Recent content by CrankShaft51

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    Question POST issue after installing CPU ?

    Hi Karadjgne Thanks for the reply, I think you may be right, luckily these pc's were free and there is one more kicking about at work, gonna give that one a go with the parts i already have and hope that that one goes better Regards Tom
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    Question POST issue after installing CPU ?

    Hi again so i may of possibly made things better or worse! I was never 100% sure if i reset the cmos properly so i took out the battery for about 5 minutes. once done i turned the PC on and the beeps have gone but i get no display with the Q8400, also the power button did not light up as...
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    Question POST issue after installing CPU ?

    I have had the ram out a few times so i will check pins incase. I could also take the ram out of the working pc and try that too, may be a good way to rule it out.
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    Question POST issue after installing CPU ?

    Hi geofelt, thankyou for the reply, i will try the memtest tonight. The Asus GT710 was installed and I have been using for a few weeks with no issues before i put in the upgraded CPU. I have not used the Asus card in the PC that is working fine, i think that may be a good idea to swap them...
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    Question POST issue after installing CPU ?

    Hello All Thanks for letting me join the forum. I've used this site for guides and to solve issues and its been a great help, However im having an issue with a PC that i am unable to figure out So, my work had some old PCs they were going to throw out. Seeing it as a waste i aquired two of...