YAWBT (Yet Another won't boot thread)

[neonerd]

i put my system in a new case...when everything was hooked up, i turned it on, and black screen; tried resetting bios, taking out the battery, and no luck.

The board is an Abit NF7-S v.2.0

i noticed next to the cpu socket, there was some shiny tape-like stuff....any idea what it is? My screwdriver slipped and made a negligible scratch; i'm hoping thats not the problem.

pic of the board

i'm talking about the shiny stuff around the socket.

 

[mechBgon]

The shiny stuff is nitroglycerine tape. Wait, no it's not, it's to prevent damage from the clip or screwdriver hitting the mobo, I remember now

What power supply is running the show, or is it the same one as before? Check your I/O shield to ensure the springy things didn't get into the network or USB ports, ensure that your 4-pin ATX12V cable is plugged in, and make sure your heatsink's oriented so the stepped end is matched to the raised, solid-plastic end of the CPU socket.

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
The shiny stuff is nitroglycerine tape. Wait, no it's not, it's to prevent damage from the clip or screwdriver hitting the mobo, I remember now

What power supply is running the show, or is it the same one as before? Check your I/O shield to ensure the springy things didn't get into the network or USB ports, ensure that your 4-pin ATX12V cable is plugged in, and make sure your heatsink's oriented so the stepped end is matched to the raised, solid-plastic end of the CPU socket.

same PSU as i was running in the other case. I took the mobo out without taking the HS/F off, so it's fine; looks like there's no I/O interference

both ATX and the 4 pin yellow one are connected

 

[mechBgon]

I have a long list of stuff to check if you click the top link here, might go down and see if anything jumps out at you. Random sampler:

1) make sure the 115V/230V slider on your PSU didn't get nudged

2) take the board out of the case and confirm that there aren't any standoffs in places where the mobo doesn't have a hole.

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
I have a long list of stuff to check if you click the top link here, might go down and see if anything jumps out at you. Random sampler:

1) make sure the 115V/230V slider on your PSU didn't get nudged

2) take the board out of the case and confirm that there aren't any standoffs in places where the mobo doesn't have a hole.

hm, i'll check the standoffs tommorrow...perhaps there may be one where there isn't a hole.

Would that destroy the mobo forever if that was the case?