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More info?)
well how about the screws you used to put the mobo in the case, it could be
shorting sumthing out
"MK" <tgshove2006@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I did not like the case (Bought a new one) and the PC gave hassles (could
>not read the CD roms then hung then worked ). After last night I redid the
>system (took it apart and put back again) now it starts-fan on green light
>on ,but switches off after 3 seconds -no beeps
>
> I looked at the Manuel and it said CPU XP 2800 or higher. Mine is a XP
> 2200 could the CPU be too small.
>
> "Gareth Tuckwell" <ContactGT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> What has changed since it last worked?
>> Did you run the CPU without a heatsink and/or fan for any length of time?
>>
>> Have you tried to change the BIOS settings - maybe you have overclocked
>> it too far? Try using the jumper to reset the bios. Actually, check this
>> jumber is not in the wrong place - nothing will boot if that is wrong!
>>
>> How many and how long are the beeps when you turn the PC on? These should
>> diagnose the problem. I personally don't know what different numbers of
>> beeps mean, but there will be somebody, or a web page that does!
>>
>> GT
>>
>> "MK" <kleinhans@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>>> Hi
>>> I have a Asus A7N8X motherboard with a AMD Athlon CPU (XP2200) and after
>>> installing all the hardware I can't get my PC to boot up (screen stays
>>> off),
>>> I tried different Video cards , memory smaller cpu but no luck. Is the
>>> cpu
>>> burned out (how can I see if it is ). Please could you help?????????
>>> Nicol
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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