[Cialug] Repair Help

[Lee]

Tom has the right idea. Eliminate all add-in devices. If it has a
speaker/buzzer on the board. It should make some kind of sound without a
video card and / or RAM installed. If you do not get that sound (post audio
error) then try removing and reseating the processor.

To answer your questions though. Yes I have seen that type of problem and
there are simply to many causes to mention.

-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-admin@cialug.org [mailto:cialug-admin@cialug.org]On Behalf
Of Tom Pohl
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 12:17 PM
To: cialug@cialug.org
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Repair Help


I'd start by unplugging all devices hooked to the motherboard
(especially the harddrive) and see if it'll post. Then put things back
on one at a time.

-Tom

On Jan 10, 2005, at 11:34 AM, Nathan C. Smith wrote:

> I would check Power supply, if it isn't that then bad=motherboard?
>
> How old is the board, it sounds a little like the "bad capacitor
> problem".
> Check the caps on your MoBo and see if any are erupting, leaking, or
> bulging.
>
> -Nate
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin C. Smith [mailto:kevin@linuxsmith.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 11:27 AM
> To: cialug@cialug.org
> Subject: [Cialug] Repair Help
>
>
>
> I have a computer that video just stopped working on.
>
> I installed new video card - Failed.
> I replaced RAM - Failed.
>
> I don't hear the hard drive when it "boots."
> Does not appear to "boot" from cd or floppy.
>
> BIOS? If so how do I fix this while blind?
> Maybe motherboard?
>
> Anyone seen this before, it's new to me.
>
>
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> Kevin C. Smith
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