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GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
edited March 2005 in Hardware
Howdy folks. I picked up IC_11 from the post office yesterday and got her all set up today, but she doesn't want to post. Hard drive and fans spin up, but no display, and no sounds from the hard drive like it was starting up.

So far I've tried:

Resetting CMOS
Reseating RAM in multiple slots
Removing PCI ethernet
Disconnecting HD
Swapping VGA cards

Any other ideas? She got beat up pretty bad by the postal service (maybe if they take out their aggression on a computer, they won't have enough energy to shoot each other), but the case took most of the damage. No electronics seemed to have been hurt (although I'm still straightening fins on the heatsink - using a spare until I get the watercooling set up).

IC_11 is:

Athlon XP 1600+ AGOIA, unlocked
Abit KG7-RAID
Antec 300W PSU
TNT2? AGP card
WD 1.6GB HD
128mb pc2100

Comments

  • TBonZTBonZ Ottawa, ON Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    That sucks, do we have a confirmation that it worked before shipping?

    Are there any error beeps at all?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    Oh it worked before shipping :(

    It worked right up until I boxed it up to go out.. Dammit I hate it when this crap happens! The thing died on the way to Detroit, too!

    ****ing usps :mad:
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited March 2005
    They screwed me over once before. Unless you mentioned the damage to the package at the office you wont get anything back if there was insurance on it.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    TBonZ wrote:
    That sucks, do we have a confirmation that it worked before shipping?

    Are there any error beeps at all?

    Nope, no error beeps :(. I'm having a hard time thinking of anything. I do have a spare processor I could try in it (1300 Duron), but I'd be shocked if the CPU is the problem. Unfortunately I got rid of most of my other spare parts (mobos) before I moved, so I don't have too many other things to swap out. Man, if only the HD was borked, I have another 5 drives just like it! I think I'll try one of the sticks of RAM from my computer.
  • TBonZTBonZ Ottawa, ON Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    My hunch is it's the mobo too.

    Throw that CPU in and swap a PSU if possible, then we'll know for sure.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    SHE LIVES!!!

    I'm really surprised, but it appears that the CPU was the problem. There is a small chip in the core on the upper left hand corner, but I've seen processors work that were in much better shape. I guess something bonked it in shipping and we're just not lucky.

    Anyway, I swapped in my Duron 1300 and it ran fine. Just trying to get it on the network now. I have no other use for this processor, so I'm happy to donate it to the team, unless somebody has a faster one they'd like to donate. I'll bet I can get this chip up at least another 100 mhz. It's currently air cooled with a Sunon fan and an SLK-900, but it will be water cooled soon.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    whew... at least it's a relatively cheap thing to replace
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited March 2005
    I feel like a organ donor checking in with the receipient. Glad to here that my KG7-RAID is still kicking it for the team. :thumbsup: Sorry about the CPU. :bawling:

    Lesson's learned... UPS sucks at handling "fragile" stuff. :(
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