Motherboard=Doing nothing

[wperito]

I have a PC-Chips Xcel2000 m748mr Motherboard. Fully Loaded=onboard video, sound, modem, ps/2 ports, usb ports.
The board supossedley supports upto a pentium 3 500mhz Cpu. I have a Pentium 2 400mhz celeron in it.... The problem:
When I power on everything seems to be working (Fan comes on, harddrive turns on, cd-rom turns on, etc...) Everything but the video. I have tried the onboard video, I have disabled it and used attachment video cards. Still nothing. Jumpers are set correctly. Cmos was set to clear when I got it, but i have set it back to normal. I am at a loss and no help from the mobo manufacturer.
Thanks in advance for any help.
William

[Stan]

Hi

Does your PC beeps when you switch it on ?
If yes, how many times ?

Make sure that the cpu if fully inserted in the slot/socket (is a socket or slot celeron ?)

Maybe your mobo needs a BIOS update to support the celeron ?

Stan

[wperito]

It is a slot cpu... no beeps... nothing

[Susan]

Recheck the memory and make sure it's in tight or switch it to another slot. If that fails, you can always try resetting the BIOS again.

[MR COMPUTER]

The M748mr will fool you seating the cpu.I always place my fingertips under the mainboard and finish seating the cpu with the heel of my hand. Make sure Dimm#1 is occupied for the onboad video to work. Unplug all drive cables and try it. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

[Stan]

Hi,

I think it is a CPU problem. Maybe it is not fully inserted or the mobo needs a BIOS update.
I had a similar problem with an ASUS P2L97 and a PII 333MHz. When I booted the PC, no beeps, nothing.
So, I cheked the Asus web site and, indeed, I needed a BIOS update for the mobo to support the PII 333MHz.
So, I had to swap with another CPU, update the BIOS, re-plug the PII 333MHz and everything worked OK !

What you could try is use another CPU and see if the PC boots up !

Good luck

Stan

[skywalker[TSG]]

i have the same problem the video does not work but it do not beeb as it would do if the vid card vas damaged

[Susan]

skywalker - you may want to start a new thread and list your hardware, too. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[wperito]

Thanks for the help all... I did find out that it needs a bios update... I just got to wait until I can get my hands on another slot one cpu so I can flash it.
Thanks again everyone

[Stan]

Skywalker,

Like said even if you video card was damaged, your PC should beeps.
Is it a new system you have recently built/upgraded ?

Again, check inside if everything is plugged OK.

Stan