Sorry im new here, but needed some anylytical thinkers to look into my problem.
My original computer I built a few years back:
AMD Athlon 2200Xp
512 DDR Ram
128mb VIdeo Card
DVD-/+RW
DVD-ROM
30Gig HDD (BOOT)
80Gig HDD (DATA)
10/100 NIC
I bought a newer computer from a friend of mine on thursday:
Dual Athlon 2800MP
1Gig DDR Ram
128MB All-in-Wonder
CD-RW
DVD-ROM
80Gig HDD
10/100 NIC
I got this new computer home and boot it up. Everything is working fine. I then proceed to tear both computers apart. I end up with a single system comprised of the following parts:
Dual Athlon 2800MP
1Gig DDR Ram
128MB All-in-Wonder
DVD-/+RW
80Gig HDD (BOOT)
80Gig HDD (DATA)
10/100 NIC
Once I constuct this, and power it up, nothing happens. I then tear it down to bare peices and start again. The system powers on, the power LED on the front comes on. The fan on the Video Card comes on. the LED s on the NIC come on. The hard drive starts, there is a LED on the HDD that comes on when it powers on. And also, the CD-RW is powering on. However, there is no video coming to my monito, and there I do not get POST on powering up. Also, the system will not power off with the power button. You either have to pull the plug or turn off the power supply. I tried using an old PCI video card, but still didnt get any video.
I was able to rebuild this system using the other board and processor with 1.5 gig of RAM instead. I am able to use this machine without a pronlem. Once XP was reinstalled, it is only reading 512MB RAM.
So, now that you know the backstory, here is the question. What would cause all the boards and fans, LEDs, and drives to power up, but still not have any reacition from POST or video. Or, is it possible that the 1GIG of ram shorted, and that was causing the problems with post and video.
I have been working on this for a couple hours after work yesterday and today. Any help would be appreciated.
Edit: I have just removed my original 2 256Mg DDr chips, and now my system is showing 1gig of ram. I guess that means the chips are working
My original computer I built a few years back:
AMD Athlon 2200Xp
512 DDR Ram
128mb VIdeo Card
DVD-/+RW
DVD-ROM
30Gig HDD (BOOT)
80Gig HDD (DATA)
10/100 NIC
I bought a newer computer from a friend of mine on thursday:
Dual Athlon 2800MP
1Gig DDR Ram
128MB All-in-Wonder
CD-RW
DVD-ROM
80Gig HDD
10/100 NIC
I got this new computer home and boot it up. Everything is working fine. I then proceed to tear both computers apart. I end up with a single system comprised of the following parts:
Dual Athlon 2800MP
1Gig DDR Ram
128MB All-in-Wonder
DVD-/+RW
80Gig HDD (BOOT)
80Gig HDD (DATA)
10/100 NIC
Once I constuct this, and power it up, nothing happens. I then tear it down to bare peices and start again. The system powers on, the power LED on the front comes on. The fan on the Video Card comes on. the LED s on the NIC come on. The hard drive starts, there is a LED on the HDD that comes on when it powers on. And also, the CD-RW is powering on. However, there is no video coming to my monito, and there I do not get POST on powering up. Also, the system will not power off with the power button. You either have to pull the plug or turn off the power supply. I tried using an old PCI video card, but still didnt get any video.
I was able to rebuild this system using the other board and processor with 1.5 gig of RAM instead. I am able to use this machine without a pronlem. Once XP was reinstalled, it is only reading 512MB RAM.
So, now that you know the backstory, here is the question. What would cause all the boards and fans, LEDs, and drives to power up, but still not have any reacition from POST or video. Or, is it possible that the 1GIG of ram shorted, and that was causing the problems with post and video.
I have been working on this for a couple hours after work yesterday and today. Any help would be appreciated.
Edit: I have just removed my original 2 256Mg DDr chips, and now my system is showing 1gig of ram. I guess that means the chips are working