oh well

[Benny]

Sold, to Madness. Mad, you get the three existing kids, Mick, you get the missus, I'm keeping the dog, he likes my balls when I feel down.

Admin - Move this to hardware software please -

I've powered it with 1 / 2 / 3 / 0 RAM, still nadea, so either the ram is borked or the motherboard is. I'm gonna try one of the sticks at work tomorrow, so that'll rule that out.

I'm assuming my drives / proc / gfx card are ok, drives seem to spin, don't know why the grfx woulda screwed, so....

cheap solution - the ram is knacked - I buy some more. Easy
cheap solution 2 - The m/b is knacked, i'll need a new one, should I just buy another nf7-2?

I have a spare proc so no worries there.

[Benny]

it ain't the RAM. so, mb then?

Same one?  so I need a socket A, bit of overclocking....nothing heavy. Cheap please...ideas?

[Norm]

What shows on the screen Benny,anything/nothing?

[Benny]

nothing, not a beep, blip or flicker in site.
I need to put an old PCI gphx card in tonight.

Would it POST without gfx or proc?

[Norm]

Nothing to execute bios so no cpu no post.

[Benny]

kk, I'll swap the proc aswell.
would make sense to be the proc I suppose. THe Pc has all the cooling of a microwaved pop tart in a sauna in abu ghraib.

[Benny]

it ain't the proc/mem/gfx card. So...mb then.

So come on, cheap, socket A, slight o/c, thinking about running it in oil, so no moving parts, but we'll see.

[smite]

Originally posted by Benny@Jul 13 2005, 09:01 PM
it ain't the proc/mem/gfx card. So...mb then.

So come on, cheap, socket A, slight o/c, thinking about running it in oil, so no moving parts, but we'll see.

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Overclockers this week only

[Dingo]

**B Grade** Abit NF7-S v2.0 nForce2 (Socket A) Motherboard (BG-029-AB)
The NF7 series models, based on nForce2 chipset, supports the latest AMD Athlon XP processors with 200/266/333/400 FSB, and features new dual 400MHz DDR memory controllers that deliver up to a 50% increase in bandwidth. Three DDR DIMM slots support up to 3GB of DDR memory, and optimized 128-bit architecture reduces memory latency. The advanced memory architecture means that the latest 3D games and multimedia applications are able to run smoother and faster than ever before, giving you unparalleled system performance. With the nForce2 MCP2-T, the APU (Audio Processing Unit) delivers Dolby Digital 5.1 cinematic-quality sound and 3D positional audio to your home PC. By SoundstormTM technology, the NF7-S supports Real-time audio encoding delivering up to 256 simultaneous audio streams makes games and applications come to life.

- 1 x AGP8X/4X, 5 x PCI slots
- 1 x Floppy Port supports up to 2.88MB
- 2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 Connectors
- 2 x SATA 150 Connectors
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers, 2 x IEEE1394 header
- 2 x CD-IN
- 1 x IrDA

Originally sold at £59.00+VAT  


Price:  Â£30.00   (£35.25 Including VAT at 17.5%)


If you have all the drivers and cables with your current mobo your'e sorted!!  

[Benny]

so there's hundreds of Sock A's here...

which is best. If I can get a better one than the one I have for this price...
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/BGr...therboards.html

which???

[TeaLeaf]

The best one in the list is the DFI LanParty. Imho.

TL.

[Norm]

Not sure if you have checked but is the PSU alive?

[Benny]

Originally posted by Norm@Jul 14 2005, 05:01 PM
Not sure if you have checked but is the PSU alive?

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Lights are on, fans are spinning and I'm fairly sure one of them is a 12v fan, so potentially are good. Will double check it.

[Dingo]

Originally posted by TeaLeaf@Jul 14 2005, 03:50 PM
The best one in the list is the DFI LanParty. Imho.

TL.

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Wouldn't disagree but they don't last long....think that's gone already....so better be quick in choosing!!