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DarkClown12
03-13-2004, 06:02 AM
I am trying to plug case cords from a case in to a K7TA-H mobo and i cant seem to figure out where they go can ne 1 help?

johnboy27
03-13-2004, 09:24 AM
Here's a pic.
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[img]http://johnboy27.250free.com/wiring.JPG' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'> ('http://johnboy27.250free.com/wiring.JPG')

It should help.

kaiweiler
03-13-2004, 02:25 PM
Do you have your mobo manual?? There should be pics and instructions in there if you have it

Virtualbody1234
03-13-2004, 02:42 PM
http://filesharingtalk.com/sigs/K7TA-H.gif

Same picture as johnboy27 but clearer.

lynx
03-13-2004, 02:57 PM
In case you are wonfering, the coloured wire for the LEDs is +5v, the white wire is ground.

For the speaker, the red wire is +5v and the black wire is ground. This doesn't matter if it is an actual speaker, but it probably will matter if it is a tiny piezo-electric buzzer.

bigdawgfoxx
03-13-2004, 04:29 PM
Originally posted by johnboy27@13 March 2004 - 03:24
Here's a pic.
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[img]http://johnboy27.250free.com/wiring.JPG' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'> (http://johnboy27.250free.com/wiring.JPG)

It should help.
haha I sent him this same pic last night...he still couldnt figure it out haha..hopefully hes got it now tho.

He told me that he would get power to the case, but nothing would come up on the monitor...last time i talked to him.

tesco
03-13-2004, 04:47 PM
Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx+13 March 2004 - 11:29--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (bigdawgfoxx @ 13 March 2004 - 11:29)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-johnboy27@13 March 2004 - 03:24
Here&#39;s a pic.
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<a href=&#39;http://johnboy27.250free.com/wiring.JPG&#39; (http://johnboy27.250free.com/wiring.JPG) target=&#39;image&#39;>Image Resized
[img]http://johnboy27.250free.com/wiring.JPG' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'> ('http://johnboy27.250free.com/wiring.JPG')</a>

It should help.
haha I sent him this same pic last night...he still couldnt figure it out haha..hopefully hes got it now tho.

He told me that he would get power to the case, but nothing would come up on the monitor...last time i talked to him. [/b][/quote]
probably i video problem then...

DarkClown12
03-13-2004, 07:27 PM
I dont think it is a video prob cause i put a good vid card in it

tesco
03-13-2004, 07:40 PM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 14:27
I dont think it is a video prob cause i put a good vid card in it
reset the cmos, when i first built my computer i had to use teh onboard graphics until i tried resetting cmos that fixed the video.

DarkClown12
03-13-2004, 07:45 PM
how can i reset or do anything if it wont boot-up post dynastics or ne thing?

tesco
03-13-2004, 08:23 PM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 14:45
how can i reset or do anything if it wont boot-up post dynastics or ne thing?
to reset the cmos there is a jumper on the board which you will have 3 pins and the jumper covers two of them, lets say 1 and 2 are covered, to reset the cmos cover pins 2 and 3 instead.

you will find how to reset cmos in the motherboard manual.

Virtualbody1234
03-13-2004, 08:34 PM
Doesn&#39;t anyone read the users manuals anymore?

http://www.tcommate.com.tw/en/support_en/e-manual.htm

Download the manual for your board and look at:

2.1.2 Clearing the CMOS (Yellow Jumper Caps)

JRTC : CMOS Function Selection

1-2 : Clear data

2-3 : Normal Operation (Default Setting)



How to Clear the CMOS Setting:

Turn off the power.

Remove ATX power cable from power connector.

Remove Yellow Jumper Cap from JRTC (2-3) and put on JRTC (1-2)to remove the CMOS setting.

Remove Yellow Jumper Cap from JRTC (1-2) and put on JRTC (2-3).

Connect ATX power cable back to power connector.

Turn on the power.

While the system reboots, press <DEL> key to set the BIOS setup.

DarkClown12
03-13-2004, 10:48 PM
I reset the CMOS jumper and turn on power but still nothing loaded onto the monitor. Can ne one help?

