[Cialug] Repair Help

[reinstall hell]

i got a handy dandy txt output display that sits in a 5.25" bay that 
gives me error messages. can make it have purty moving pictures and even 
moves in beat to music if i'm playing any.

wish i knew where it came from. got it as a christmas present.

Barry Von Ahsen wrote:

> I've got a kt266a board from MSI that has 4 leds on the mobo that 
> indicate up to 16 error codes (in binary, of course).  Not as cool as 
> vocal errors, but it's a pretty light show while it boots.
>
> -barry
>
>
> timwilson011@mchsi.com wrote:
>
>> Keep in mind, some of the newer boards will have vocal error messages 
>> instead of
>> just beeps.  I have an Asus board that didn't POST, didn't beep, 
>> nothing.  I
>> plugged the speakers into the onboard sound, and I got "System Error 
>> Memory
>> Test" out of the speakers.
>>
>> -- 
>> Tim W.
>>
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Kevin C. Smith
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