Re: PC won't start

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From: ~misfit~
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 01:04

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jakec wrote:
> Hi,
> My PC was working fine. I shut down and replaced my Celeron 950 with a
> Pentium III 933, added a stick of SDRAM, another hard drive, and a
> DVDROM drive. In doing this I took my Abit VA-6 motherboard out of the
> ATX case and then reinstalled it.
>
> Now when I press my case power button there is no response. No fans
> start up, no beeps, nothing (not even the power supply fan goes).
> There is the barest flicker from my case lights. I tried taking
> everything out and only using the bare minimum components. Still no
> joy - no fans.
>
> I tried swapping in another motherboard (an ASUS CUV-4X-e). The LED
> light on this motherboard works to show it is receiving power. But no
> start from anything.

Next time try changing one thing at a time, then testing. Your approach to
upgrading seems similar to your approach to crossposting, not the best.

Can't help you, too many changes, too little info.
--
~misfit~

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