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REQ: Help - My machine has stopped running.
I have an AMD ATX system that has quit running.
I was restoring its 13G HD to what it was before pretty much. I completely erased it. I had it 99% finished, and all was running just fine. I even did a scandisk and defrag on it. I turned the system off, and cut my grass. When I came back, I turned the machine back on, and found that it wouldn't even start. As I watched it, I saw that the CPU fan would start for an instant, then stop. Indicative of a short I am thinking. I tried a few things - (1) I disconnected the two PCI cards (modem and video) - same result; (2) I then disconnected ALL the drives (13G HD, CDR, Backup Tape Drive, Floppy) - same result; (3) I removed the 256M SDRAM - same result; (4) I then replaced the power supply with another one - same result; (5) I then tried different wall power receptacles - same result. All this pretty well leads me to believe that either the MOBO or CPU has crapped out (or both). I don't know what else to try. I didn't do anything to cause the problem that I know about. Anyone have a suggestion? Thanks |
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