[Cialug] Repair Help

[Don Cady]

Sure, like a www.crystalfontz.com or www.matrixorbital.com. Just search for 
serial or usb lcd display.
I've never seen one give error messages though. Are these msgs redirected 
from software, or are they from the board?
Anyone: Are there boards that will pipe error (POST or otherwise) msgs to a 
serial port or usb device?

Don
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "reinstall hell" <admin@c0wzftp.com>
To: <cialug@cialug.org>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Repair Help


>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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