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Hard disk installation problem
I recently purchased a Western Digital 2500 hard disk (250Gb). I installed it after having verified the jumpers on my original 40Gb hard disk were set to Master and the jumpers on the new WD hard disk were set to slave. I then turned on the power on the PC only to find the power went on but no picture went to the screen. After checking all the connections I unplugged it and tried to go back to using the old 40Gb HD on its own as it was before only to find that the same thing would happen. Now I can't use the PC at all. When I turn it on the fan on the power supply goes and theres power going to the mother board because the CPU fan is turning.
Btw I unplugged the CPU heatsink and fan to have enough room to instert the HD into the slot on the base unit. I plugged it back in and threw down the clamps to hold it in place but it still seems a bit off. My computer is a Medion XP1700.
Btw I unplugged the CPU heatsink and fan to have enough room to instert the HD into the slot on the base unit. I plugged it back in and threw down the clamps to hold it in place but it still seems a bit off. My computer is a Medion XP1700.
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You need to make sure your heatsink is flush on the cpu when the levers are snapped in place (this is a P4, right?). Make sure the cpu fan is plugged into the cpu fan header on the motherboard. For your hard drive, if you are using a Western Digital drive all by itself, the jumper has to be on Single, not Master.
did you get any beeps when the pc started up if not check your pc speaker is attached to the motherboard correctly and how long did you leave the pc running when it blanked screened on you
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Yes its a P4 computer. Didn't get any beeps when I powered up the computer and the internal speaker is hooked up correctly. I left it running for about 20-30 seconds to see if anything would appearbefore holding down the power button to turn it off.
What do you mean by make sure the heat sink is flush on the CPU? I have verified that the pins line up and that its facing the correct way before clamping it down.
The original drive I was using was a Samsung 40Gb drive. I wanted to upgrade my hard disk capacity by adding the WD 250Gb hard drive as a slave.
The samsung drive was working fine as a master drive before I attempted to install the WD drive. Now I get a blank screen when I turn my computer on with the original drive.
I simply put the WD drive in with the jumpers set to slave (I didn't change the jumpers on the original Samsung drive which were set to master), got a blank screen so tried to boot up using the Samsung drive and still got a blank screen. I then checked all connections but still get a blank screen when I turn on the power and am forced to hold down the power button each time to turn it off. (Which I'm aware isn't too good for the hard drive if its even being recognised any more.)
What do you mean by make sure the heat sink is flush on the CPU? I have verified that the pins line up and that its facing the correct way before clamping it down.
The original drive I was using was a Samsung 40Gb drive. I wanted to upgrade my hard disk capacity by adding the WD 250Gb hard drive as a slave.
The samsung drive was working fine as a master drive before I attempted to install the WD drive. Now I get a blank screen when I turn my computer on with the original drive.
I simply put the WD drive in with the jumpers set to slave (I didn't change the jumpers on the original Samsung drive which were set to master), got a blank screen so tried to boot up using the Samsung drive and still got a blank screen. I then checked all connections but still get a blank screen when I turn on the power and am forced to hold down the power button each time to turn it off. (Which I'm aware isn't too good for the hard drive if its even being recognised any more.)
Try resetting the BIOS, to force it to default values. The heatsink on the P4 is not a big deal, since it will turn itself off it it gets too hot. By flush, I meant make sure the heat sink is sitting properly on top of the cpu so that when you lock it down, it is making good contact.
When i had a similar experience what resolved the problem was reseating my RAM, so just ensure that your RAM is well seated and that your monitor Cord is plugeed in well too.
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My PC has 2 chips of SD RAM (not DDR), one of 256 MBs with a speed of 133Mhz and the other at 128 MBs with the same speed I presume as its not written on it.
How do I know what brand mother board I have?
Its a Pentium 4, with 4 PCI slots, 2 DIMM slots and Pheonix D686 BIOS (that was written on a little sticker on the motherboard.).
I tried setting the RAM back into its slots but still nothing.
I would try and test the RAM on my other PC but it takes DDR RAM.
I think the problem is down to the CPU not connecting properly to the motherboard. There is none of this heat paste which was mentioned above simply a load of gold coloured connector pins which slot onto a beige coloured receptor frame with a little lever on the side which holds it in place. The CPU and heat sink once in place are clamped down using two metal clamps which come down on either side of it to secure it in place. Before I clamp it down it dosn't seem to be connected into the beige receptor properly and seems loose. When the clamps come down it pushes it down further but I'm still not sure its on correctly.
How do I know what brand mother board I have?
Its a Pentium 4, with 4 PCI slots, 2 DIMM slots and Pheonix D686 BIOS (that was written on a little sticker on the motherboard.).
I tried setting the RAM back into its slots but still nothing.
I would try and test the RAM on my other PC but it takes DDR RAM.
I think the problem is down to the CPU not connecting properly to the motherboard. There is none of this heat paste which was mentioned above simply a load of gold coloured connector pins which slot onto a beige coloured receptor frame with a little lever on the side which holds it in place. The CPU and heat sink once in place are clamped down using two metal clamps which come down on either side of it to secure it in place. Before I clamp it down it dosn't seem to be connected into the beige receptor properly and seems loose. When the clamps come down it pushes it down further but I'm still not sure its on correctly.
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My motherboard is a Microstar 6534. It has a serial number written on the pink printer port as in the diagram you provided. (MB: 800000060020036)
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OK I manged to find the motherboards' documentation on the internet. From looking at the CPU installation diagrams it has become clear that my CPU and heat sink are attatched. (I presume they are stuck together with this thermal paste stuff mentioned above) Anyway the manual says that in order to connect the CPU you must first open the CPU recptor thing by opening out and up the lever. It is however impossible for me to do this because the heatsinks housing is too bulky to allow me to open it, slot in the combined CPU and heatsink unit and then close it again. So basically this means that I originally expected the CPU to work by just placing the pins on the receptor even though the lever wasn't set to the open position. Now this brings me to the question: how do I separate the CPU and heatsink in order to attatch them properly and also will I need to remove and apply new thermal paste?
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This thread is my exact issue:
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/printthread.php?threadid=160150
So when I'm putting the CPU and heatsink in after separating them and removing any thermal paste using rubbing alchohol, would the correct thing be to put in the CPU then put a small amont of paste on it and then put the heatsink on top of that?
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/printthread.php?threadid=160150
So when I'm putting the CPU and heatsink in after separating them and removing any thermal paste using rubbing alchohol, would the correct thing be to put in the CPU then put a small amont of paste on it and then put the heatsink on top of that?
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