I don't recall if anyone has suggested this, but have you tried clearing the CMOS via jumper yet?
MSI has a good troubleshooting section on their support site: http://www.msicomputer.com/support/sup_tshoot.asp#1_1 Any beep codes? As long as the mobo will support the CPU that you have, they are interchangeable. > -----Original Message----- > I pulled the memory modules, one at a time and tried to boot up each > time without change. I disconnected the fans to better hear what's > going on and the hard drive is spinning up. The on/off switch works > consistently and holding the switch still allows the computer to turn > itself off. I reseated the CPU without change. It would be nice to try > a CPU/motherboard but I don't think I have any. How interchangeable > are they? The CPU is an AMD Athlon 3200+ and the motherboard is a > MS-7207; Version 1.0 ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
