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Another PC repaired and up and working thanks to SysOpt. The new CPU came in the mail today. I popped the old one out, took off the heat sink, attached it to the new Athlon 700 Mhz CPU with a...

Found the memory stick and it checks out. Also tried a different video card so that can be ruled out for now.

Rocketmech, I did some research and with xmas bills coming back and wife and kids on...

Yes, I have checked the monitor, and swapped it out with another working system and the monitor checks out.

On to the mobo and vga card, cannot find any bad caps on either one. Heading off to day...

I exchanged Antec 300W Power Supply with HEC 350W Power Supply working in another unit. The Antec then went back in the second unit and works fine.

The HEC is in the first unit and nothing posts....

Antec 300W Power Supply

Never thought of that! I'll look into picking up a spare.

Thanks, Sterling

It is an older unit:

AI-61 Shuttle mobo
700 Mhz Athlon CPU
Voodoo 3 video card

It takes about 3 tries to POST on startup most times. I tried reseating CPU (slot type) and video card. I have...

I have a 1.0 Ghz Pentium running W 98SE. Its been running great for a year or more. Wife uses it mostly for e-mail. Some surfing.

Last week she noticed for some reason she is unable to delete...

Thanks for the tip.

Coincidentally, or not, 15 minutes after I contacted an ISP representative and spoke in person, the internet connection began working. It has been working through the cable...

Siemens Speedstram 2602

ISP had problems a week or so ago, but now reportedly repaired. I can now connect to Internet with cable router removed from loop. This is direct connect to cable modem....

Thanks, Bovon,

Sound advice, and it reminds me of my first go at a PC repair, when I had a fairly nice (at the time) 800 Mhz Athlon sitting on a not-so-nice Colorboard (off-brand). When the...