Need a little troubleshooting help from the pro's

[shevanel]

fixed

 

[shevanel]

I just installed the barton into the other mobo, "out of case".

It'll power up for 3-4 seconds then shut off.

assemlebd the nf7 out of case too and powers up for 3-4 seconds and shutdown, tried 2 psu's

 

[Talcite]

Sounds like a bum mobo to me. Are you sure it's not cheap, despite the fact it has no manufacturer markings on it?

 

[shevanel]

the problem happens on the previosuly working Abit NF7 and the unmarked mobo..

The only thing I did with the Abit was swap cpu's

Any ideas?

on a side note.. Can I test an Amd xp 1600 in a mobo that currently holds a 700Mhz duron?

 

[Mutilator]

Does that board have jumpers on it? If so make sure the FSB is correct for the chip you're trying to use.

As for the 1600 in a board that currently has a 700mhz duron - check the board to see what type it is then check the manufacturers website and see what BIOS (if any) added support for that chip.

Also on the NF7 system - make sure all cables are connected - specifically the 12v 4 pin power cable to motherboard.

You may have actually added to your problems by taking it out of it's original case because you introduce things such as loose components, electrical shorts, disconnected cables, etc. Try booting outside the case with just CPU, RAM, Video to see if it POSTs or not.

 

[shevanel]

Mutilator, I tried everything you suggest/

Possibly the mobo is shot somehow when I took it out of the case?

I dont think i did anthing odd to it, Ive done hardware asembly quite a few times, this si the 1st time Ive ver had to say AHHH!

LMK if you have any other tests i could try