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Cannot get pc to boot MSI 865PE neo2-Ls P4 2.6c 400DDR
Hi
I am trying to boot a MSI 865PE neo2-Ls motherboard with 400DDR ram,
a pentium 4 2.6GigHz processor and a MSI GeForce Procesor.
It generally does not boot up when powered up. Occosionally it boots but on
will not boot up again.
I have tried the obvious things such as switch RAM but no luck. I think its the
motherboard thats shagged but I not sure. Has anyone sen this problem before.
I would like to switch the componets ones I know work to narrow down the
problem but I dont have the money to buy another m/b or procesor or RAM
Any help or suggestions would be much appriciated
Thanks
Dave
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HI
tried it out of the case with just the 5 components in. Get the sane result.
How can I test the components 1 at a time?
dont I need the memory graphics and processor
plugged into the board for it to boot?
tried it out of the case with just the 5 components in. Get the sane result.
How can I test the components 1 at a time?
dont I need the memory graphics and processor
plugged into the board for it to boot?
The bare system I define is as few a components that you can run a system and still expect it to post. This would denote a hardware failure and unless you have known working components to swap them with there is nothing else that you can do yourself to determine the fault.
The most likely cause is either mainboard, psu or cpu - typically RAM and AGP problems are accompanied by a beep code. If you remove the RAM from the out of case test do you get a single beep repeated? Or if you remove the AGP card do you get a pattern of beeps? If not then the most likely cause is CPU, PSU or mainboard and the only way you're going to test these is either return to vendor or borrow a mate's CPU and PSU (these are obviously alot easier to borrow than a mainboard) and try swapping those, if that doesn't solve the problem then you're looking at almost certain mainboard failure but remember there may be more than 1 component at fault!
The most likely cause is either mainboard, psu or cpu - typically RAM and AGP problems are accompanied by a beep code. If you remove the RAM from the out of case test do you get a single beep repeated? Or if you remove the AGP card do you get a pattern of beeps? If not then the most likely cause is CPU, PSU or mainboard and the only way you're going to test these is either return to vendor or borrow a mate's CPU and PSU (these are obviously alot easier to borrow than a mainboard) and try swapping those, if that doesn't solve the problem then you're looking at almost certain mainboard failure but remember there may be more than 1 component at fault!
ASKER
Hi
I have another pc which I could test the AGd graphics card in.
Its not mine. If the card is faulty is itlikely to damage the motherboard?
Cheers
Dave
I have another pc which I could test the AGd graphics card in.
Its not mine. If the card is faulty is itlikely to damage the motherboard?
Cheers
Dave
A faulty graphics card won't cause damage to a system, could you not also try swapping the PSU as well to the other system? a little bit more work but it is less likely to be the AGP card that is causing your problems...
ASKER
Hi
might have found the fault. The soldering on the bios chip seems suspect. When I hold down the chip the system boots.
if it is the bios chip whats the best thing to do?
might have found the fault. The soldering on the bios chip seems suspect. When I hold down the chip the system boots.
if it is the bios chip whats the best thing to do?
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ASKER
Hi
Got a mate to solder the board. Works fine!
I put in an IDE hard drive and now works OK.
BUt I cant get it to recognise my SAST Drive.
I think i might have damaged it.
Do you now what the steps are to get
a SATA drive up and running.
Cheers
Dave
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1st thing to do in this situation is to run an out of case bare bones test to eliminate as many points of failure as you can and then try to recreate the fault:
Remove components from the case and with just the mainboard, RAM, CPU and graphics card connect the ATX connector from your PSU and power the system up. If the same problem still appears you have at least narrowed the problem down to one of the 5 components there.
If the problem doesn't replicate itself then the problem could be a short from the case, or a flex in the mainboard caused by fitting it to the case or one of the other components that you have added to the system. Add components 1 at a time and througha process of elimination you can find the point of failure.
Hope that helps :)