Matt Harrison wrote: > Hi all, > > A few weeks ago there was a discussion about audio interference when > running 3d applications. > > Well mine kept getting worse (it didn't to it at all a month ago) > until I got fed up. I opened the side and (gently!) moved some of the > power cables away from the data cables to see if that was a cause of > interference. > > Well I did manage to reduce the noise by moving cables around but a > couple of minutes later the machine bombed out with a big oops that I > can't produce now. > > I didn't think it was a big problem, I thought I had just pulled an > hdd cable a bit too hard or something. > > Now however, the machine won't post or even power up. It is an Asus > Crosshair SKT AM2 nForce 590 SLI DDR2 which has a debug display on the > back panel. > > As soon as you turn on the power to the motherboard, it displays "CPU > INIT" which is the very first stage. Now trying to turn on the machine > yields absolutely nothing, it just doesn't do a thing. > > I have removed all additional devices, just leaving 1 hdd. I've also > reseated the CPU, RAM and all cables. > > I can't see how I could have properly killed some hardware just by > moving a cable an inch to one side. > > If anyone has any ideas I'd be so grateful, I really don't want to > have to return parts, I should be working on stuff right now :( > > Thanks > > Matt > >
Is it possible that a wire come a loose when you moved it? Maybe a power wire or something? Also, I don't think this could be it but could it be that the CPU fan isn't turning? It doesn't sound like it gets that far so that may not matter. Dale :-) :-)
