System will not POST

Hello,

I came home today to a dead pc - everything powers up but it will not POST; no beeps or anything. I disconnected everything nonessential, and tried swapping out the memory sticks. I also tried resetting the CMOS. My board is an elitegroup K7S5A, with an Athlon XP 2600. My PSU is an Antec 450. Is there anything else I could try? The only other thing I can think to do is to take a look at the processor to look for burn marks, but I wasnt getting any symptoms of overheating before this happened. Thanks for any ideas.

 

Try taking out the video card and then see if it POSTs. If it does then it's a duff video card.

 

Thanks for your reply! I actually did try doing that, and it didn't work. Any other ideas?

 

Boilerplate-01:
. Common causes of failure to boot (no video, no beeps) assuming PSU isn't totally dead:
1- RAM, CPU and/or AGP video card not seated properly, a bent pin or corrosion.
2- Drive data cable on upside down or only on half the pins or shifted a pin or two (usually Floppy or Zip drives).
3- CMOS needs to be cleared (AC power must usually be disconnected or . attempts to clear CMOS may fail) Unless your mobo does not use a power-off CMOS clear - check your mobo manual for specific info.
4- On some new mobos there is a CPU protection feature (esp. on Asus/Asrock Athlon/Socket A mobos) that will not allow the system to start if there is no fan (or a fan without a working speed sensor wire) connected to the fan power connector on the mobo (specifically marked "CPU Fan"). If you tried to start your machine without a fan properly connected, you have to attach a proper and working fan and clear the CMOS before it will boot.

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