I gave up on my 8500 with the blown chip on the motherboard when the opportunity of getting an 8600 presented itself, but it arrived today and is worse - atleast the 8500 made the start up chime (but went no further). This one has the light come on,fan and power supply work, hard disk sounds normal but there it ends. It was sold as "tested and working well". I'm wondering what might have happened in transit. I'm sure this has been covered before but I can't access my files very easily...
When you say the hard disk sounds normal, does that mean it is spun up, or you can hear it being accessed after starting the computer? If it is being accessed, let the boot proceed and the HD become quite the press they power button on your keyboard and the return key. If the system shuts down, you know you have a display problem. If you are using the internal video, try re-seating the VRAM module. Also check the various connectors on the MB to ensure the wires are connected up.
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