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Hi everyone,
I'm trying to put a PC together and am stumped as to why I can't get
this thing to post.
I'm using an Intel D848PMB motherboard and in Intel 2.40a GHZ socket 478
Processor.
I put the thing together and it wouldn't boot.. no post beep codes. The
motherboard powered (cpu fan too) and the hard drive light was stuck on.
I pulled the hard drive cables off and pulled everything from the
motherboard except for memory and video. The board fires, but I still
get nothing.
I pulled memory thinking that could be the problem. No post code -
still get nothing.
Pulled the video card (down to mobo and cpu) still nothing.
Tried a new power supply - nothing
switched to a MSI motherboard with built in video - just get 1 long beep
(about 5 seconds long - not listed on phoenix bios web site)
pulled apart a 2ghz machine and dropped the processor into the MSI board
- nothing (no beep either)
put the 2 ghz processor into the intel board - nothing
put an AGP video card into the intel board (was using PCI) - nothing.
tried both boards with and without memory - nothing
tried resetting cmos on both boards.
I find it hard to believe that I have 2 bad motherboards (both were
brand new), I know I have at least 1 good processor and at least 1 good
power supply. Any other suggestions as to what to try, or any ideas
what my problem could be?
Thanks,
Mark
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to put a PC together and am stumped as to why I can't get
this thing to post.
I'm using an Intel D848PMB motherboard and in Intel 2.40a GHZ socket 478
Processor.
I put the thing together and it wouldn't boot.. no post beep codes. The
motherboard powered (cpu fan too) and the hard drive light was stuck on.
I pulled the hard drive cables off and pulled everything from the
motherboard except for memory and video. The board fires, but I still
get nothing.
I pulled memory thinking that could be the problem. No post code -
still get nothing.
Pulled the video card (down to mobo and cpu) still nothing.
Tried a new power supply - nothing
switched to a MSI motherboard with built in video - just get 1 long beep
(about 5 seconds long - not listed on phoenix bios web site)
pulled apart a 2ghz machine and dropped the processor into the MSI board
- nothing (no beep either)
put the 2 ghz processor into the intel board - nothing
put an AGP video card into the intel board (was using PCI) - nothing.
tried both boards with and without memory - nothing
tried resetting cmos on both boards.
I find it hard to believe that I have 2 bad motherboards (both were
brand new), I know I have at least 1 good processor and at least 1 good
power supply. Any other suggestions as to what to try, or any ideas
what my problem could be?
Thanks,
Mark