computer will not boot

jamessosby211 · 11-23-2003, 01:57 PM

I have 3 working motherboards.that work in another case just fine.I put them into a gateway 2000 case and they will not boot.The boards are a celeron 333 and the other two are pentium 2's at 333.I get a black screen.The harddrive comes on and statrs the boot then stops.

TheBurningCat · 11-23-2003, 02:01 PM

community man... This thread will be moved soon...

11-24-2003, 06:38 AM

Might check the power supply in the other case by putting the one from the working case in it, that's where I would start.

RayH · 11-24-2003, 09:01 AM

The probable problem is the Gateway power supply and case are proprietary. That is, they have a unique connection system. The connectors may be universal, but the wires are probably in a different than universal order.

Bovon · 11-24-2003, 11:01 AM

Be sure there is no metal object like an extra stand off behind the motherboard(s) shorting out some of the traces.