RE: [OT] Dead Server

["Graham Kiff" <graham.kiff@xxxxxxx>]

I've just remembered having a similar problem with an Asus MB and an Athlon 1.3.

I had installed a new MB & Processor, plus everything else - however when powered up, drive lights came on, went off, then nothing, no post beeps, no screen.  I tried this several times.

Removed, re-inserted chip, tried a different chip (same spec).

 

How I got it working:

Still not sure to this day why it happened, but I left it for a good half hour with the PSU connected and switched on, but can remember if the ATX switch was left on or off (ie. whether I left the mb powered up fully or not) - I think it may have been off.  However the green light on the MB stayed lit.

Upon returning and pressing the button on the front, all powered up perfectly!!!

This was not just a one off either, as a few months down the line, I had to swap processors and the same thing happened and the above fixed it again.

 

HTH

Cheers

Graham

-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennwatt@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 20 April 2002 10:40
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Dead Server

As I said, I tried two AGP cards a GE Force 2 and a Voodoo 5500, both
with the same result on two motherboards :-(

Funnily enough, if I pull the power to the CPU fan nought happens and
usually that causes the PC speaker to go mental but nadda with both
boards, so my assumption is that the CPU is toast! Shame it was a nice
Athlon 1.4G that was doing a nice job.

There is an upside to this of course...it means I go and get a nice new
Athlon 1900+ in my main machine for games and work etc. and the older
Athlon 1700+ goes into the server :-)

K.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve D [mailto:steve@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 20 April 2002 08:29
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Dead Server
>
> Didi you try a PCI graphics card, rather than an AGP one, becuase if
it is
> a
> timing issue, I wouldnt think  different graphics card, inm the same
AGP
> slot would make a difference.
>
> You have tried the processor in another machine havnt you? (sorry if
this
> is
> like telling you to suck eggs.)
>
> HTH
> Steve D
>
> "Regular people say 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. Engineers say:
'If
> it
> ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.'"
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 12:42 AM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Dead Server
>
>
> > I wish it were, it so happened I had a spare graphics and mobo
knocking
> > about, same result on three rebuilds! :-(
> >
> > K.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Lee Varga [mailto:lee@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 20 April 2002 00:30
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Dead Server
> > >
> > > It may just be the graphics card, try removing/refitting it.
> > > I've had this a few times with freshing (re)built machines.
> > > The whole thing appears to be dead, its some timing issue on the
AGP
> > port.
> > >
> > > HTH
> > > Lee.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:
> > >
> >
sentto-1109639-40741-1019257956-lee=varga.co.uk@xxxxxxx> > >
> >
[mailto:sentto-1109639-40741-1019257956-lee=varga.co.uk@xxxxxxx> > > ahoo.com]On Behalf Of Kenneth Watt
> > > Sent: 19 April 2002 23:04
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx> > > Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Dead Server
> > >
> > >
> > > Guys,
> > >
> > > The server just died :-(
> > >
> > > It gets power and appears to read the drives okay, but no boot
screen,
> > > no bios, not a thing...nadda, zip. All I did was restart it!
> > >
> > > My guess is after mucking about with it for a short while is that
the
> > > CPU is dead since I *know* the mobo and graphics are fine as is
the
> > HDDs
> > > can anyone confirm before I go buy a new CPU tomorrow?
> > >
> > > Ta
> > >
> > > K.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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