I've got this old Compaq mobo....HELP!

[Pugsley]

I cannot get it to work. As far as I can see I have all the jumpers set right. When I turn it on, it just sits there. It doesn't post, no video, no nothing. Just silence. I don't have any clue what model it is, so I cannot look up a manual...I've got the PN and the SN but that doesn't mean much.

The board has onboard video and soundand an AMD K6-2 350. I've got an old 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 PCI in there to see if that would do anything, but still nothing.

Any ideas??? Thanks

-Alan

 

[bacillus]

if nothing at all happens when you switch on, then it sounds like the board isn't getting any power from the psu!

 

[CZroe]

Check Giga-Byte's Web-stie for the SiS board...
I think that may be it depending on asimilar Compaq I identified earlier...

 

[Pugsley]

Cyber--I looked at Giga-Byte's site...nothing. It's got 4 slots- 2 PCI and 2 ISA shared.

Bacillus--what can I do to fix it? Try a different psu?

 

[bacillus]

<< Try a different psu? >>


yes, if you can find one.
I'm assuming that you've already tried reseating your cpu, videocard & ram!

 

[Pugsley]

Yeah I reseated everything....even tried it in different spots. I'll get an old psu from a friend....I'll be back later and let you know how it goes .

 

[CZroe]

I have 3 GA-5SMM boards. 2 were replcements for the bad Compaq board, but NOT A SINGLE ONE WORKS. The GA-5SMM DOES only have 4 slots (3 PCI/1 ISA/1 Shared) with the DIMM slots parallel to the top PCI slot.

 

[Pugsley]

Well, I guess the board is fried. I tried everything...and I mean EVERYTHING I could think of again. Oh well, looks like I'll need a new board .

Thanks for your help!