Hi
Just joined the forum, I hope there are some really clever people out there eho can help me.
System Spec's
Mobo- GA965P-DQ6 (rev 2.0)
Cpu - Intel Duo Core( not sure of model) LGA775socket
Zalman CMPS7000A Cooler
P/S CIC 650watt
Graphics Card - AT Radeon HD4850
RAM - Corsair 1024Mb, 800Mhz DDR2 (x4)
H/drive - Maxstor 120Gb Sata
CD/DVD Drive - LG IDE
Case - I-cute A78BN
Standard USB Mose & keyboard.
Ok, here we go, the Mobo,cpu, cooler, h/drive, cd/dvd drive were given to me, thry had just been moved from a system that a friend has upgraded.
I put it all together, powered up, and it booed up first time. Great I thought. Played around in the BIOS, setting time/date etc, and thought all was OK. So I put Win 7 Ultimate disc and drive and waited to see what happened. Well halfway through the install it died, as if I had switched it off. Hit power button again, fans tried to start, LEDs on fans and case flashed, are there it sat.
Ah I thought bad PSU, so straight back to the store, and changed it.
Put new supply in and hit on switch, and nothing, same as before, just a slight spin of the fans on all the units, LED flashes and then nothing.
Have disconnected everthing but still no joy.
Reset BIOS, removed CMOS battery for around four hours, re started and.... same as before.
Can anyone tell me how can I start the mobo, atleast to get to the BIOS, does anyone know the minimum you need installed to start the BIOS.
There is so much conflicting information out there that I'm losing sight of the problem.
Will a mobo get to the BIOS without a cpu?
Does it mean the mobo is gone? the cpu gone? Ram gone?
If anyone could give me some ideas I would be eternal gratefull.
Cheers
MickN