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Chensu
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Right, the replacement motherboard arrived today(MSI KT3 Ultra2), so I fitted it in PC case, with memory and cpu and graphics card.
Switched on, and everything seemed fine.
Switched PC off and fitted HDD & CD drive, switched on, and again everything was fine.
Rebooted, and started installing XP, it got to the point in installation when it says its going to reboot in 15secs, (on the initial dos setup part).
Then after the reboot the PC is dead!
Tried taking out drives (HDD/CD) but still dead no beeps, nothing, no onscreen bootup nowt!
Took out memory and got the usual beeps, but still no on-screen post. Put memory back in, but still nothing.
What the hell has happened?! it was working fine then dead??..
Checked cpu core, its not crushed or anything.
But I have no way to test any of it with alternate parts, gonna have to find local PC shop for them to test, before I get back to mail order company..for ANOTHER RMA!
Im no noob when it comes to setting up PCs, the PC Im using now, I had to put back together, and thats fine.
The PSU is OK too, 420w, working with this PC right now.
Can I have some advice of how to proceed.
Chensu
Switched on, and everything seemed fine.
Switched PC off and fitted HDD & CD drive, switched on, and again everything was fine.
Rebooted, and started installing XP, it got to the point in installation when it says its going to reboot in 15secs, (on the initial dos setup part).
Then after the reboot the PC is dead!
Tried taking out drives (HDD/CD) but still dead no beeps, nothing, no onscreen bootup nowt!
Took out memory and got the usual beeps, but still no on-screen post. Put memory back in, but still nothing.
What the hell has happened?! it was working fine then dead??..
Checked cpu core, its not crushed or anything.
But I have no way to test any of it with alternate parts, gonna have to find local PC shop for them to test, before I get back to mail order company..for ANOTHER RMA!
Im no noob when it comes to setting up PCs, the PC Im using now, I had to put back together, and thats fine.
The PSU is OK too, 420w, working with this PC right now.
Can I have some advice of how to proceed.
Chensu