Guest Roscoe P Pendoscoe Posted June 30, 2007 Posted June 30, 2007 >I have a box I just transferred all working hardware to from a working >computer that will now not post > >Does have no OS as tossed an old 20gig and installed a new Seagate >160gig in its place. > >Was in a box that ran 24/7 for about 5 years without a feakin' hiccup >and moved those hardware items to a new shorter case to fit under a >desk. That and the small 20gig was the reason I did this. All the lights on m-board are lit green > >The DVD writer light and power light on the case comes on but no option >to get to BIOS. Could this brand new PSU be bad? MAybe I am missing >some simple thing someone could point out. I have put about 20 >computers together but may have missed or forgot something. It is >driving me nutty and I wanted it up and out of my way before my wife >came back from a biz trip. > >I do have an almost identical box I retired with same m-board that was >working fine but does have an OS but is Win 98SE. I was thinking of >throwing the 160 in that one to see what I get. > >This is a computer my Wife uses for her online class and summer break >is almost over and she is starting to look at me sideways. If I don't >get this thing going, I might be going. Kidding! > >Anyway it is a SOYO board >P-III 1ghz >Mushkin 512mb >Seagate 160 >Plextor 708 DVD >2 Maxtor 20gig as slaves >SB-Live >Antec 400 Watt 2.0 PSU How can I tell if board is grounding out to chssis? (This is an especially stupid question because I am an Electrician) No f'in joke. > >I could probably and might post this to a hardware group but I happen >to like this one. It is so, well I just can't put my finger on it. >Maybe so many interesting knowledgeable types here. > >Regards, > >Roscoe aka MrShade Knowledge is like money, the less you talk about it the more people assume you have. Quote
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