So I committed my first murder today

[JoeKing]

I was trying to install a quieter HSF combo onto my fileservers cpu. I get it installed after a lot of work (cheapie heatsink fans! Not very intuitive, no instructions). No post... no beeps.... just fans whirring away....."sh!it" I say:|. And I thought this would be a quickie upgrade. So I start removing parts reseating memory, plugging unplugging. But still No post... no beeps.... just fans whirring away..... "sh!it" I say:|

So I guessed it was a mobo problem, so I take out a spare motherboard, still no post. So I think it's the CPU, so I take out a spare cpu, but use it on the original mobo... my mistake, and still... no post. Now I'm into hour 4 of this ordeal, and by this time I'm cursing, pulling out hair, throwing screwdrivers, and randomly curling up in a ball to cry just a litte.

So then I says "Fvck it might as well build a new fileserver using the spare parts I was using to diag. the problem. I get the parts together, and guess what?!?!? No post... no beeps.... just fans whirring away....."sh!it" I say:|

What was supposed to be a quick 10 min max "upgrade" has now turned into a 6 hour ordeal with 2 Athlon XPs toasted.

I think I'll cry myself to sleep

tally of hardware used:
2 motherboards
2 processors
3 sticks of ram
3 power supplies
2 cases
4 HSFs
3 cdroms <--shows how desperate I was getting
1 bottle of compressed air
and a partridge in a pear tree.


Cliffs Notes:
Learn to read doo doo ca ca head

 

[MaxFusion16]

take the motherboard out of the case and try again,
sounds like a typical shorting problem.

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: MaxFusion16
take the motherboard out of the case and try again,
sounds like a typical shorting problem.

dude, I did all of that. And then some!

I even went through 2 cases. I practically built 5 iterations of the same computer.

GAHHHHH!!! I'm buying a DELL

--edit--
let me clarify. I actually had an entire spare computer sitting in my closet. But I had XP running on the server setup all nice and how I like it. So I was trying to avoid changing the mobo at all costs, since I know XP doesn't like it when you change chipsets on it.

 

[MaxFusion16]

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: MaxFusion16
take the motherboard out of the case and try again,
sounds like a typical shorting problem.

dude, I did all of that. And then some!

I even went through 2 cases.

GAHHHHH!!! I'm buying a DELL

--edit--
let me clarify. I actually had an entire spare computer sitting in my closet. But I had XP running on the server setup all nice and how I like it. So I was trying to avoid changing the mobo at all costs, since I know XP doesn't like it when you change chipsets on it.

if so, then it sounds like a memory problem, did you reset the cmos?

 

[mobobuff]

Did you test with a different power supply?

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: MaxFusion16

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: MaxFusion16
take the motherboard out of the case and try again,
sounds like a typical shorting problem.

dude, I did all of that. And then some!

I even went through 2 cases.

GAHHHHH!!! I'm buying a DELL

--edit--
let me clarify. I actually had an entire spare computer sitting in my closet. But I had XP running on the server setup all nice and how I like it. So I was trying to avoid changing the mobo at all costs, since I know XP doesn't like it when you change chipsets on it.

if so, then it sounds like a memory problem, did you reset the cmos?

yes :roll:

I'm not really looking for help, though it's appreciated, I was just looking to rant a bit before I pass out

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Did you test with a different power supply?

of course. With 3 actually.

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: MaxFusion16

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: MaxFusion16
take the motherboard out of the case and try again,
sounds like a typical shorting problem.

dude, I did all of that. And then some!

I even went through 2 cases.

GAHHHHH!!! I'm buying a DELL

--edit--
let me clarify. I actually had an entire spare computer sitting in my closet. But I had XP running on the server setup all nice and how I like it. So I was trying to avoid changing the mobo at all costs, since I know XP doesn't like it when you change chipsets on it.

if so, then it sounds like a memory problem, did you reset the cmos?

yes :roll:

I'm not really looking for help, though it's appreciated, I was just looking to rant a bit before I pass out

It's okay, I can sympathize.

 

[JoeKing]

Originally posted by: mobobuff

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: MaxFusion16

Originally posted by: JoeKing

Originally posted by: MaxFusion16
take the motherboard out of the case and try again,
sounds like a typical shorting problem.

dude, I did all of that. And then some!

I even went through 2 cases.

GAHHHHH!!! I'm buying a DELL

--edit--
let me clarify. I actually had an entire spare computer sitting in my closet. But I had XP running on the server setup all nice and how I like it. So I was trying to avoid changing the mobo at all costs, since I know XP doesn't like it when you change chipsets on it.

if so, then it sounds like a memory problem, did you reset the cmos?

yes :roll:

I'm not really looking for help, though it's appreciated, I was just looking to rant a bit before I pass out

It's okay, I can sympathize.

yah I must have pissed off the computer gods somewhere down the line. All of my other builds have gone off without a hitch. I would have sold my soul just to hear one beep come out of the speaker

Oh well I'll go to sleep and maybe dream up something different to try later.