Reset the CMOS
Basically take the silver battery (looks like a watch battery) out and leave it for about 30 seconds.
Try that.
Hi People not sure if anyone can help but here goes
building a new pc and I think my motherboard has a fault
i built it changing the jumper to make sure it is running at 333mhz. When I boot it up nothing happens on screen
CPU fan and PSU running and HDD and power LEDS are constantly on, you can hear CD drive spinning but nothing after that whatsoever, tried 3 different monitors and a external agp graphics card
any ideas?
Reset the CMOS
Basically take the silver battery (looks like a watch battery) out and leave it for about 30 seconds.
Try that.
personnaly i would just have mem pro an graphic card in then try c if powers up hope this helpsOriginally Posted by shamster
What does CMOS mean? As my phone has a CMOS camera!
Took me ages to work out what you meant then. Is it really that hard to type complete words?Originally Posted by ems
Flip's got the right idea, give that a go. What make is the motherboard, mate?
if hes changed the jumper just but the old one back
No display on screen usually means a problem with the CPU.
what make motherboard are you using? i've built a pc once turned it on nothin left it on for a few mins and it had booted up.
If you had a diagnostic bracket it would be easier, you get them with MSI and most ASUS boards.
Problem is, what you describe could be any of the following,
A Short
Faulty motherboard
Faulty CPU
or simply just needs resetting (battery method)
Check the manual, there is usually a jumper to clear the BIOS/CMOS with, you boot it , load defaults, then swap the jumper back to normal.
thanks for the replies guys
flip i think its CPU or motherboard
its a ASROCK k7s41gx
cheap board but supposed to be pretty good
running a sempron 2400 CPU
Will clear CMOS tomorrow me thinks if not is there anyway of checking if its one or the other without removing it do u reckon?
Thanks