Re: FN-FORUM pc boot problem

date posted 6th January 2003 20:57

thanks anyway. I'm really not in the mood to be fiddling
with the bloody thing any more. I'll try some combinations
of different kit tomorrow to try and narrow it down.

Darren

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Eckersall" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM pc boot problem


> i had exactly this a few weeks back and had to get someone in - going off
> the way he looked when i parted with my 40 notes it musn't have been
> something too difficult.
>
> it didnt need anything new whatsoever, so i assume it was something to do
> with connections on m/b. its likely to be something simple, but farty.
>
> sorry i cant be any further help.
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 8:24 PM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM pc boot problem
>
>
> > > Never heard a cmos battery causing such a program.
> >
> > I'm clutching at straws now then.
> >
> > >Have you tried removing the video card ? that can
> > > normally cause a system beep.
> >
> > Yeah stripped everything out, no beep checked the
> > internal speaker wire for the xth time.
> >
> > I may just try another case to make sure the speaker isn't
> > at fault although I doubt it is there's no image on the monitor
> > at all when the graphics card is in.
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Darren Yates
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Darren Spink" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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> > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 8:04 PM
> > Subject: RE: FN-FORUM pc boot problem
> >
> >
> > > Never heard a cmos battery causing such a program. Normally if you
> don't
> > > get any sound at all (not even the beeps). It would seem unusual
> getting
> > 2
> > > bad board consecutively. Have you tried removing the video card ?
that
> > can
> > > normally cause a system beep.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > >
> > > Darren Spink
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of
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> > > Sent: 06 January 2003 19:31
> > > To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > > Subject: FN-FORUM pc boot problem
> > >
> > >
> > > After the xmas break one of my clients has come back to work to
> > > find one of their pc's dead. After swapping boards and power supplies
> > > I've got he fan turning on the cpu. But there's no beep on start up
> > > not even when taking out the ram to force one. Am I right in thinking
> > > this could be a cmos battery problem ?
> > >
> > > tia,
> > >
> > > Darren Yates
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