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    My CPU won’t play ball….

    OK – I’ve managed to stop the power tripping (don’t ask how) – still no video output though. I’ve been running a Duron 750 on this board forever with no problems – so definitely no problem with grounding. The fan spins up, and seems to run at 5000rpm – about the same as my Duron fan, worryingly...
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    My CPU won’t play ball….

    OK – I’ve managed to stop the power tripping (don’t ask how) – still no video output though. I’ve been running a Duron 750 on this board forever with no problems – so definitely no problem with grounding. The fan spins up, and seems to run at 5000rpm – about the same as my Duron fan, worryingly...
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    My CPU won’t play ball….

    ..have a Biostar M7VKB mobo – socket A, 200FSB VIA KT133 chipset (not KT133a), which should, according to Biostar, handle anything up to an Athlon Thunderbird 1.4GHz 200FSB. I got a 1.3Ghz 200FSB and installed it (board is jumperless), put in the new fan etc. When it powers up, everything...
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    My CPU won’t play ball….

    ..have a Biostar M7VKB mobo – socket A, 200FSB VIA KT133 chipset (not KT133a), which should, according to Biostar, handle anything up to an Athlon Thunderbird 1.4GHz 200FSB. I got a 1.3Ghz 200FSB and installed it (board is jumperless), put in the new fan etc. When it powers up, everything...