>>> There's not much point in trying to zap the PRAM on a machine without >>> startup chime. Doesent boot from CD either. But it does fire up, fans >>> spin and HD does the startup clicks. But when it's supposed to do >>> more, it just sits there. >>> Suggestions? >> >>Have you tried cleaning the gold tabs on the bottom of the processor card >>theat goes in the slot? A good pencil eraser and a lot of elbow grease >>worked on my 9600/200 in a similar situation. > > If that doesn't work, take a bit of card stock, fold it in half, soak > the fold in 91% isopropyl alcohol and try running that up and down in > the slot. That should clean the pins inside the CPU socket. Don't > use a lateral motion, only up and down, as you don't want to bend any > of the pins sideways. > > It could be your power supply. If you have a voltmeter check that it > is putting out good 5V and 3.3V supply. The fans and hard drives > will spin up on 12V, but without 5V and 3.3V the CPU and motherboard > won't start up. > > Jeff Walther > Thanks! Thats a good tip as any! ;o)
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