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el
04-25-01, 08:40 AM
Here are the specs I put together last night, everything is brand new.
Antec sx1240 w 400watt
Iwill KK266-r rev 1.2
256MB or Crucial pc133/cas 2
Duron 750 with L1 closed using conductive pen

nothing happens when I try and turn it on. no sound except the click of the power button. I am going to search for the power supply trick to test it but shouldn't I get a beep if the L1's are shorting or at least a few fireworks or something. is acetone bad to clean the conductive ink off the L1's. If anybody find the thread about the PS testing trick before I do would you post it here. thanks and now I feel everyones pain a little more. 45 bucks for a key chain!!!

Oni
04-25-01, 09:10 AM
Acetone is alright for clearing off a CPU. You can also use rubbing alcohol. Hope you get your problem solved!

Tbone
04-25-01, 09:17 AM
Hope you did not crack the core with the Heat Sink.
Do you not see the bios boot up?

el
04-25-01, 09:31 AM
Nothing at all happens when I try and turn it on. The fan on the PS didn't even turn on!! I can't figure it out I think maybe the PS is bad. I will test the board in another case tonight and hopefully everything will work. Can you run the bare bones AMD system on a 250watt PS? I used a WBK-38-1 HS/F and it went on really easy. Looked fine but I will double check to look for damage.

andz
04-25-01, 12:10 PM
Do not know your mobo, but, I would ceck and double check all jumpers, cables and connectors to be in the right place and properly fitted. Read your mobo USER MANUAL, that is your BIBLE IN THIS SITUATION ...!!! Good luck!

el
04-25-01, 12:20 PM
Thanks andyz but I did read my manual that is why I am posting this I don't know if you are familiar with Iwill's documentation but it is full of mistakes and I think it is the PS or the CPU not the jumpers and what not. remember I can even turn the darn thing on. Somebody has to have an idea.

el
04-25-01, 01:05 PM
here is how to check a PS without a Mobo.

conect the PS-ON signal (pin 14) to ground (pins 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 16 or 17). Usually the PS-ON is connected to a green wire, so you will have to conect the power suply's green wire to the black wire, through a small wire.