
Alvin Starr via talk said on Sun, 1 Sep 2024 22:36:17 -0400
Taking out all the ram and putting just a couple of sticks in may be a good place to start testing.
One stick. It's a diagnostic test, and if you see the machine start to count memory, you know there's been an improvement. By the way, the canonical way to diagnose a "does nothing" computer is to remove all connections from the mobo except the video card, the power supply, the CPU, and 1 stick of RAM. Be sure to remove all wiring from switches, LEDs, the case, and fans other than the CPU heatsink fan. You're doing a diagnostic test, not building a computer to run for minutes, hours or days. Start the computer by shorting the proper pins, the ones that were attached to the on/off switch. If it still does nothing including counting RAM, replace the video card with a known good one. If still nothing, swap in a known good power supply. If still nothing, swap the ram stick with a known good compatible ram stick. If still nothing, either the CPU or the mobo is defective, and they're pretty much a package deal, so I'd build myself a new computer at that point. At any point if it starts counting RAM, connect one thing at a time until the symptom recurs, at which time you have your root cause. SteveT Steve Litt http://444domains.com