Won't post

[heymrdj]

My computer spontaneously turned on while I was inside installing a hard drive. I just reached my hand in there, the only thing I touched was the nb HR-05 cooler. And I didn't even touch that. I shut it back off and when I went to turn it back on it won't even post now. I HAVE TO HAVE THIS WORKING FOR TOMORROW MORNING. I don't have a single spare part and I'm at a loss. I push power, and it jsut sits there fans turning, and never does a post beep. I don't know what to do. please guys tell me I'm not fried. This project has been in works for two month for the people, and it's due for show tommorrow....I gotta have it working..

 

[heymrdj]

BTW its AMD X2 4400+, Biostar T-7025 mobo, 1GB DDR2667 Crucial Value RAM.

EDIT: T-7025, there is no 5025 lol.

 

[robisbell]

bad power supply, or a power surge. try a backup PSU to see. if not, the boards toast, and just it, hopefully.

 

[heymrdj]

Well guys I honestly can't believe it. It was just a siezed hard drive. This setup uses two junk IDE drives, a western digital 40GB as master holding WIndows Server 2003 Enterprise, VMWare, two Debian Etch servers, and some game servers. and a 30GB Maxtor drive that i use to hold some files here and there (a holding pen of sorts) till I need them. The Maxtor died. I pulled the maxtor and all is tunning fine, and in fact I'm using the server right here right now, running all VM's, DHCP, NAT, Exchange, Active Domain COntroller, and what not roles and UT2004 and SS:SE game servers. All is working, and in fact I just got the newest updates today. I have never heard of a seized hard drive preventing post or beep...but whatever, throw another junk 30GB, format to NTFS, and go back to work.

Thx guys...I was sweating bullets big time. It was gonna be my job on that one..

 

[jjj807]

grats man

 

[robisbell]

thats good, but I've never seen a bad hdd cause a pc to boot up on it's own. something else is afoot.

 

[heymrdj]

Originally posted by: robisbell
thats good, but I've never seen a bad hdd cause a pc to boot up on it's own. something else is afoot.

Actually I figured that out. On my right hand pointer finger the top of of it had a nick. I forgot my board has a power and reset button built on. I later found the missing skin hanging on said button . so yeah lol

 

[robisbell]

human tissue can consuct electricity very well, s it was not bad HDD's, and they may not even be bad.

 

[heymrdj]

I can run another HD in the slot, but I tried the one I removed again still no post if that drive is in.