Thanks for your reply. I'll attempt to answer your questions, giving as
much information as I know how to give.
I have never done a flash on any bios, don't know how. I fiddled around
inside it last night before writing my plea for help, making sure anything I
could see plugged in (connectors and cards, etc) were seated. I didn't
remove anything but the two RAM chips, re-installing them singularly just in
case one of them went out.
I do not know what a EPROMM is, or if I have one. I push the button to
turn on the Monitor and a blue utility-looking think comes on. I think it's
for making adjustments to the viewing screen (verticle, horiz, brightness,
etc.). The monitor seems to be working. The computer just doesn't send it
anything to show me.
As for a power surge, I'm not aware of anything like that. This computer
sets right next to it, and works great. There have been no thunderstorms
here (southern CA) in several months, so I can tell you for sure, that is
not the case. I think I will take your advice and take it back to the store
that built it for me. Appears that I've just got a lemon.
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of joseph marty
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 8:20 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Machine won't Post
Did you do a flash update on the BIOS that may have failed? You also need
to check to see if the video card and the CPU are properly seated, although
if the EEPROM is not fried, it should beep on POST. Are you getting a
message on your monitor screen that says your monitor is working and you
should check your connection? Is it possible this machine took a lightning
strike or power surge? Possibly your new power supply put out too much
current when it got fired up and fried the EEPROM. If there are absolutely
no beeps and no POST, your mobo may be history. You might want to contact
the manufacturer if it is still under warranty.
>Machine - AMD 800, Win 98
>
> That machine won't post - the fans (PS and CPU) come on, but
nobody's
>home (no beeps).
> The Keyboard flashes, the power-on lights around the switch lights
up,
>but no post.
> History - the Powersupply was replaced (warranty) about 2 months
ago, and
>has operated alright since then. It is a second machine, and I only turn
>it on maybe once a week +/-.
> The archives (FreePCHelp) had an article where the suggestion was
>given (I forget the name) to open the machine and make sure all connectors
>are connected properly. I did that, as well as remove and re-install the
>RAM. If you need further information on the machine, please ask.
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