No POST

[unfalliblekrutch]

I have a computer here that I need to fix. It has a ECS K7S5A motherboard with Athlon XP processor. It has an AGP AOpen Gf4mx 200 or something like that.

After plugging everything in, and pressing the power button, all the LEDs light up, the cd-rom drive led flashes, the keyboard LEDs flash, and the case fans spin up. However, it does not POST. Also, the video BIOS does not display either. Basically, nothing visually occurs to cue me in that the computer is on (except for case fans and LEDs). I have already tried the card in a working computer, and the video card is fine. I have also reset the motherboard BIOS, and that has not fixed the problem. Does anyone know what might be the problem?

 

[Pabster]

RAM?

 

[unfalliblekrutch]

would bad ram keep it from posting? I can try switching some out.

EDIT: THanks man! it was the ram...seems like a whole bunch of dust got caught between the ram contacts...i moved it to another slot and it works now

 

[Pabster]

Yes. The K7S5A was notorious for some RAM pickiness. Are you using PC133 SDRAM or DDR?

 

[loafbred]

I can't remember which case switch connector caused the problem, but you may have to move one of the wires over one spot in the connector, because the motherboard has the pins spaced differently than normal. I'm thinking it was either the "power on" or "reset".