Help - New System Not Booting

[imagoogler]

Here's my dilema. My CPU was overheating on a previous system, so I
went in and put some Artic Silver on the processor. Put the heatsink
back on and my computer has not since booted up. I thought maybe I
damaged the CPU and since bought a new one (AMD Sempron 2800 with new
motherboard), and I bought a new geforce 5500 card to go with it. Well,
to my surprise, the computer does not boot up still. The power comes
on, fans start goin', but no "beep" and no harddrive noises. I put in
my friends harddrive, and his wouldn't boot up either. I put his RAM
in, thinking it was a RAM problem, but it wasn't. I've searched google
to no avail. Please help.

Windows XP Home
AMD Sempron 2800
512 RAM.

 

[KC Computers]

Here's my dilema. My CPU was overheating on a previous system, so I

went in and put some Artic Silver on the processor. Put the heatsink
back on and my computer has not since booted up. I thought maybe I
damaged the CPU and since bought a new one (AMD Sempron 2800 with new
motherboard), and I bought a new geforce 5500 card to go with it. Well,
to my surprise, the computer does not boot up still. The power comes
on, fans start goin', but no "beep" and no harddrive noises. I put in
my friends harddrive, and his wouldn't boot up either. I put his RAM
in, thinking it was a RAM problem, but it wasn't. I've searched google
to no avail. Please help.

It could be the power supply or motherboard. Do you have access
to a different PS to try?

 

[imagoogler]

It could be the power supply or motherboard. Do you have access
to a different PS to try?

I believe the new motherboard is fine. I'm inchin' towards the PS
problem.

But can the PS work but not work? Power up the fans and CDROMS but not
everything else? Just putting out enough juice to power up but not boot
up? That's possible?

Thanks for the response.

--Phil

 

[KC Computers]

I believe the new motherboard is fine. I'm inchin' towards the PS
problem. But can the PS work but not work? Power up the fans and CDROMS
but not
everything else? Just putting out enough juice to power up but not boot
up? That's possible?

Why don't you think it could be the motherboard? Motherboards tend to fail
before other components. A weak or failing power supply could indeed
cause that to happen.

 

[imagoogler]

Why don't you think it could be the motherboard? Motherboards tend to fail
before other components. A weak or failing power supply could indeed
cause that to happen.

---

Forgive my newbieness... But a brand new motherboard? I just bought it
two days ago. With my last motherboard, I was having the same symptoms.
Powers up.. fans come on.. CDROMS come on.. but no BIOS. No beep. No
harddrive shuffling.

--Phil

 

[imagoogler]

Forgive my newbieness... But a brand new motherboard? I just bought it
two days ago. With my last motherboard, I was having the same symptoms.
Powers up.. fans come on.. CDROMS come on.. but no BIOS. No beep. No
harddrive shuffling.

--Phil

Anyone have suggestions for a PS for my new system? Minimum
requirements? Good price? Or does it matter - One PSU fits all?

Thanks.

--Phil

 

[Michael Hawes]

Anyone have suggestions for a PS for my new system? Minimum
requirements? Good price? Or does it matter - One PSU fits all?

Thanks.

--Phil

Should be OK with GOOD 300W. What case, desktop, tower?? What is
make/power rating of present PSU? Don't buy unknown/cheap PSU. New PSU
should be heavier than old one to be better quality.
Mike.

 

[imagoogler]

Should be OK with GOOD 300W. What case, desktop, tower?? What is
make/power rating of present PSU? Don't buy unknown/cheap PSU. New PSU
should be heavier than old one to be better quality.
Mike.

Well.. newbie me didn't connect the SECOND 12V power plug to the
new/old motherboard, so basically I upgraded my computer for no real
reason other than to put newer components in. PSU was fine. CPU was
fine. So I went out and bought a new harddrive 160gb Maxtor to go with
all the new stuff. Thanks for anyone who were scratching their heads
with this one. What a moron I am.

--Phil