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 12:18 AM
Does anything happen when you try it? Any lights, fans, sounds?
Is this a new board or one that has already been working?

Is the power supply plugged in? What power supply is it?
Is the power supply connected to the motherboard?
Are the front panel swiches connected properly?
Do you have a CPU installed? Which one?
Do you have RAM installed? What type?
Is the graphics card inserted correctly and compatible? Which card is it?
Is the monitor connected properly to the card and to the wall plug and turned on?
Do you have anything else added to the system?

etc etc...

As you can see, you need to provide us a lot more information before we can know what the situation is.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 12:30 AM
All lights and fans run correctly on and in the case
it is a new board K7TA-H

supply is plugged in to mobo, 400watts
yes
yes i hooked up the usb 2.0 but couldnt find a place for a auio cable
yes, amd duron 1.4ghz
yes, 2 X 128mb sdram
yes, radeon 7000
yes
floppy, cdrw drive, cd rom drive, floppy, 120 gb harddrive

tesco
03-14-2004, 12:44 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 19:30
All lights and fans run correctly on and in the case
it is a new board K7TA-H

supply is plugged in to mobo, 400watts
yes
yes i hooked up the usb 2.0 but couldnt find a place for a auio cable
yes, amd duron 1.4ghz
yes, 2 X 128mb sdram
yes, radeon 7000
yes
floppy, cdrw drive, cd rom drive, floppy, 120 gb harddrive
try unplugging all of the drives from the computer and see if it then posts. if you have onboard video try using that.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 12:50 AM
just tried it but still doesn&#39;t post, what now?

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 12:57 AM
Does the speaker beep?

Does it have onboard video?

So the only things you have connected now are Power supply, Motherboard, CPU, RAM and Graphics card with nothing else?

Is the graphics card AGP or PCI and is it compatible?

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 01:03 AM
no speakers pluged up
no on-board vid
a controller card , and network card, everything else to
it is a AGP

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 01:12 AM
no speakers pluged up
I was talking about the very small PC speaker inside the case.


Unplug everything except Power supply, Motherboard, CPU, RAM and Graphics card and try again.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 01:22 AM
jus tried still not a thing

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 01:24 AM
Do you have the small PC speaker in the case connected?

If not then connect one and then listen beep codes.

You could even try without the RAM installed and you should get a beep code for &#39;no RAM installed&#39;.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 01:40 AM
i did both of those and still heard no beeps sry

tesco
03-14-2004, 01:45 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 20:40
i did both of those and still heard no beeps sry
find the pc speaker wire and plug it into the motherboard, if you cant find one in your case try one from your old case or some other case if youve got any.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 01:51 AM
it has a audio wire with 10 prongs but no where to plug it

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 01:52 AM
Did you try it without the RAM?

Recheck everything left carefully.

Try another Clear CMOS.

Then it comes down to a defective...

1. Motherboard
2. Graphics card
3. Power supply
or
4. CPU

In that order.

Do you have other parts you can interchange for testing?

tesco
03-14-2004, 01:52 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 20:51
it has a audio wire with 10 prongs but no where to plug it
no its not that one it should be 4 wires and its usually next to the headers on teh motehrboard with the power switch, reset switch, leds etc.

here is that pic, i circles where the speaker pplug goes...
http://filesharingtalk.com/sigs/K7TA-H34.GIF

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 01:52 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 19:51
it has a audio wire with 10 prongs but no where to plug it
What has?

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 02:02 AM
A case plug in, i cleared cmos, i think it is a bad processor

tesco
03-14-2004, 02:03 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 21:02
A case plug in, i cleared cmos, i think it is a bad processor
what makes u think that?

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 02:06 AM
i am jus guessing i think, the mobo, power supply, cpu are all new and gfx card is from my old comp cause i upgraded to ge-force 5200 256mb.

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 02:09 AM
I would put the CPU as the last thing.

Do you have other parts to interchange?

