No Boot

[heidrichj]

Hi,

Computer won't boot. I turn it on, it checks the A drive, detects HDD and CD-ROM, it goes through PCI Device Listing showing IDE controller, Serial Bus Controller and
Display Adapter then hangs.

I built this P-200 system with a Tyan MOBO a year or two ago and can't get it to boot
with a floppy, either. The floppy starts and stops and the HDD runs a bit and the system
hangs. Last night I installed a new A drive and checked all connectors, but still nothing using even a simple boot diskette.

I removed all cards but the video, which I removed and reseated. The keyboard seems to work, but I can't do a warm boot.

BIOS settings look OK.

Can't even get to C prompt.

My 5 year old nephew was messing with the computer, and the way my dad (it's his, not mine) turns ot on and off, etc., make me think Windows is trashed, but I can't even get to DOS to see anything.

A few things come to mind, bad floppy controller, maybe a bad mobo, maybe some corrosion I can't see from this computer being across the street from the beach for two years.

Any other ideas?

Thanks,
John

[socalgal]

Since you have acknowledged over in the Technical forum, I'm going to close this thread to avoid confusion and refer all to:
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/Forum2/HTML/003322.html

Thanks heidrichj.

[This message has been edited by socalgal (edited 11-13-1999).]

[Dominus]

Did the CPU fan seize up? Try running the system with the case cover off and see if the CPU gets too hot. Also check the fan in the PS.