Gonna Cry: PC Problem still not fixed after 2 1/2 WEEKS!! Techies are stumped.

[bfonnes]

Originally posted by: wizdum
True True, well I am going to borrow my friend's 1.4 Athlon tomorrow and see if my computer will boot with that in. If not, it has to be the power supply. Here's all the things I've tested:

Mobo
RAM
Video Card
Monitor
Case
and tomorrow CPU I will keep you updated.

If the CPU doesn't work either then I will change the PSU and see if that works. Well, this is my first computer that i've built and now I know the most important thing: stability.

This was a post you made 5 days ago. Just trying to help... You aren't going to fix the problem by changing your mind every other day, and guessing about the problem...

Bfonnes

 

[bfonnes]

Originally posted by: bfonnes

Originally posted by: wizdum
True True, well I am going to borrow my friend's 1.4 Athlon tomorrow and see if my computer will boot with that in. If not, it has to be the power supply. Here's all the things I've tested:

Mobo
RAM
Video Card
Monitor
Case
and tomorrow CPU I will keep you updated.

If the CPU doesn't work either then I will change the PSU and see if that works. Well, this is my first computer that i've built and now I know the most important thing: stability.

This was a post you made 5 days ago. Just trying to help... You aren't going to fix the problem by changing your mind every other day, and guessing about the problem...

Bfonnes

go to http://www.amd.com and read their recommendations on power supplies and cooling. If I were you, I would take recommendations from AMD over people's guesses in this forum...

Bfonnes

ps... also look for the posting about the power supply blowing up in this general hardware forum... All supplies are not created equal

 

[ed21x]

this might sound dumb... but make sure the IDE cable connected to your A:\ disk drive is oriented correctly- otherwise, the computer wouldn't boot. Also, you may want to try setting the jumper onto "reset" mode and taking out the battery and waiting 1 min before inserting it. verify that all connectors (ie power, reset, leds) are plugged in correctly.

good luck,

 

[OulOat]

Does the board have a clear cmos jumper? I know if you keep the jumper on Clear CMOS on the K7S5A bad things happen

 

[Stark]

Originally posted by: chiron
I've had this kinda problem a while ago, when diagnosing a computer for one of my customers.

MSI KT3Ultra mobo, with an XP1800 in it. No boot. I work for an IT supplier, so parts weren't a problem.

Eventually worked out to something as below:

Fried chip.
It then fried the board (unbeknown to me)
New chip installed. Board fried the chip.
New board installed. Chip fried the board.
....
....
This went on for about 3 chips, 4 boards. We got really sick of returning the products to manufacturers in the end, so we just got a new chip, and new board (and new ram, just to be safe), and whammo! Perfect system!

</end nightmare>

That's a good possibility.

I troubleshoot in this order (using a video card you know is good):
1. Memory
2. CPU
3. Mobo
4. PS/Case

You tested 1,3,4. That leaves 2 (unless you need both 2 and 3 replaced at the same time like above).