Pc prob - mobo perhaps

[SanchoP]

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[11masoodt]

does da beep sound come when u on the pc? if not then it's a mobo issue

 

[11masoodt]

yep, i had exactly the same prob and it was my mobo. BTW, the speakers dont hav 2 be on, the beep sound comes from the mobo.

but yep definitely a mobo problem

 

[sn3rd]

Are you able to ascertain whether or not the PC is POSTing? Leaving it for a while, can you see (via front-panel connectors) / hear hard drive activity ?

Have you tried swapping out with known-to-be-working RAM? And trying different slots?
Have you tried a CMOS clear?
Have you tried stripping out to the bare-minimums (PSU, motherboard, processor, RAM) ?

 

[sn3rd]

yep, i had exactly the same prob and it was my mobo. BTW, the speakers dont hav 2 be on, the beep sound comes from the mobo.

but yep definitely a mobo problem

He said "sys speaker"

 

[11masoodt]

ya just get da same one or if ur friend has a bit more money to spare he can sth a bit better

 

[sn3rd]

I'd wanna check that it's definitely the motherboard before buying a new one. Do you have access to similarly spec'd hardware to run some swap-outs?

If it were me with this problem, I would rather consider this a sign to upgrade. Buying a motherboard for almost R400-00 to get the same performance as before doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, when you can get great deals on brand-new motherboard/processor bundles for R1000-00 (granted, it's 2.5 times the price, but you get quite a performance and feature-set jump).

But at the end of the day, if R400-00 is all you have...

But yes, if it's the motherboard, it will definitely make life easier for you!

 

[werner]

that era of motherboard is prone to leaky capacitors around the cpu socket area...lookf or ones with bulges in them or stuff coming out.

your lack of post can be either a dead cpu or a dead motherboard..without swopping out one or the other you can tbe 100% certain

 

[Tun@]

I'm no expert in this field but backing up some when the OP changed over to the GFX card as opposed to the onboard to rule that out as the problem,how is it known that the machine was actually trying to work off the card rather than the onboard?
Doe'snt one have to disable the onboard 1st somehow?

 

[sn3rd]

The PC is just used for some emails and internet, so they don't really need an upgrade, but I will propose the option.

As I said above, is it at all possible that putting another 478 CPU in the (possibly) damaged mobo could corrupt the CPU?

Sorry, went to movies

It's possible, yes. But possible in the same way that some day Jessica Alba may meet me and fall in love with me: the chances are very small, unless there's something VISIBLY wrong with the motherboard (you'd see physical signs of damage).

In general, it should be safe, though.

How did the CMOS reset go?

 

[Dr.G]

[945GCPE] - Intel® 'Plum Creek' i945GC Intel Pentium 4/D/Core2 LGA775 FSB1066 Integrated MB 2x DDR2-667 (Dual), 2x PCI Slot, Audio, Intel Graphics Accelarator GMA950, 2x SATAII, Gbe Lan, uATX R444

Pentium 1.8 Dual Core E2160(800FSB 1MB)LGA 775Pinn R 560

Would be a nice cheap upgrade from www.pcint.co.za

 

[Glordit]

[945GCPE] - Intel® 'Plum Creek' i945GC Intel Pentium 4/D/Core2 LGA775 FSB1066 Integrated MB 2x DDR2-667 (Dual), 2x PCI Slot, Audio, Intel Graphics Accelarator GMA950, 2x SATAII, Gbe Lan, uATX R444

Pentium 1.8 Dual Core E2160(800FSB 1MB)LGA 775Pinn R 560

Would be a nice cheap upgrade from www.pcint.co.za

lol Intel getting Creative with thier mobo names

 

[Dr.G]

lol Intel getting Creative with thier mobo names

Lol ya whats up with that??
look : Intel® 'Plum Creek' i945GC,Intel® 'Newberry Lake' 945 ,Intel® 'Pearl Creek' G31,Intel Media Series 'Frostburg' Intel G33,Intel Media Series 'Dragontail Peak' Intel P35,Intel 'Johannesburg Intel' Q35,Intel Extreme Series 'Bad Axe2' Intel 975X,Intel Extreme Series, 'Bone Trail', Intel X38
hahaha

 

[Dr.G]

Hehe. Ya I may get VGA upgrade for him from PCint. Plus a gig of DDR2.

Will prob come to about R1200 or so.

Jus remember those price exclude Vat hey