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Just got shipped computer - Won't boot!

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Jman13

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Hello. I just received my computer, which was shipped from my former home to my new one. It arrived today, and I went to work setting it up. I built this machine about a year and a half ago (it's the one in my sig), and it has worked flawlessly. Hooked it up, tried to boot and:

Nothing.

Fans spin up, HDs spin up, but no video, no beeps, and the CD-Drive won't initialize. The BIOS code on the board says "FF" which the manual says indicates a BIOS or motherboard problem. Great.

Anyway, I went through the usual steps, eventually getting so I was trying to boot with just RAM, CPU and video card. Nothing. Same FF code. Reseated the RAM and the video card....heatsink is securely fastened, and: Nothing.

So, now I'm at a loss. What do I try next? Do I need to re seat the CPU and apply new thermal paste? Pull the whole motherboard out and check it? This would BLOW if I had to replace the motherboard. Anyway, what should my next step be?

Thanks.
 
Well approximately 45 seconds after posting that message, I went back to the shipped computer, and realized I was an idiot and forgot to switch the powersupply back from 220V to 110V (I had been living in Germany the last 3 years). Moron. Luckily, making that mistake from Europe to the US doesn't do much except cause an inconvenience. Doing it from the US to Europe makes for a fried computer. 🙂 Well, at least it works!

 
Back when I built one of my first computers, a PSU I ordered was on 220V. I sent the motherboard back for an exchange only to have the same issue...no boot. It took me 1.5 weeks to figure out it was the switch on the PSU.
 
Originally posted by: Jman13
Well approximately 45 seconds after posting that message, I went back to the shipped computer, and realized I was an idiot and forgot to switch the powersupply back from 220V to 110V (I had been living in Germany the last 3 years). Moron. Luckily, making that mistake from Europe to the US doesn't do much except cause an inconvenience. Doing it from the US to Europe makes for a fried computer. 🙂 Well, at least it works!
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I'll be moving to Germany later this year.

I HAD BETTER not forget to do this, da es keinen Spass macht, plotzlich einen gebratenen Computer zu haben :laugh:

EDIT: Dear God, this is starting to Worry me 😛 I'll cover every wall in my house with post-its reminding me to change the darn voltage as soon as I unpack the thing.
 
To make sure I didn't fry my computer, I changed the voltage on my PSU BEFORE shipping it to Germany, because I knew I wouldn't think about it. However, you really WILL think about it, since one of the first things you'll need to do is purchase a 220V European socket computer power cord from a local store so you can use the plugs.

BTW...I miss European plugs. They are so much more secure than US plugs, which have a tendancy to pull or fall out over time.
 
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