right, i'll start off with my specs:
ASROCK penryn1600sli-110db motherboard
q6600 intel quad-core
6gb ddr2 800mhz
Zotac Amp! 8800GT
850W PSU
a few weeks ago, the computer BSOD on me, and upon restart was appearing with MAC GUID invalid. got onto ASrock about it, and they talked me through something, but it involved a floppy drive, which i didnt have access to, and couldnt install, as the drivers had been screwed for everything when the BSOD happened.
so i resorted to buying a new MB, and ASUS p5n-e sli. this time, the pc would not POST. tried everything, no luck. so i got a MB speaker, and hooked it up, nothing was sounding when i turned it on, so i figured, maybe its buggered, so i sent it back.
rebuilt the Penryn, and that then refused to post too. wierd considering it was still booting before i put the other one in. hooked up the MB speaker, and got a series of 8 beeps, meaning GPU issue. reseated, clearedCMOS, still no post. so i thought that was dead too. bought an 8800GTS, in the hope that would work, same again, GPU error.
i'm at my wits end now, i have tested RAM in another PC, is fine and i am having both GPU's tested right now, but the GTS is fresh out of the box, so i reckon it works. any ideas?
it could be the PSU, but i dont have a spare to test it with.
ASROCK penryn1600sli-110db motherboard
q6600 intel quad-core
6gb ddr2 800mhz
Zotac Amp! 8800GT
850W PSU
a few weeks ago, the computer BSOD on me, and upon restart was appearing with MAC GUID invalid. got onto ASrock about it, and they talked me through something, but it involved a floppy drive, which i didnt have access to, and couldnt install, as the drivers had been screwed for everything when the BSOD happened.
so i resorted to buying a new MB, and ASUS p5n-e sli. this time, the pc would not POST. tried everything, no luck. so i got a MB speaker, and hooked it up, nothing was sounding when i turned it on, so i figured, maybe its buggered, so i sent it back.
rebuilt the Penryn, and that then refused to post too. wierd considering it was still booting before i put the other one in. hooked up the MB speaker, and got a series of 8 beeps, meaning GPU issue. reseated, clearedCMOS, still no post. so i thought that was dead too. bought an 8800GTS, in the hope that would work, same again, GPU error.
i'm at my wits end now, i have tested RAM in another PC, is fine and i am having both GPU's tested right now, but the GTS is fresh out of the box, so i reckon it works. any ideas?
it could be the PSU, but i dont have a spare to test it with.