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Peter said:
Radio Shack or CVS. -Dave
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Radio Shack or CVS. -Dave
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It's an AGP card - Albratron nVidia FX5600 128MB. I've tried replacing
cards, taking out the memory - same results....
If you have an older less powerful AGP card try that.Your power supply
may not be up to the above card's current draw :/
I keep an old SIS AGP 8 meg card for testing/building PCs.
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Peter said:I decided to build a system from the components I used to have on my
main machine and am having problems. The system sends no signal to the
monitor. I changed video cards but it did not help. I haven't used the
motherboard in over a year.
Is the motherboard shorted to the case because of a missing fiber
washer or support?
Did you damage it with static electricity? What anti-static
precautions did you take -- work barefoot, have everything on an
anti-static surface, wear an anti-static wrist strap and use it
properly?
Try hitting the reset button several times.
You can check for signs of life with an AM radio tuned to a dead spot
and
held next to the motherboard, and the interference should change sound
as the computer goes through its power-on tests or when you hit the
reset button. The radio may have to be tuned to various dead spots
and tried in different positions and orientations to pick up anything,
and you want the monitor to be turned off because it creates a great
deal of interference itself.
AGP video cards can easily pull out of their sockets from slight
movement of the case, but that alone should cause the computer to beep
on boot.
All fans are working, so the power supply is fine.
The correct conclusion is: since all fans are working, the power
supply isn't 100% dead because spinning fans only indicate the +12V
output is putting out enough voltage to spin the fans, or at least
4-6V. You should measure all the voltages to verify that the positive
ones are all within 5% of nominal values (negative voltages are
irrelevant).
I removed the CPU fan, turned the system on for 10 sec or so, the CPU
started getting hot, so I guess the motherboard is not dead.
I hope you mean you removed only the fan and not the heatsink. which
can destroy AMD CPUs in 1 second.
The CMOS battery isn't necessary to make the computer boot, but you
can buy one from any place that sells wristwatch or calculator
batteries, $1-3, with Fry's may being among the cheapest.