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bigslammer
10-02-1999, 02:45 AM
my new mobo still won't turn on the screen. I've tried different vga cards but the monitor still won't turn on. Is my power supply not enough first I tried a 200 watt then a 250 watt got my cpu fan spinning but the monitor never turns on. any suggestions from you would be great. Auraedge what powersupply do you have running
Bleeding Edge
10-02-1999, 11:36 AM
Power supplies from 'PCPower and Cooling' are very good. www.pcpowercooling.com/home.htm (http://www.pcpowercooling.com/home.htm)

From past threads here, I've read about several people having problems with the vidcard with this board. If I recall correctly, all the problems were the result of not inserting the vidcard far enough into it's slot.

A lot of pressure is needed to insert it. Be careful though.


~edit
One had a "bent contact pin" (off centered) in the slot, that was carefully straightened...


[This message has been edited by Bleeding Edge (edited 10-02-99).]
AuraEdge
10-02-1999, 01:55 PM
I have a 300W power supply, but it also runs on my 230W

I have 5 fans total, a video card, sound card, modem, RAM , 1 FDD, 2 HDD, 2 CDD, and the processor
Bleeding Edge
10-02-1999, 02:29 PM
I was a bit hesitant to suggest a bad motherboard.

At Robins thread over in the Vid forum, I suggested that a motherboard replacement might be in order for her vidcard problem and it turned out to be the vidcard instead...needless to say, I'm still embarrassed enough not to make the wrong suggestion again.
bigslammer
10-02-1999, 02:41 PM
thx but the motherboard gets all the correct power. I thought the motherboard was shorted out by touching the risers on the case so I put in some rubber washers and still no good. Maybe I need a different case. Do you guys and gals have rubber washers under and on top of the board. This is the last thing that I can think of.
Bleeding Edge
10-02-1999, 02:59 PM
Try again to reinsert the card real good. From the other threads, they all thought it was in all the way...

Two schools of thought about grounding boards to the chassis. I don't understand the flow of electric currents and stuff, but having spoke to techs at a custom poower supply outfit some years back, they specifically suggested that one and only one screw should be used to ground the board. On the other hand, some board manufacturers recommend to use many of the screw as possible to ground the board.

The power supply guys, talked about something like creating a "ground loop" that defeats a good ground by using more than one screw.

Someone here must know about this....
bigslammer
10-02-1999, 02:59 PM
on my powersupply do I change the switch on the back to 115volts or 230 volts. most use the 115 and will trying it a 230 volts fry my mobo.
Bleeding Edge
10-02-1999, 03:08 PM
No. Not 230! Your in USA, no?
bigslammer
10-02-1999, 03:49 PM
thx for the info bleeding edge. but will it fry my mobo. from the response it seems like this is a big no no. thx again
AuraEdge
10-02-1999, 03:51 PM
Whats that switch do anyways?
i never really thought about it
just alsways left my PS switchs to 115v
bigslammer
10-02-1999, 03:54 PM
so I should try to fit as many screws on it as possible and not worry about the rubber washers. Maybe bigger screws will work. Oh so many possible problems and somehow this can only happen to me. thx for the input.
bigslammer
10-02-1999, 07:31 PM
I think the switch changes the amps and hz. but regardless grounded the board with as many big screws as possible and have got it running on my p2 333 at 478 mhz. I'm pretty sure that if soyo let me go beyond 2.2 volts I'd be able to hit 500. this board is great regardless.
Roy
10-03-1999, 12:48 AM
Sounds like a bad mobo to me.