I cannot get away from the fact that all seems dead apart from the fans. Si
it must be the CPU/Motherboard.

So I went again to the computer shop with a view to buying a new processor.
I had thought to go for an XP 2600+ so that I would get a bit of a bonus in
performance for my troubles. It was a reasonable price and, just to be safe,
I asked the chap behind the counter there if it would be alright with my
board - the aforementioned GA-7VRX. Sharp intake of breath. No way, he said.
They would 'burn up' together.  I couldn't believe him. Apparently there is
now (or was) a mark 2 version of this board which is/was better.....I had
bought this board just 2 years ago on the strength of a number of highly
acclaiming reviews on the net. I couldn't believe that, yet again I had been
hoisted. I was an original purchaser of a Pentium P60 as a a futureproof
solution  in1995.

The shop's recommendation was an ASROCK K7S8X (very cheap})and an XP2600+,
anybody with experience of this board/chip combination? Is it throwing more
good money after bad? Or are there any other recommendations - if the heart
of my PC is going, all options are open for a transplant - except price.

Sorry about the saga

Thanks again for comments and suggestions

John O'Regan

> I'd have to disagree with you there.
> I've had systems with no beeps that have problems such as this.  This
> was due to several different reasons, not the least of which was one
> system with the case speaker disconnected :)
>
> Tony Mayer
>
>
> joseph marty wrote:
>
> >If it were any of those things the mobo should be beeping during the
POST, but he says it is completely dead, even though the fans are working.
> >
> >
> >
> >>This could also be a bad/loose card (video card etc) or a bad/loose
> >>memory chip, or a bad/loose CPU.  I'd start by removing each of the
> >>cards and reinserting them.  And also, remove each memory chip and
> >>reinsert it and see what happens.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>That's what I'm afraid of Joseph - what do you think, all of you, Power
> >>>Supply, Motherboard or Processor? What order do I replace them in?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks for any more help and suggestions
> >>>
> >>>John O'Regan
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>No, not necessarily a dead power supply, but maybe a dead motherboard.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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