----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel M. Blackman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: System Crashed???


> If all you're seeing is the monitor test block with a message like "your
> monitor is working, check your cable or PC", and you are not getting even
> the POST screen, your mobo is history.  That happened to me last year.  If
> you are not seeing the POST screen you either need to replace the mobo or
> hope that someone can tell you how to save the one you have.  I'd replace
it
> if it were me (which is what I did).  Joel
>
I've seen this a couple of times with my friends machine and I still don't
know what caused or what fixes it, but I would check all the connections and
check again. I just left his computer off for a while ( about a half hour
and then it would work again.

>
>
> Dear Larry (and anyone else following this line who can help),
>
>          I can't even get the BIOS.  No DOS, nothing.  All we see is the
> monitor test block.  I tried to clear the BIOS with reset jumper but it
> didn't help.  I went to Gigabytes Web Site and found nothing on BIOS
> recovery.
>           This is a totally new problem for me.  I was wondering if it
> could be possible with both my wife and grandson  hitting 2 different
> buttons almost simultaneously (which both do hard boots) could this have
> somehow given the motherboard an electrical short..or fried it?
>            At this point I have the hard drive, floppy drive, both CD
> drives and all peripherals pulled except the video card.  Any suggestions,
> ideas, random musings (ANYTHING)  will be thankfully received and most
> welcome.
>
> David
>
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