computer died

[I500X]

Well it's been 2 and a half weeks since my computer's been down. It's been horrible. Anyway..

I have an.. Athlon XP 2100+ and Asus A7S333

I tried installing a Thermalright SLK-900U with a 92mm Vantec Tornado.

Since then, it hasn't been able to boot.

Before, the fans would just spin a little, and that's it. I kept trying to reboot and it didn't even do THAT anymore.

I tried taking off the fans, swapping CPU's, swapping mobo's, and I even bought a new power supply. 300 Watts to 500 watts.

I tried it again, the fans came on for about a second, and shut off. Kept trying again and now nothing happens when I press the power button!

I've tried booting with just a video card, ram, and CPU.. no luck... no beeps either.

Please help!

[Kronik Reloader]

common problem really , just make sure your mobo isnt Shorting out , happenned to me before and 2 alot of people i know , try running it outside the case first on a anti-static surface , if it works it means that it was that

Best of luck to you

[Dj-Icer]

Welcome to TechIMO

You just want your fan working right? Why don't you get yourself a new cpu fan With a heatsink. I think your power supply is doing fine.

p/s: I use AVR and I think it'll help u, for some other times.

[I500X]

i tried running the mobo outside of the case.. no effect.. it's like my power switch isn't working..
it's wierd because yesterday, the components powered up for a second. now it's totally dead.

[jmichna]

Originally posted by Dj-Icer
... Why don't you get yourself a new cpu fan With a heatsink. I think your power supply is doing fine. ...

Dj-Icer...
Did you read 1500X's first post? He said "I tried installing a Thermalright SLK-900U with a 92mm Vantec Tornado."

That particular heat sink is an excellent heat sink, and the fan is great too (but much too noisy for my taste).

1500X...
I've had some real queer things happen when installing a new CPU, or replacing a heat sink. You were -- I think -- on the right track testing your components outside the case.

Try this: outside the case, pull battery and set jumpers to "Clear CMOS," then start with just the mobo, cpu/HS/fan, 1 stick of ram, and video card. POwer on and see if it boots. If yes, shut down, add another piece of hardware, power on, see if it posts. Continue until you have successfully added each component in turn, and posted successfully each step along the way.

Also note, If the Vantec fan doesn't plug into the mobo, just use a second (less power hungry) 3-wire fan and plug it into the CPU fan header of the mobo (your board may require that it sense a working CPU fan otherwise it autoshuts down to prevent CPU overheating. It needn't be attached to the HS, just so the mobo "sees" a fan running at XXXX rpms.

Once you have got everything working out side the case, just disassemble and reassemble -- one component at a time, reboot, etc., etc., -- inside the case.

I know it doesn't seem to make sense, but I've had this work for me more than a couple times.

[MDS]

I would try another stick of ram and try reseating the video card and try just shorting the pins for the power button for a sec. without the switch or reset connected. Also do you have the hs/fan pluged into the correct header for cpu? also try reseting cmos if the settings in bios are incorrect it will do that sometimes

[I500X]

i tried booting with CPU, heatsink, fan, videocard, and one stick of ram.. no luck. the power button doesn't do anything! =(

[thePh@r@oh]

have you tried shorting the pins instead of using the button i had a case that the leads that attatch to the pins for the switch actually cam unattatched had to solder ne leads on

[dr_roberts49]

Not to sound negative, but how about getting an RMA for the mobo? You just bought it, right?

Robert

[jmichna]

Couple more things to try before you go ahead with an RMA...
--Do you have another PS you could try temporarily?

--While outside the case, also connect the case speaker to the mobo so you will get (beep) error codes during POST.

--Remove the HS and -- with a magnifying glass -- carefully examine the CPU for any chipped corners or cracks.