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Ok now am lost as wee to go next, i have tryed everything i know and nothing seems to make a difference.

Spec:
E6300 @ 3.15Ghz
1 GB Geil DDR2 PC6400 RAM
Gigabyte DS3
BFB GeForce 7600GT
Seagate 200GB SATA HD
2 x Maxtor 160GB SATA HDs
Tagan 500W PSU

Tonight i went to take out the RAM and replace it with 1 GB i got from the MM as I have to RMA both sticks to Geil. Upon swapping the sticks, and cleaning off dust with a clean brush, the machine starts up, as in lights, fans etc but nothing on screen, not one thing.

Tryed the Geil RAM again, re-sitting the GFX card 3 times, swapping RAM in different slots.

Nothing happens other than then machines fans, lights, HD spinning up.

I dont no were to go from here so all help is welcomed.
 
just after i pulled out the Geil RAM and replaced it with the back up stick and some incase cleaning, everything was fine berfore the shutdown for the RAM swap.

Freah Windows XP install is only a week on
 
Still no luck after the CMOS reset, still getting nothing on the display while every stil lights up/spins etc

Took the battery out and left it for 20mins with the power cord out and put it back in, still nothing.


any more ideas?
 
basmic said:
When you cleared the CMOS, you did change the clear CMOS jumper to clear and not normal didn't you?

Might be worth checking if that jumper is set as normal or not. I can't help thinking you're booting the machine up with the jumper set to clear. :D
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When i cleared the CMOS i just pulled the battery out and let it sit, never touched the CL_CMOS jumpers on the board above the battery.



cheers
 
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only thing i can try now i guess is to test the gfx card on a different board to rule it out, if that works then it has 2 be the board
 
Havn't tried booting with both them out but give it a go with the GFX out on its own still no beeps
 
i just took the battery out and let it sit, never touched the Jumper Pins as i thought u didn't have to. (from the manual that is)

So do i pull the battery, then join the pin and boot the machine ?
 
got the gfx card back and it working sweet, will try to reset the CMOS the right way this time.

Just one ?, do i pull the battery out, short the pins and turn on the machine while the pins are shorted?
 
ok i have tryed almost every combo to reset the CMOS from the boards, the manual and my head but still nothing.

Any other thoughts? Time for a new mobo?
 
ill let the battery stay out over night but if that doesnt sort it then its RMA time indeed.

Just need to find the gigabyte RMA portion of their site
 
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