Nakatomi2010 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 So, I made a Multi-Boot DVD, (Mostly comprised of Windows XP) and I decided to add a few extra fetures, so I added the Linux NT Password changer utility, grabbed the .IMG file and did a /memdisk \ntpass.img in order to start the thing from my CD shell menu... Well, it didn't like it and stopped responding for a bit, so I hit reset and now I get nothing... At all... The system stopped working altogether now and I'm a bit concerned....The hard drives start, the CD drives start, everything starts, but there's no POST Beep, and the monitor is never triggered....What happened?Its an Athlon 64 3200+, in an A8N-E motherboard with 1GB of RAM, and a GeForce 6200TC PCI-E......Have a totaly fragged the system?I've tried removing the CMOS battery and resetting it via the jumers... Nothing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarle Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Sounds like your power supply may have dumped itself out (blew up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidplasmaflow Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 Sounds like a motherboard problem to me. Take it in to be tested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanND Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Try a different power supply, I've seen numerous machines, AMD and Intel that will partially power but not finish post with a partly bad PSU. Could also be motherboad or processor. Reduce system to minimum config and see what it does, just motherboard, processor, memory and video, see wi it goes further. if not remove video (if its not integrated obviously) when it powers on you should get a beep code indicating no video, if its integrated your out of luck. If no beep and not integrated probably bad motherboard.Try above test with all memory removed same results apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakatomi2010 Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 Turned out to be the processor....I hd a spare 3000+ on hand, so I swapped em' out, then swapped em' again, worked like a charm after that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarle Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Check your heatsink to make sure this doesn't happen again. Maybe your heatsink isn't cooling enough, isn't seated properly or is missing thermal paste. AMDs need special attention to cooling. If it gets too hot, forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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