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 02:09 AM
sry i dont have ne parts except a pent II

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 02:10 AM
Did you sucessfully connect the small PC speaker to it?

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 02:14 AM
i connected to speakers to the back of the mobo

tesco
03-14-2004, 02:16 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 21:14
i connected to speakers to the back of the mobo
:angry: NOT THOSE SPEAKERS&#33; teh little pc speaker inside the computer.

try looking in the manual for something about changing between PCI and AGP graphics mode.

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 02:18 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 20:14
i connected to speakers to the back of the mobo
No&#33; That&#39;s not what I&#39;m talking about.

I mean on the inside the case like this:

http://www.cluefree.com/images/technical/pcspeaker.jpg

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 02:25 AM
It doesnt have a speaker like that i came with a extra fan instead i think

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 02:26 AM
On your motherboard there is a jumper marked JF

The pins 2 and 3 should be connected while 1 and 2 should not.

Check that&#33;

Evil Gemini
03-14-2004, 02:30 AM
I got a feeling your cpu is stuffed.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 02:31 AM
i checked that jf and it was on 2-3

Evil Gemini
03-14-2004, 02:32 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@14 March 2004 - 03:25
It doesnt have a speaker like that i came with a extra fan instead i think
Instead of looking for the speaker, have a look at the wires that plug into the moboard (hdd led power switch) and see if their is one called "speaker"

tesco
03-14-2004, 02:33 AM
Originally posted by Evil Gemini+13 March 2004 - 21:32--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Evil Gemini @ 13 March 2004 - 21:32)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-DarkClown12@14 March 2004 - 03:25
It doesnt have a speaker like that i came with a extra fan instead i think
Instead of looking for the speaker, have a look at the wires that plug into the moboard (hdd led power switch) and see if their is one called "speaker" [/b][/quote]
and find another plug on your case that is the same size then plug that in.

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 02:35 AM
Find a small speaker to connect to the motherboard connectors (same place as the Panel Connections). This is very important to hear the beep codes.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 02:41 AM
There is a h.d.d led, power led, reset sw, power sw, them are the only ones the case has, also i plugged a speaker up to back of mobo and didnt hear anything, there is no other plug,

tesco
03-14-2004, 02:43 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 21:41
There is a h.d.d led, power led, reset sw, power sw, them are the only ones the case has, also i plugged a speaker up to back of mobo and didnt hear anything, there is no other plug,
well you gotta get a speaker to plug into teh motherboard header somehow or we cant figure out what the problem is.

btw, do you think you installed the cpu properly? it might have fried, i have an old motherboard and athlon 2000+ cpu which wont boot becuase i fried the cpu.

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 02:44 AM
Find a small speaker.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 02:46 AM
i think the cpu is in correctly i hope it isnt fried cause i paid some &#036; for it, i think i have a small speaker i will check ok

tesco
03-14-2004, 02:48 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 21:46
i think the cpu is in correctly i hope it isnt fried cause i paid some &#036; for it, i think i have a small speaker i will check ok
yes check for god sake lol. feel the heatsync and see if it is getting warm. that will tell us if the cpu is even getting any power.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 02:55 AM
the fan isnt getting hot at all i felt the fan while it was running

tesco
03-14-2004, 02:57 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 21:55
the fan isnt getting hot at all i felt the fan while it was running
turn it on for like a minute then feel the metal part not the air, it should be kinda warm by then.

and we wont know what the problem is until you hook up a speaker and get teh beep codes.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 03:03 AM
where can i get the speaker from? the metal part on fan isnt getting hot at all

tesco
03-14-2004, 03:04 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 22:03
where can i get the speaker from? the metal part on fan isnt getting hot at all
an old computer&#092;computer case&#092;friends computer&#092;build one yourself&#092;buy one

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 03:06 AM
what a the cpu is it good or bad?

tesco
03-14-2004, 03:08 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 22:06
what a the cpu is it good or bad?
not really too sure...your motherboard might just not be giving the powerto it becuase of a ram problem or video problem so you need to get that speaker.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 03:10 AM
ok i will look for 1

