Comp stays on only 1 sec, help!

[Guest]

Hi,

I've just gotten my MSI K7TPro2 with Thunderbird 1Ghz but the thing just won't turn on.

If I remove power plug and replug it in, the fan will run for at most 1 or 2 secs and then die.. The AGP video card seems to be ok in that slot.

Any suggestions on what it might be?? Greatly appreciated!!

Jeroen

 

[Grizely1]

The fan doesn't "die" after 1 or 2 seconds. IT's supposed to do that. When you plug it in it turns on quickly to make sure it's working. Is that the only problem you've been having?

 

[Crashman]

Here's a dumb question, but did you hook up the front power button correctly? Your PS will always run 1-2sec after you plug it in!

Suicide is painless...........

 

[mpjesse]

What, you can't get everything done in 1 second? Gezz... you people. =)

-MP Jesse

 

[Guest]

OK I feel stupid already ;-) It came right out of the store and it does not start up after switching the power button at the front.

So I checked inside and saw the fan doing that.. I am no hardware man so I thought the things just had power for 1 sec..

I will try to check the power switch but I doubt there is anything I can do about that other then replug it into the board?

Thanks..

 

[Crashman]

That's what I would suggest. If it's not that, take it back, it's not worth spending your time on if you can just get a replacement!

Suicide is painless...........

 

[Arrow]

You have to leave the switch at the back on in order to use the switch in the front.

Rob
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[Guest]

Hey Arrow,

I do not see a switch at the back of my case! I have found my diagnostic leds on the board though and the last mode they are in are 'checking memory banks'. Then everything goes down.

Could this mean that a DIMM is broken or something? Does that break the whole power off??