So other than the obvious power connector on the motherboard, there are actually (at least) two other power connectors, one for the CPU, and one for the graphics card (and another for a second graphics card). Also, is the CPU seated correctly ? On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 17:03 +1300, James Pluck wrote:
Hi All,
I have been having an intermittent fault with my PC which has now become permanent and I'm wracking my brain to resolve it.
Firstly - PC Spec AMD x64 X2 AM2 3800 CPU ASUS AM2 Nforce 570 mobo Nvidia 7600GT 256 video card (Point of View is the manufacturer) 1 GB DDR2 667 ram 250GB SATA2 Seagate Barracuda HDD 80 GB ATA133 HDD DVD writer Thermaltake Soprano case with stock thermaltake 430W psu
Symptom: On Powerup system starts to power up - fans start (2x120 mm case fans, chip fan, GPU fan), hdd's start, DVD starts - then before POST whole thing shuts down. No bios beeps - nothing. I don't get the GPU POST or the system POST.
I've done everything I can think of * Undo and reseat all cards and cables - test - same problem * disconnect all DVD and HDD (only mobo, ram and video connected) - test - that worked lat the beginning of the week but fault recurred last night. Redoing all tests so far doesn't work. * Removed and reseated ram - test - no go.
I'm not sure if I have a PSU issue (fail or too much connected for the rating of the PSU), a graphics card failing, a ram card failing, a mobo fail or a chip fail. I don't have the hardware (this is my only pci-e system and my only sata capable system) to swap out components to isolate.
Oh... and the warranty expired in November :(
Can anyone suggest anything else I could do to troubleshoot this problem?
Cheers James.
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