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ECS nForce4 A939 Rev1:0 will not POST
Client's computer would not fire up. I replaced the PSU, and now it displays the first BIOS screen (Main Processor...Memory Testing...Memory Information...) but will go no further. There is no POST beep. The keyboard is non-responsive - hitting DEL or ESCAPE has no effect.
I have replaced the keyboard twice, still nothing. I have reseated RAM and disconnected everything including the harddrive. With the RAM removed I get beeps, but with the RAM in place I get nothing, just the initial BIOS screen.
Replacing the motherboard will be a lot more expensive than just a PSU, and I don't feel that the mobo is necessarily the issue...but I can't find anything else to blame!
Does anyone have experience of this board?
I have replaced the keyboard twice, still nothing. I have reseated RAM and disconnected everything including the harddrive. With the RAM removed I get beeps, but with the RAM in place I get nothing, just the initial BIOS screen.
Replacing the motherboard will be a lot more expensive than just a PSU, and I don't feel that the mobo is necessarily the issue...but I can't find anything else to blame!
Does anyone have experience of this board?
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I have already swapped the RAM one at a time...I'll try clearing the CMOS settings and loading defaults.
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nobus,
I have already tried a minimal boot - no change;
The HDD spins up, but the pc does not boot;
It looks like it is time for a new mobo...
I have already tried a minimal boot - no change;
The HDD spins up, but the pc does not boot;
It looks like it is time for a new mobo...
did you swap the ram, and video card? then yes
and could you boot from a cd drive?
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Thankyou nobus and jasonr0025 for your input...I have replaced the motherboard.
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ECS nForce4 A939 board
AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3000+
512Mb DDR 400 RAM