O.K.  I opened up the other motherboard box today and took the CPU from the
first one and dropped it in.  Same results.  I then opened up the second CPU
box and put it in the second board.  Same results.  By the way, my first
power supply was not bad.  Screwing the board directly to the case without
washers caused the problem.  Once I removed all metalic connections between
the board and the case, the first power supply started doing what the second
one did.  I again replaced the RAM, the video, etc., all to the same
wearying end.  God bless Ibuprofin.

The only thing I haven't tried is removing the battery and shorting the
clear CMOS jumper as Mark suggested.  I'm going to do that now, then go
upstairs to get my butt whipped playing football on the Nintendo, and come
back tomorrow.  In the mean-time, I will gladly accept any other
suggestions.

Thank you!!

Kyle Elmblade
Distinct Computer Solutions
Installation - Sales - Upgrades - Training
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From: "Mark Rode" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Motherboard woes


> Sounds like you have followed the correct troubleshooting  procedures, and
> you are now down to the motherboard. The odds of a new Intel CPU being bad
> is extremely small, unless you suspect a over clocked, or counterfeit CPU.
> You could safely check this by putting the suspect CPU in a working board
> rather then risking a new CPU in this board.
>
> You can try clearing the BIOS, if that doesn't work then pull the battery,
> short  the board, and let it sit empty out of the case for 24 hours.Maybe
> send an email off to the manufacturer and hope they will answer you in a
> timely manner.  After that it is time to RMA the board.
>
> We all go through these periods when everything seems to go wrong with
> everything you touch. You just have to grit your teeth and wait it out.
>
>   Good luck with it !
>
> Rode
> At 09:40 AM 12/4/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>
> >IThe only thing I haven't tried yet is a new CPU.  I'm a little leery at
> >this point, though.  I'm afraid of damaging the new CPU if something
about
> >this board has damaged the first one.  I had the same exact problem two
> >weeks ago with a PCChips 810LR and a Duron 1.3GHz.  Momentary power, then
> >nothing.  This was after about an initial ten second or so boot, in which
> >it got up to the point of detecting the CPU and the RAM.  After that, I
> >only got the momentary power after turning the power supply off for a
> >moment then back on again (I RMA'd that board and chip).
>
> >Kyle Elmblade

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