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 03:18 AM
I found a speaker but it only has two plug-ins on it, can i still plug it up?

tesco
03-14-2004, 03:22 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 22:18
I found a speaker but it only has two plug-ins on it, can i still plug it up?
try it, you cant wreck anything, try plugging it in across all combinations of teh pins until you start getting some beeps. (each time after you replug it into a new combination turn off the computer and turn it back on)

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 03:31 AM
speaker must be dead cause no beeps

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 03:32 AM
Connect the speaker to the 2 pins as shown:

http://filesharingtalk.com/sigs/K7TA-H.gif

tesco
03-14-2004, 03:33 AM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@13 March 2004 - 22:31
speaker must be dead cause no beeps
no i think it just cant hook up with 2 wires, that or the motherboard is dead and it isnt giving any beeps.

i cant help u man sorry good luck though

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 03:36 AM
Try removing the RAM and check again.

If you still don&#39;t get any beeps then it&#39;s the motherboard or the power supply that&#39;s faulty.

I would suspect the motherboard.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 03:50 AM
no beeps with that speaker

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 09:19 PM
I will do ANYTHING if this comp would work.

atiVidia
03-14-2004, 09:20 PM
i didnt have the patience to cruize thru the full 5 pages... but


wht gfx card r u using? if its ATI, then switch to nvidia and see if it works...


sometimes ATI cards prevent a machine from posting at all (no beep, keyboard freezes, etc.)


so it could be the gfx chip

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 09:54 PM
i guess i can try that switch my geforce 5200 256mb out for a radeon 7000

Virtualbody1234
03-14-2004, 10:08 PM
I thought you said you didn&#39;t have any parts other than a Pentium II.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 10:11 PM
I jus bought a geforce yesterday and i tried and switched the cards and it still wouldn&#39;t post.

tesco
03-14-2004, 11:04 PM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@14 March 2004 - 17:11
I jus bought a geforce yesterday and i tried and switched the cards and it still wouldn&#39;t post.
do you have another power supply to try? if you do and it still dont work then just return the processor and motherboard and get new ones it is easier than trying each one seperately since we cant tell what is wrong.

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 11:35 PM
i think i might, the thing is the power supply, mobo, processor, are all new and came from the same place. BTW, the case has power to it and everything seems to be running including the fan and all, jus cant get to bios to show up on the monitor, that why i said the processor is bad

tesco
03-14-2004, 11:43 PM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@14 March 2004 - 18:35
i think i might, the thing is the power supply, mobo, processor, are all new and came from the same place. BTW, the case has power to it and everything seems to be running including the fan and all, jus cant get to bios to show up on the monitor, that why i said the processor is bad
its either the motherboard, processor or power supply for sure, couldnt be anything else. you tried two different video cards so that cant be the problem.

was it online or a local shop? if it was a local shop just go down there with teh whoole computer and ask them to figure out what is wrong, if they cant figure it tout they will give you new parts, thats what my local shop did for me when i screwed up my mobo.

oh and your lucky the cpu wasnt getting any power from the motehrboard or else you probably would have had a fire&#33; :o and im not kidding...

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 11:49 PM
I got the parts from Computer Geeks (http://www.computergeeks.com), umm what is there return policy? The reason i think it is the processor and not nothing else is because the fan has power which is on the motherboard, and also when i turn on power to the case it lights up and runs the fan and all but dont see anything on monitor.

tesco
03-14-2004, 11:53 PM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@14 March 2004 - 18:49
I got the parts from Computer Geeks (http://www.computergeeks.com), umm what is there return policy? The reason i think it is the processor and not nothing else is because the fan has power which is on the motherboard, and also when i turn on power to the case it lights up and runs the fan and all but dont see anything on monitor.
uhh it looks like you gotta call them...read this page&#33; (http://www.computergeeks.com/techhelp.asp)

DarkClown12
03-14-2004, 11:57 PM
Cant find there number on there and when i try to contact them it has same page back and fourth

tesco
03-14-2004, 11:58 PM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@14 March 2004 - 18:57
Cant find there number on there and when i try to contact them it has same page back and fourth
If you need further assistance, you may contact our Technical Support Group here:

Telephone: 760.726.7759 9:00am to 5:00pm Pacific Time, Monday - Thursday; 9:00am to 4:30pm Fridays.

