- Jun 7, 2020
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Hi,
I've an old motherboard that I bought used weeks ago to build a retro PC, Its an ECS 945GZT-M v1.0, socket 775 and every other PC part as well is old and used.
Specs:
ECS 945GZT-M v1.0
RAM : 1GB DDR2
CPU : Pentium Dual Core E5700 3Ghz
PSU : Non gaming 450w
GPU : Geforce 210
So my exact problem is this : The PC is stuck at boot screen, it displays a big Haier logo with small Intel logo under it and that small generic text "Press DEL to enter Setup, Press TAB for (something I forgot)" under it as well, It won't do anything else no matter how long I leave it on.
My keyboard would not work but has no problem 'cos I tried it on another PC and it works fine, I tried another keyboard and it's the same result, It won't work even if I press the buttons and it shows no light, I don't think the USB port is the problem because I tried plugging a mouse and it showed light, I also plugged a USB flash drive and it also showed light.
I plugged an HDD with Windows 10 installed in it, the PC will still not boot it up, I tried a Windows bootable USB flash drive and same result, I tried a bootable memtest flash drive and still the same result, It'll never boot.
I tried removing the CMOS battery, running the system without it then run it with the battery again, I tried press the power button for long time and I tried leaving the PC unplugged for long time, I tried all that and still no change.
I tested the CPU and PSU with another PC and they both worked fine, I tried a different working CPU (E5300) and still no luck, I also tried another 250w PSU and no luck again.
The graphics card also works fine, I tried a different, older graphics card that plugs into that old PCI slot (Not PCIE) and still no luck, I tried running it without a graphics card and using on board's GPU and no good result.
I tried inserting the RAM stick in both slots and nothing changed, Also the motherboard doesn't look damaged, surprisingly it's even clean and almost no sign of dust.
I didn't try the RAM stick on another PC though, I don't have another DDR2 motherboard so I can't know for sure if it's faulty or not.
And finally, I tried breadboarding, unplugging everything and leaving only CPU and CPU fan and I managed to hear 3 very quick short beeps, when I plug the RAM and the monitor there is no beep and PC gets stuck at that boot screen again.
So could it be the RAM that's faulty ? Or is there a chance that my motherboard is a bad mobo ? Is there anything else I should try ?
I've an old motherboard that I bought used weeks ago to build a retro PC, Its an ECS 945GZT-M v1.0, socket 775 and every other PC part as well is old and used.
Specs:
ECS 945GZT-M v1.0
RAM : 1GB DDR2
CPU : Pentium Dual Core E5700 3Ghz
PSU : Non gaming 450w
GPU : Geforce 210
So my exact problem is this : The PC is stuck at boot screen, it displays a big Haier logo with small Intel logo under it and that small generic text "Press DEL to enter Setup, Press TAB for (something I forgot)" under it as well, It won't do anything else no matter how long I leave it on.
My keyboard would not work but has no problem 'cos I tried it on another PC and it works fine, I tried another keyboard and it's the same result, It won't work even if I press the buttons and it shows no light, I don't think the USB port is the problem because I tried plugging a mouse and it showed light, I also plugged a USB flash drive and it also showed light.
I plugged an HDD with Windows 10 installed in it, the PC will still not boot it up, I tried a Windows bootable USB flash drive and same result, I tried a bootable memtest flash drive and still the same result, It'll never boot.
I tried removing the CMOS battery, running the system without it then run it with the battery again, I tried press the power button for long time and I tried leaving the PC unplugged for long time, I tried all that and still no change.
I tested the CPU and PSU with another PC and they both worked fine, I tried a different working CPU (E5300) and still no luck, I also tried another 250w PSU and no luck again.
The graphics card also works fine, I tried a different, older graphics card that plugs into that old PCI slot (Not PCIE) and still no luck, I tried running it without a graphics card and using on board's GPU and no good result.
I tried inserting the RAM stick in both slots and nothing changed, Also the motherboard doesn't look damaged, surprisingly it's even clean and almost no sign of dust.
I didn't try the RAM stick on another PC though, I don't have another DDR2 motherboard so I can't know for sure if it's faulty or not.
And finally, I tried breadboarding, unplugging everything and leaving only CPU and CPU fan and I managed to hear 3 very quick short beeps, when I plug the RAM and the monitor there is no beep and PC gets stuck at that boot screen again.
So could it be the RAM that's faulty ? Or is there a chance that my motherboard is a bad mobo ? Is there anything else I should try ?
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