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On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:29:51 -0700, Bill <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>In article <oq329416lqjl5avu39c1o55cebutv655sp@xxxxxxx>,
>go@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
>>
>> Ok, guys, gals, animals, sharks, fishes, vegetables, animals, minerals, etc.
>> Here's one for you.
>>
>> I just replaced the motherboard, CPU, and power supply in my new machine.
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>> Motherboard: Asus M3N78 Pro w/ GeForce 8300
>> CPU AMD Phenom 9850 Black Edition
>> Power supply: Thermaltake W0116RU 750W
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>> I'm not getting anything. I hit the power switch, the fans twitch, but that's
>> it. Memory is known good and approved for the board. Video is onboard
>> GeForce.
>> Tried PCI video card instead, no luck. Tried the memory one stick at a time,
>> no
>> luck. Tried nothing but onboard video and one stick of ram, and the boot
>> drive,
>> no good. There are no jumpers on this board except clear CMOS
>
> And did you clear the cmos?
I'd laugh outright at this, if I had the energy.
>> and chassis
>> intrusion.
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>> The only parts *not* known to work are the new ones, and I don't have the
>> time
>> or inclination to mess with it. Any ideas on what I should RMA out first?
>>
>>
>
> Take everything out of the case and hook it up on a table. You may
>have something shorting to the motherboard, like a standoff in the
>wrong spot.
I thought about that, and pulled the board and checked. There's nothing where it
shouldn't be. In fact I can see no reason whatsoever for this to be happening -
unless one of the new parts was defective from the factory. I've never gotten a
bad Thermaltake before, but I *have* gotten defective Asus motherboards and AMD
CPUs.
> Bill
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--GS, nanae
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