When power on this Gateway computer, I get nothing but a blank screen and a slow pulsing power light.
MB: MSI MB.G3609.002 MS-7399
I have tried different power supplies, tried clearing cmos with the jumper and removing the battery, and I've tested the cpu and ram that they work.
One solution I was hopeful would work was to try and recover the bios:
"For AMI BIOS
Rename the desired AMI BIOS file to AMIBOOT.ROM and save it on a floppy disk. e.g. Rename A569MS23.ROM to AMIBOOT.ROM
Insert this floppy disk in the floppy drive. Turn On the system and press and hold Ctrl-Home to force update. It will read the AMIBOOT.ROM file and recover the BIOS from the A drive.
When 4 beeps are heard you may remove the floppy disk and restart the computer."
I have tried this using a usb stick with no success and feel a floppy might not be any different. When I remove the RAM and power up, no beeps are heard. No beeps are ever heard.
I feel like this MB isn't toasted, but this pulsing light issue seems somewhat common for this computer. Either way, if a replacement board is needed, I won't be putting the same board back in the box.
If I do replace the MB, I'm looking for something preferably with the same processor (Intel Pentium E5200) and RAM (DDR2 800MHZ). Preferably a less expensive MB also. Here is one I was looking at:
http://www.howardstore.com/accessories/detail.cfm?id=S1...
Thank you for any help and suggestions!