No booting anymore

[Haljon]

Hello all,

I have an old computer that I was working on last week. Its a PIII 733. I was installing a new HD in it when it died. I was having issues with the new HD where I could copy the OS files to it but when it booted off the HD, the OS would not install. Well, I changed a jumper setting on this HD and when I turned on the PC again, nothing. I mean nothing. No fans, no lights, just dead. The computer does not even post. I looked at these boards and cleared the CMOS, by removing the battery and changing a jumper. Now, then I turn the computer, The case fans come in as well as the graphic card fans. However, the computer sill does not post, I dont hear the HD spin and I cant open the CD rom. I have tried different power supplies with no success. Could the motherboard be dead? or even the cpu?

Thanks all

 

[jlanka]

did you remove the MB at all?

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[Haljon]

No, I did not remove anything except the old HD to put the new HD in.

I saw a post today where 1 person told another to remove the CMOS battery for 24 hours. Is this sny different then removing the battery and changing the jumpers to clers the CMOS?

 

[marty10g]

I would do a test with a new Power Supply, may be the PSU has spit the dummy

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[jihiggs]

it still wont post when you take the bad hard drive out?

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[Haljon]

I have tried a different power supply and got the same results. Fans came on and nothing else.

I did boot with the new hard drive, but when I took the HD out to change the jumper settings, thats when it died. I put the jumper setting back and still noting. It was not till I reset the coms till I could get the fans going. But it will not post now at all. Could the cmos still be messed up, or is the motherboard dead?

 

[snotling]

Have you loaded a new BIOS after that?

 

[Crashman]

DID YOU TRY SEEING IF IT WOULD POST WITH THE HARD DRIVE CABLES DISCONNECTED?

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[halkebul]

Could be a grounding issue - metal to metal contact between the bottom of the motherboard and the side of the case. Try assembling the computer WITHOUT the case.

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