Fried??? already????

[The Spyder]

Ok- ive been having cold boot issues with my p4--- this morning- i woke up---- hit the power button and got a beeeeeeeep---- so i cleared the cmos- and hit the ps and got a flash of light from the 2x cold cathodes- and the fans spin- but thats it!!!!! Ive tried as diff ps but thats all i could think of!!! Help?? Im stuck on my xp 1600!

SPyder

[SadisticWarrior]

See the attachment about P-4's

[Spode]

that usually happens to me when I forget to plug the heatsink fan in, it automatically shuts down.

I'm surprised you killed it, I thought they were indestructable. sure its the chip?

[The Spyder]

I think its the board.......... i hope!!! Everything is connected- everything is fine except it wont turn on!

[unclemojo]

Originally posted by The Spyder
Help?? Im stuck on my xp 1600!

I've never heard anyone say they were bummed about having 1.4 screaming GHz :-D

I doubt it's the chip. I've had this problem before as well. It was the mobo not being grounded properly. Check the seating. That 'may' be the culprit.

[JigPu]

Sounds like a dead board to me too. Either that or the memory or vid card isn't quite plugged in all the way. Do you have another mobo you could test all the other cards in (if it turns out to be none of them) ?

JigPu

[Lionfish]

Originally posted by The Spyder
I think its the board.......... i hope!!! Everything is connected- everything is fine except it wont turn on!

It must be an Ep0x mobo then right

It must have been a AMD with an eP0x :-D

Me s00 baddd

[The Spyder]

Oh lionfish..................... it was my IT7- and i tried diff video- but i dont have another p4 board....... unlike the 10 amd i have

[Pinky]

You breaky a leg again

But that's okay, you have 7 more... and it's intel, so consider this "shedding" of the weaker limb

[Pinky]

Originally posted by JigPu
Sounds like a dead board to me too. Either that or the memory or vid card isn't quite plugged in all the way. Do you have another mobo you could test all the other cards in (if it turns out to be none of them) ?

JigPu

Yo! Good to see you over here, welcome!

(OC.com needs to go down a little more often )

[Holst]

Why only a flash of light from the cathodes ?

Dont they run on the 12v line (should allways be on)

That combined with your reboot issue has me thinking motherboard or PSU.

[The Spyder]

Its like it powers up- but then it shuts off in 2 sec---- i tried a diff ps--- but i am using my enermax 465w- (its worked fine for me :-D) i am looking into the vantec powersupplies.....
I think its the board........

[Holst]

sounds like the board.

[drow_elf]

could anything be shorting out??

shorting the power control circuit on the power connector (green - black but check it i'm not totally sure) should force the power supply to come up no matter what the mobo says, then your CCs should work (wont guarantee the rest though )

[Southern Man]

My experience of this symptom is the same as Spodes. I've been baffled for hours when the problem was the fan of the HSF not being properly plugged in.

Have you tried a different Fan on your heat sink? maybe it's not giving the proper feedback to the bios that one is plugged in.

[The Spyder]

Its the stock intel one........ and this board dosent have that feature- and it worked 8h before that

[Spode]

I like the idea of testing the PS sepertatly, you can use a paper clip for that, just pop em in the holes

But does sound like the boardd.

Originally posted by The Spyder
Im stuck on my xp 1600!

Pfffttttt! I'm still stuck on my K6-2. You know what I've heard helps other people? I've heard that if other people go out and club my enemies (like they were a baby harp seal) that that somehow miraculously fixes all of their problems in life. Now I'm not saying this is true mind you, but it may be worth considering.