:lol: that page back and forth thing happened to me too lol.

DarkClown12
03-15-2004, 12:10 AM
I think i will send the cpu back and nothing else

Virtualbody1234
03-15-2004, 12:46 AM
I think that would be a mistake.

CPU failure is way less common than motherboard or power supply failures and the symptoms don&#39;t eliminate those items.

Doesn&#39;t the Pentium II have a power supply?

What is the rating of the power supply you&#39;re trying to use?

Evil Gemini
03-15-2004, 01:18 AM
I whent through all the pages and the motherboard brand and model hasnt been mentioned.

It could even be something simple like wrong jumper settings and your fsb or multiplier are set wrong for that cpu.

Give us the model of the board :)

tesco
03-15-2004, 01:21 AM
Originally posted by Evil Gemini@14 March 2004 - 20:18
I whent through all the pages and the motherboard brand and model hasnt been mentioned.

It could even be something simple like wrong jumper settings and your fsb or multiplier are set wrong for that cpu.

Give us the model of the board :)
ur right, @VB, how did you know what the motherboard was to post the instructions from the manual?

Virtualbody1234
03-15-2004, 01:22 AM
K7TA-H mobo

First post of this thread.

Evil Gemini
03-15-2004, 01:26 AM
Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@15 March 2004 - 02:22

K7TA-H mobo

First post of this thread.
shit...

missed it :lol:

Evil Gemini
03-15-2004, 01:30 AM
shit never mind lol

DarkClown12
03-15-2004, 05:48 AM
The cpu is the amd duron 1.4ghz 233 , i am using a 400 watt power suplly with the new pc, the old pent II had a 120 watt psu

tesco
03-15-2004, 04:00 PM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@15 March 2004 - 00:48
The cpu is the amd duron 1.4ghz 233 , i am using a 400 watt power suplly with the new pc, the old pent II had a 120 watt psu
try using the 120watt psu, but only plug in the motherboard ram cpu and video card, thats it. then try to turn it on and see what happens. if it works then the power supply is faulty. if not then its het motherboard or cpu.

DarkClown12
03-15-2004, 06:56 PM
Ok i will try that now and post results

DarkClown12
03-15-2004, 07:06 PM
the other power supply posted the motherboard, but it says CMOS checksum error defaults loaded. Now what should i do about the power supply?

atiVidia
03-15-2004, 07:22 PM
i didnt bother reading thru the rest of the posts

if the processor is suspected, remove it. the system should post without a chip (if its bad it should still post anyways)

ur mobos fucked, sorry man.

atiVidia
03-15-2004, 07:25 PM
Originally posted by DarkClown12@15 March 2004 - 14:06
the other power supply posted the motherboard, but it says CMOS checksum error defaults loaded.&nbsp; Now what should i do about the power supply?
oh ur fine. ur cmos batterys prolly ded

first try turning it off and on several times. if the message doesnt appear anymore then you should be fine. no replacements needed. otherwise, invest 2 bucks in a new CMOS battery. look at the model # on the old one and go to your local electrical store (i.e. a radioshack) and buy it.

ur mobosd fine :D

DarkClown12
03-15-2004, 07:33 PM
ight but i now need a replacement PSU to replace the 400 watt dont i? Even with the error i can still press del and go into the bios set up. The power supply i tested with is a 120 watt . what should i do now?

Virtualbody1234
03-15-2004, 07:45 PM
Get the power supply replaced.



if the processor is suspected, remove it. the system should post without a chip (if its bad it should still post anyways)
Not true. Without a CPU it won&#39;t post.

DarkClown12
03-15-2004, 07:51 PM
So get a new PSU and then hook everything up and go into the bios and all by pressing del and dont worry about the error i am getting on boot-up?

Virtualbody1234
03-15-2004, 07:53 PM
Just start by getting the 400w power supply replaced.

