awergh Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 (edited) i got this mobo which is an IBM Netvista with a P4 2Ghz CPU 256MB RAM when i turn it on it displays the splash for the bios saying IBM and thats it.im only using the bare components no fancy cards or drives or anything.it seems to be working generally i think, the nic works, agp works, it detects if the ram isnt therenot sure whats wrong so i posted here Edited August 20, 2007 by awergh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeball Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 have you tried clearing the CMOS or updating the bios? or does it not get that far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 tried clearing the cmos with the jumper, and taking the battery out for a few minutes and didnt do anything, i cant see how im going to update the bios, because it hasnt like detected stuff because its just sitting at the bios splash saying ibm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Then I would swap out the powersupply and the RAM to see if it changes any thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 changing the powersupply makes no difference,im borrowing some ddr tommorrow, since i dont have any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 well i found some details about the mobo it is apparently a ibm netvista 8305-21a the ram does look abit sus from the label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJARRRPCGP Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 i got this mobo which is an IBM Netvista with a P4 2Ghz CPU 256MB RAM when i turn it on it displays the splash for the bios saying IBM and thats it.im only using the bare components no fancy cards or drives or anything.it seems to be working generally i think, the nic works, agp works, it detects if the ram isnt therenot sure whats wrong so i posted hereReconnect the IDE cables, reconnect the HDD power connectors and try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 weird advise, doesnt seem to have helped, oh and the keyboard has never worked,i got some more ram from someone but the pc didnt even display anything when i put it in so im guessing the board doesnt like double sided ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted August 25, 2007 Author Share Posted August 25, 2007 i found out the ram is fine, so i think it is maybe a mobo problem any more suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 You are getting closer now, but it could be the CPU too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awergh Posted August 26, 2007 Author Share Posted August 26, 2007 cpu is harder to test, id have to get another board or something, the person who i got the pc from said that it was working untill there was some brown smell and then it started freezing at the bios splash screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Okay, that’s good information. Check the capacitors on your motherboard, almost sure one of them popped. Normally they are flat on top but when defective they leak or show a dome on top. It is known that it’s almost the first part of a motherboard that breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonestonne Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 i should assume its socket 478 [i don't think 423 made it past 1.7ghz]there are two caps on the motherboard, one right below the CPU heatsink, and one near where the rear I/O panel is that i think are prone to bursting. from the pentium 4's i've seen at the local dump, those two caps are commonly either burst or close to it.punto, have you seen something like it? i wish i had a picture of at least one of the boards like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 punto, have you seen something like it?Me? Or are you talking to awergh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonestonne Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 you, in relations to the burst caps i've seen by the CPU socket and rear I/O panel..it seems you've seen it all so i'm just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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