Pc Turns on but no Display.

aceman5231 · Sep 12, 2018

So I Have this Gateway computer I bought at a garage sale for $5 However. It turns on but doesn't display anything. When I would turn it on, it gives a beep code, the beep code stands for base 64k ram Failure or something like that, However I have replaced, Power supply, cpu, motherboard, ram and Video card. and with the new cpu installed, I get no beep codes anymore but nothing on the display. And then when I switch back to the original cpu, I dont get beep codes anymore and still nothing on the display. Can someone help me on trying to fix this cause I want to get into windows 98 gaming and this is my only windows 98 pc I have.

Computer Specs:
Amd Athlon 950mhz
64MB Pc133
10.2GB Hard Drive
Nvidia Riva TNT2 m64

androbourne · Sep 12, 2018

Could be issue with on board display. I would try a cheapo video card and see if you get a display.

aceman5231 · Sep 12, 2018

androbourne :

I replaced the card with a PCI and AGP card which both of the cards work and still nothing.

androbourne · Sep 12, 2018

Can you see it post? (splash screen or preboot menu) anything at all?

have you tried using another PCI lane?

aceman5231 · Sep 12, 2018

androbourne :

Yes, I have tried the pci card in every slot and still nothing. And im not seeing any splash screen at all.

androbourne · Sep 14, 2018

You should still be able to see a post. I'm starting to think issue isnt with your GPU but rather your CPU. Have you tried removing the CPU and resetting it and reapplying new paste?

aceman5231 · Sep 14, 2018

androbourne :

Yes I did try that. I have an amd athlon @ 950mhz (Orignal one) and a amd athlon @ 1200mhz (new one). I put both of the cpus into the old mobo and the new one and still nothing. I googled the chipset number and the only thing i can find is a website saying it supports amd athlon and amd duron cpus but it dosent say which ones. I don know if this matters or not but when I touch the cpu heatsink and the chipset, its warm. But when I touch the fanless gpu, theres no heat coming from it at all.

androbourne · Sep 14, 2018

What model mobo do you have? (or gateway pc model we can use to look it up) Sometimes it required mobo firmware upgrades to work with some CPUs. Oddly enough though, you would think if it came with a CPU preinstalled. It should be working and showing a post with at least the old CPU.

aceman5231 · Sep 14, 2018

androbourne :

The model number on the motherboard is MS-6330.

androbourne · Sep 18, 2018

and can you post the models of the new and old cpus?

aceman5231 · Sep 23, 2018

androbourne :

The old cpu Model Number is: A0950AMT3B
The New cpu Model Number is: AHM1200AQQ3B

UPDATE: so I ordered a Post test card and when i plug it in with both of the cpus I get Error Code C0

androbourne · Sep 24, 2018

Try to remove and reset the CPU. Apply new thermal paste as well. I'm sure a PC that old has barely any paste left to speak of.

aceman5231 · Sep 24, 2018

androbourne :

I tried that and still nothing. still getting error code C0

androbourne · Sep 26, 2018

Try rotating the memory. Pull out all but one ram stick and try to boot. If it fails, switch it out with another ram stick and try again. Also try different DIMM slots.

error code C0 is typical of a hardware issue.

aceman5231 · Sep 28, 2018

androbourne :

I tried that and im still getting error code C0. could it possibly be a cpu problem?

androbourne · Oct 1, 2018

aceman5231 :

Yes, very possible.

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