- Jan 19, 2002
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k, i took my computer (for specs see profile) apart so i could do some drilling on the case, put it back together yesterday and now it wont boot. what happens is this: the led on the mobo shows normal power to the board, i press the power switch, and the computer starts. all the fans spin up and everything. then, after about 2-3 secs the reset led on the mobo comes and the computer shuts down without even posting. i also see one or two colored rectangles on my monitor along with the "no signal" msg after the comp shuts off, but this doesnt happen all the time. tonight when i get time i'm gonna disassemble it again and try to pinpoint the problem, but i would appreciate any pointers on specifics of the problem. heres what ive tried so far:
i thought it might be a power supply problem, since i had added a fan. but i have a 431 watt sparkle psu, and now there are only 4 fans in there, so come on. but i unhooked the fan anyway and it still happened.
checked the headers from the case power switch and reset switch several times, they are correctly positioned.
unhooked all my ide drives since my friend bent a few pins on ide 4, but the machine doesnt even post so i didnt think it would be a hd problem.
left it off overnight and tried again... no change.
so, basically, i only have a foggy idea of what it might be. what kind of problem does this sound like? the only thing i can think of is that my heatsink isnt seated properly and my cpu is getting too hot, and the temp protect in the bios is shutting the comp down to protect it, but the bios doesnt even load in 2-3 secs, right? anyway, ive held off clearing the cmos memory cuz doing that would shut off temp protect and then id fry my cpu if that is indeed the problem. help here would be greatly appreciated, so i'll give you all a preemptive thank you...
i thought it might be a power supply problem, since i had added a fan. but i have a 431 watt sparkle psu, and now there are only 4 fans in there, so come on. but i unhooked the fan anyway and it still happened.
checked the headers from the case power switch and reset switch several times, they are correctly positioned.
unhooked all my ide drives since my friend bent a few pins on ide 4, but the machine doesnt even post so i didnt think it would be a hd problem.
left it off overnight and tried again... no change.
so, basically, i only have a foggy idea of what it might be. what kind of problem does this sound like? the only thing i can think of is that my heatsink isnt seated properly and my cpu is getting too hot, and the temp protect in the bios is shutting the comp down to protect it, but the bios doesnt even load in 2-3 secs, right? anyway, ive held off clearing the cmos memory cuz doing that would shut off temp protect and then id fry my cpu if that is indeed the problem. help here would be greatly appreciated, so i'll give you all a preemptive thank you...