You might also try plugging in a spare Hard Drive. I had a similar problem a couple years ago with an old(er) Dell system and the MB simply refused to POST unless the Drive was functional; A drive swap ended up bringing it back (but not before I wasted a bunch of time trying everything else).
John wrote: > Thanks Brian, the speaker is hooked up and I get absolutely nothing. No > sounds or lights. > > --- On Thu, 9/2/10, Brian Cluff <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Brian Cluff <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Motherboard died? > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 8:46 PM > > It could still be your power supply.� Just because it turns on doesn't mean > that it's supplying the correct, or even all the different voltages it needs > to. > > If you can put a spare power supply on it, or hook your current power supply > to a proper tester, that would at least eliminate that from the possible > problems. > > The fact that the motherboard doesn't tell the power supply to turn on, but > the power supply can be turned on does kinda point to the motherboard. > > You should, but not always, be getting at least some beeps if the motherboard > is good but RAM and/or CPU are a problem... Is your PC speaker hooked up so > that you can hear them? > > Brian Cluff > > On 09/02/2010 06:10 PM, John wrote: >> I came home and my Mythbuntu computer was off. I hit the power button >> and nothing happened: no sounds, no lights, zip. I figured my power >> supply unit (PSU) took a dive. I unplugged the main connector from the >> motherboard (MB) and did the paper clip test where you put a paper clip >> in the green and black sockets and when I did this the PSU fan spun. It >> also turned on the pc fan but the CPU fan wasn't spinning (it's >> connected to the MB). I figured it was the CPU fan that took a dive. I >> then unplugged the PC fan and plugged the CPU fan into this socket and >> did the paper clip again and the CPU fan started spinning. This now >> leads me to believe the MB has taken a dive. The MB has a lifetime >> warranty so I may send it in but if it isn't the MB then I get charged. >> Anyone have any suggestions? >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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