Re: motherboard replaced - but no boot!

Michael, I would try another Motherboard from the OEM that's been
sending them to you. Main reason is that your WinXP on your hard drive is
not going to like the different board and cpu combo. XP will be looking for
the devices and
drivers from the old MB and it could be a nightmare. IF the next board
doesnt work then it might be worth doing a clean
install of XP and using the MB/CPU combo that guy gave you. Either way
good luck. What's the motherboard make and
model?
"Michael 23" <zionblue@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1119465588.628283.164950@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In follow-up to an earlier thread titled "Replacing a motherboard...?"
>
> Not going so well.
>
> I ordered the replacement board from arsenal pc, changed everything
> over from the old mobo to the new, all jumpers the same, same cpu &
> ram... and now I have nothing.
>
> The power works - it comes on instantly with a press of the switch (an
> improvement already), but that is all I get. No video, just a flash of
> power to the monitor when the psu flips on, and then all is dark, The
> cpu fan is spinning, the 'hd activity' led comes on for a bit, as if
> something is happening, but then I have nothing at all, just a dark,
> idling pc.
>
> No bios screen, no errors - just nothing.
>
> ANy suggestions what to do from here?
> I called tech support at arsenal - the only realy suggestion was that I
> pay an additional $7.50 to ship the mobo back to them for
> replacement... which I hate to do before trying everything on this end.
>
> I already tried removing the RAM one stick at a time, and I have
> flashed the CMOS as per the troubleshooting guide.
>
> Is there anything (besides a defective mobo) that would cause this
> situation?
>


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