DarkClown12
03-15-2004, 07:58 PM
When i do that can someone walk me through setting bios up or something to that effect?

lynx
03-15-2004, 08:29 PM
Go into bios, select defaults.
Then select IDE auto detect.
If you&#39;ve got usb keyboard or mouse find and enable USB legacy support.
Then save & exit.

That should be enough to allow you to install windoze.

atiVidia
03-15-2004, 08:29 PM
Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@15 March 2004 - 14:45
Get the power supply replaced.



if the processor is suspected, remove it. the system should post without a chip (if its bad it should still post anyways)
Not true. Without a CPU it won&#39;t post.
lol sorry ur right it wont post

BUT, you can still see things on the monitor and edit the BIOS lol thats wht i meant sorry :lol:

lynx
03-15-2004, 08:31 PM
Originally posted by atiVidia+15 March 2004 - 19:29--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (atiVidia @ 15 March 2004 - 19:29)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Virtualbody1234@15 March 2004 - 14:45
Get the power supply replaced.



if the processor is suspected, remove it. the system should post without a chip (if its bad it should still post anyways)
Not true. Without a CPU it won&#39;t post.
lol sorry ur right it wont post

BUT, you can still see things on the monitor and edit the BIOS lol thats wht i meant sorry :lol: [/b][/quote]
:frusty:

Where&#39;s the processor that&#39;s going to run the bios setup?

DarkClown12
03-15-2004, 08:48 PM
what if windows 98 is already loaded on the harddrive?

atiVidia
03-15-2004, 09:00 PM
Originally posted by lynx+15 March 2004 - 15:31--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (lynx @ 15 March 2004 - 15:31)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by atiVidia@15 March 2004 - 19:29
<!--QuoteBegin-Virtualbody1234@15 March 2004 - 14:45
Get the power supply replaced.



if the processor is suspected, remove it. the system should post without a chip (if its bad it should still post anyways)
Not true. Without a CPU it won&#39;t post.
lol sorry ur right it wont post

BUT, you can still see things on the monitor and edit the BIOS lol thats wht i meant sorry :lol:
:frusty:

Where&#39;s the processor that&#39;s going to run the bios setup? [/b][/quote]
(note to self: talk to people who actually tried things that i say)

look, the BIOS is dealt with thru a chip on the mobo: no processor needed. ive tried it with no processor and with a cracked one: i know it works&#33; geez... <_<


now its ur turn to hit ur hed on the wall buddy :frusty:

lynx
03-15-2004, 09:06 PM
Anything you say. :partytime: :jester: :rolleyes: :blink:

DarkClown12
03-15-2004, 10:21 PM
I just tired the 400 watt PSU on a old comp that had a pent II in it and it worked but i want to know how come it wont work on this other computer?

lynx
03-15-2004, 11:53 PM
Maybe just one of the voltages (possibly 3.3v) is down, or at least below spec.

Could be that your old PII board doesn&#39;t care about that voltage but your new board does. I&#39;m guessing that your old board uses 72-pin dimms for memory. As far as I know those run on 5v. The PII core voltage is probably also derived from 5v, in which case the 3.3v line would be redundant on that board.

Your new board will almost certainly use the 3.3v for processor core voltage, and maybe for memory voltage too.

DarkClown12
03-15-2004, 11:56 PM
ight kool

tesco
03-16-2004, 02:00 AM
you get that checksum error the first time you start up a mobo whether it be first time ever after buying it, first time after replacing a battery or clearing cmos, or first time after a new bios update. once youve gone into the bios and set stuff up it wont get the error anymore.

first worry about getting a replacement power supply. then you will probably need to change boot order in your bios to floppy, cd-rom, and last hard drive. now you willl install a new operating system onto the hard drive (old one most likely isnt going to work with the new parts)

DarkClown12
03-16-2004, 02:46 AM
I put a 300 watt psu in that comp and it works, i put a 400 watt psu in mine and it works, i set up the bios on that other comp and i am trying to put xp on it currently