[ale] Have a hardware question on no POST

[Jim Kinney]

No "failed to post" beeps?

If so, then the cpu is never being touched.

so you have a new PS, mobo, RAM and cpu?

Start by reseating the CPU and RAM. Then remove all the ram and listen for
beeps. If no beeps, remove the cpu and listen for beeps. If no beeps, get
the board replaced and or get the PS tested.

Check the monitor on a different machine. The "pop" could have been the
backlight.

On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Jim Lynch <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>
wrote:

> My wife's computer, one I repurposed a few months back, "exploded" to hear
> her tell it.  I'm guessing a cap exploded.  The PS was shot and that was
> confirmed by a local PC shop.  I bought a new one and installed it.
> Nothing happened, so I figured the motherboard took a spike also.  I
> ordered a new motherboard, cpu and memory and installed it.  As my normal
> procedure, I didn't plug the graphics card in, since it had onboard video.
> I did plug the DVD player and the front panel connections.
>
> After pushing the power button on the front panel, the fans come on, the
> lights light but no output on the monitor.  No POST.
>
> Other than purchasing another cpu and replacing the cpu and then if that
> didn't fix it replace the motherboard and if that didn't fix it.  Kick my
> self for spending more for bad parts than I could have bought a good
> refurb'ed unit.
>
> So any suggestions of what I might try without spending any more money?
> This is a Linux only box.  I've weaned her off of M$.
>
> Jim.
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