So this is going in the motherboard section since that's what I would logically blame for this problem.
The specs:
Gigabyte GA-K8VNXP mobo
AMD 64 3200+
Kingston PC3200 1GB 400MHZ 184pin DDR RAM
nvidia geforce4 mx 420 video card
Demon 580W power supply
something or other IDE hd
ok.. so the problem:
When the computer boots it shows that the computer is "ok" (one beep is heard which apparenlty means system is ok), amount of ram is specified, processor is acknowledged... however.. the hd shows no activity (referring to the led) and it doesn't get to the point where it can read anything from a disk.. when the keyboard is unplugged there is no keyboard missing error.. so you can tell the bios isn't getting very far since it isn't even noticing that. muzikool and i have tried unplugging everything except for the hd, the cd drive, and the ram.. we're at a loss as to what the problem is.
so.... anyone have any ideas there? there could be a short on the board or something.. i'm not sure.. input is really appreciated
The specs:
Gigabyte GA-K8VNXP mobo
AMD 64 3200+
Kingston PC3200 1GB 400MHZ 184pin DDR RAM
nvidia geforce4 mx 420 video card
Demon 580W power supply
something or other IDE hd
ok.. so the problem:
When the computer boots it shows that the computer is "ok" (one beep is heard which apparenlty means system is ok), amount of ram is specified, processor is acknowledged... however.. the hd shows no activity (referring to the led) and it doesn't get to the point where it can read anything from a disk.. when the keyboard is unplugged there is no keyboard missing error.. so you can tell the bios isn't getting very far since it isn't even noticing that. muzikool and i have tried unplugging everything except for the hd, the cd drive, and the ram.. we're at a loss as to what the problem is.
so.... anyone have any ideas there? there could be a short on the board or something.. i'm not sure.. input is really appreciated