system wont start

[Guest]

i just assembled a new system, with an ECSK7S5A, athlon 1.4 266;256 DDR; which went smmothly. however on powerup the fans come on, then nothing, no bios beeps or video.

I've tried removing all components, except mobo & cpu (even out of case)with same result: no bios error codes

Looking through other posts it seems the problem lies with the motherboard or cpu, but is there any way to determine which?

 

[Stick_e_Mouse]

The best way to determine which is at fault is to try both on a different system.

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[Negaverse23]

Have you tried using the Insert key on the keyboard when booting up? Double check all the jumpers on the mainboard first.

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