help system won't boot

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Packersmap

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• Nov 2, 2001

• #1

i justed put together my new pc and it won't boot all i get is fans running and hard drives and cd-rom running but no boot just sits there

i teated the parts that i could so it's not the psu or mobo could it be the cpu or mem

please help

 

Last edited: Nov 2, 2001

Placid

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• Nov 2, 2001

• #2

Just put the cpu and heatsink in and hook up the power supply.
When you power on you should get a beeping.
If not try the cpu in known good pc and if the cpu works then the board is bad.

 

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Packersmap

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• Nov 2, 2001

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• #3

ok that helps thanks the cpu was bad

 

Christoph

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• Nov 3, 2001

• #4

My sympathies. I've had about 2 bad CPUs too many.