Seattle techies?

[TaylorMaC692]

Do Seattle ATers ever meet up? I was wondering if there are any communities for Seattle ATers.
As a sidenote, I'm having a problem with the ole' beige tower these days.

Specs to start off
Tyan s1854
Slot1 p3 700E
2x256 sticks (1 infineon, 1 generic)(both pc133 sticks running @ pc100 cas2)
geforce2gts 32mb
aureal vortex2 8830
realtek PCI 10/100 lan adapter

I'm in dire need of some help. My computer has officially crapped out. After last night, someone came back to my hous eand gave my computer a little bump. The computer at that time restarted. The ram count was off. After this, I opened up the case, made sure everything was connected properly, unseated the ram and reseated it. Same problem. I have 2x256 sticks, and it was only detecting one of them. I turn the computer off overnight, and this morning, the video doesn't appear! No matter what I do, I can't get a video signal. I changed the power supply out to an antec 350 That I had lying around. Didn't get any startup power at all! wouldn't even hear the sound of the PSU powering on!
I try to switch PSU's back, same sh!t

Any and all help is appreciated, and I can be reached via AIM @ the same name as AT forums name.
help!


Update: Ok, Got her to bootup after clearing CMOS!
problem that lies now: At verifying DMI pool data, she stays there for a minute and tells me there is a bootdisk error. I changed the "Boot order" in BIOS setup to about 3 different things, and all gave me the "system disk error, please insert boot disk and press enter. any help is appreciated!

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

i got a 550e oc to 733 with pc133 i experienced a similar situation when i removed a harddriver late last year. I just kept fudging with it and it was all good. Mostly settings on the slot 1 and bios are causing your angst. Try remove the cmos and starting fresh.

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

btw say hello to will and grace.............haha

 

[Amorphus]

I'm thinking your motherboard is flipping out - maybe there was a metal piece on a ledge somewhere, and that bump made it shoot somewhere it could short a trace or two...

eh, you needed an upgrade, anyways, right?

:wine:

 

[TaylorMaC692]

hehe, I've ordered a new computer already. The new one will be the third working computer in the house, soon to be 4th or 5th
I'd like to get that computer working again as soon as I can tho because it's my current main machine, I'm on a celeron 466 right now with 64mb ram and I can't even open up 3 IE windows before this thing flips a b!tch.
Also! Seattle ATERS! respondame por favor

 

[skyking]

I am in the Puyallup area, and have a spare S1854 sitting around here somewhere. Shoot me a PM.

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

Step One: Backup all data with a friend's computer or another computer
Step Two: Remove CMOS battery
Step Three: Replace CMOS battery into where you had removed it
Step Four: Boot up and hit "del" to enter bios
Step Five: Change all settings to default and start from there

auto detect your harddrives, change your ram to cas 3 for now, keep your system clock at 133mhz and your multipler at default. then save and leave

when it reboots you should see the on screen displays that shows your cpu running speed. If it is not at 700mhz you could have a configuration problem or your cmos wasn't resetted when you removed the battery earlier.

If that didn't solve the problem then remove one ram and run only one at a time to see if they are still good. You might have a faulty module. keep doing that to all components or just remove all but the core components you needs to boot like motherboard, cpu, heatsink w/fan, videocard, ram, harddrive.

If that fixes the problem and you are still experiencing problems with bootiing up after the initial screen it could very well be a software problem with your windows or a hardware problem with your harddrive. Diagnosing should be easy just hit f8 or whatever key it is to choose your boot.

If all else failed to remedy your problem don't bring it to a repair shop. Save the harddrive and get new equipment or have a tech savvy friend probe it for you for no charge.

 

[TaylorMaC692]

Thank you for that all inclusive reply. I wouldn't plan on taking it to a tech shop. I do, however, have a friend who works at an unnamed large computer store who would take a look at my computer if I brought it into him at no charge. I just unplugged all but 1 ram module and 2 hard drives and cleared the CMOS. The computer booted up (WITH VIDEO!!!)
the ram was correctly checked. Now onto the next problem! only 1 of the 2 HD's was detected! I'll be right back.