckz.

 

[conlan]

Well, i removed the battery and let 'er sit overnight to discharge all the capacitors and still nothing, just a grey screen and no HDD light, gotta be the mobo right?

 

[DaiShan]

was it unplugged as well when you left the cmos battery out? also did you try the RAM?

 

[conlan]

Yup, unplugged from the Mobo as well, Didn't try the ram as this is my first DDR board and i have only 1 stick.