Based on past experience, after I tried and tested all components, I finally
ended up with a bad motherboard. Sometimes they are dead on arrival. You
should be able to return it, if needed, for a replacement MB. Your supplier
will probably test it to be sure it is bad before replacing it.
Tom Mayer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Okoyomi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 1:57 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Newly built pc won't boot
I just finished building a new pc, but when I turn on the power switch the
pc doesn't boot. However the keyboard responds by lighting up briefly (to be
specific, the "print screen", "scroll lock" and "pause" keyboard keys light
up briefly when I turn on the computer, but nothing else happens). The
motherboard is a Syntax S661M with SiS661FX Northbridge and SiS963L
Southbridge. The CPU is a Pentium 4, 2.80E Ghz. The processor was inserted
correctly. The thermal compound was placed on top of the processor and the
heatsink was then attached. The power supply is labelled OKIA420ATX and has
420 watts. There are two DIMMS memory slots, one of which is populated with
a 512 MB module. There is a hard drive, a cdr/cdrw drive, a floppy drive,
and a modem. I disconnected the modem,the hard drive, the CD drive and the
front USB, but the problem persists.
Please help me, I don't know what to do.
Michael Okoyomi
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