Dead PC

[gasquith]

Hi,I decided to upgrade the kids computer from a Kd-500 so bought, from ebay, a jetway 830CN mboard & Athlon 850. I couldn't get the machine to install anything without disabling internal cache so tried swapping my Athlon 1400 to test it. The machine made lots of beeps, I didn't count them as I was trying to pull the plug out, & now won't switch on at all. My 1400 is ok, my PC still works but what have I done? & why WAS I having problems? Please help!!

 

[Flinx]

Try this immediately on the motherboard.

1) Pull the power cord
2)
A) reset the cmos. Use jumper for 10-15 seconds before
returning to original pins (Read your manual)
or
B) place the battery in upside down for 10-15 seconds.
(return battery to original placement)

3) Try powering up again

4) Write back and tell us if there was an improvement.


The loving are the daring!<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Flinx on 08/02/03 08:48 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[gasquith]

Thanks, in this case the loving are DARLINGS!!!
I did wonder about CMOS but didn't see how it could kill PC.
Any ideas on the internal cache problem?

 

[pIII_Man]

well something was not right in the bios and had to be returned to default...what that was...i have no clue...


3 386DX-25's...12 volts...glue some ln2 and a wicked amount of overclocking and you get a willamantee minus 36 pins, 33.75 million transistors and a couple hundred mhz...

 

[Flinx]

Hmm,

First the Mobo manual says that it supports processors
600->1.33 Athlon <b>this leaves your 1400 out</b> unless there is a bios upgrade.

WAG:
What memory are you using? Could it be PC-66? You need at least PC100.

Another WAG:
Are you trying to install Windows 95?
<A HREF="http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win95_3x/Win95/Q_10087094.html" target="_new">http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win95_3x/Win95/Q_10087094.html</A>

The loving are the daring!<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Flinx on 08/02/03 10:25 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[jmecor]

PC66 ram.. hmmm... that's quite old.