M

[ChurchOfSubgenius]

My buddy brought me over his tower (I built) because the HD died, no problem, I replaced the drive and went to fire it up and I got nothing, not a peep, no fans..nothing.
I tried three other PSU's I had sitting around and same result, I checked the power switch and disconnected everything except mobo/ram and CPU with same result.

I just so happened to have the exact same motherboard new in a box so i switched them out and it didn't fire the first time I hit the switch but did the second time (odd) so I took it downstairs and it did the same thing, I shut it down and it fired every time I tried from then on so I assumed it was just a minor quirk and I would load Windows....

Windows (XP) is loading fine until I pull the cd out to type in the code and put it back in, as soon as the tray goes back in the puter shuts down and won't fire back up.

I am thinking that maybe the mobo is shorting out with the case? if this is the problem, how can I insulate it without causing more problems?

Please bump me even if you can't help, because that will help. :beer:

 

[Peter]

So ... maybe you should try a legal, known good XP install disk first?

 

[ChurchOfSubgenius]

Thanks Captain Weenie for your completely useless reply.

 

[Peter]

Was it? After all, you came here to ask for assistance in stealing food off my plate.

You're not exactly in the position to insult anyone here. Your sig has lawsuit written all over it too ...

 

[ChurchOfSubgenius]

Do you have a large group of weenies sitting around you helping you write this drivel or are you a 50th level weenie wizard?

"lightning bolt!"
"lightning bolt!"

I think it's the latter but you never can tell....please stop crapping my thread.

 

[ChurchOfSubgenius]

up for the night crowd.

 

[ChurchOfSubgenius]

comon, I can't be the first one to have an issue like this