- Joined
- Aug 1, 2002
- Location
- Michigan
Yesterday evening, my PC suddenly locked up then BSODed. I was able to restart but I noticed one HD was missing from the POST list so I tried to enter BIOS but got nothing. My keyboard and mouse didn't even light up.
So I shut it down, dug out an old PS/2 keyboard, and used it. I was able to enter BIOS but it wouldn't detect the SATA hard drive I have, and USB are enabled but my usual keyboard and mouse wouldn't work at all.
I was able to enter Windows but I noticed not a single USB device were working (printer, scanner, that "free" Radio Shack bar code scanner, and memory card readers. I checked them on another PC, USB devices are OK and Windows claims the onboard USB are working but detects nothing I plugged in.
I tried the USB light, it didn't light up.
And I still don't know why SATA drive wouldn't show up, I tried different ports. The hard drive checked out find in a different computer.
The only thing I could think of at this point is possibly mobo going bad. I've had it for probably more than 18 months when I originally built this to replace the P4 I used to have. I got the mobo used off eBay so it's defiantly well used. (18 months almost 24/7 = more than 12,000 hours of use)
I checked, there isn't one on eBay the same model.
While I would like to just replace it all, I don't have the money for new i&, mobo, and RAM combined at this time. So it will be just the mobo.
I'd like a suggestion for a new mobo that handles overclocking well like this DFI board. Need to have 4 RAM slots for PC3200 (800MHz) and overclocks, has 1 PATA port (not giving up 320GB yet), at least 1 PCI-e 16x and 1 regular PCI slot. Can be mATX or regular ATX, can be AM2 or AM2+
Obviously the vendor needs to be in USA as I don't want to pay too much for international shipping (not to mention also expensive if I have to RMA internationally)
Ty for any suggestion.
So I shut it down, dug out an old PS/2 keyboard, and used it. I was able to enter BIOS but it wouldn't detect the SATA hard drive I have, and USB are enabled but my usual keyboard and mouse wouldn't work at all.
I was able to enter Windows but I noticed not a single USB device were working (printer, scanner, that "free" Radio Shack bar code scanner, and memory card readers. I checked them on another PC, USB devices are OK and Windows claims the onboard USB are working but detects nothing I plugged in.
I tried the USB light, it didn't light up.
And I still don't know why SATA drive wouldn't show up, I tried different ports. The hard drive checked out find in a different computer.
The only thing I could think of at this point is possibly mobo going bad. I've had it for probably more than 18 months when I originally built this to replace the P4 I used to have. I got the mobo used off eBay so it's defiantly well used. (18 months almost 24/7 = more than 12,000 hours of use)
I checked, there isn't one on eBay the same model.
While I would like to just replace it all, I don't have the money for new i&, mobo, and RAM combined at this time. So it will be just the mobo.
I'd like a suggestion for a new mobo that handles overclocking well like this DFI board. Need to have 4 RAM slots for PC3200 (800MHz) and overclocks, has 1 PATA port (not giving up 320GB yet), at least 1 PCI-e 16x and 1 regular PCI slot. Can be mATX or regular ATX, can be AM2 or AM2+
Obviously the vendor needs to be in USA as I don't want to pay too much for international shipping (not to mention also expensive if I have to RMA internationally)
Ty for any suggestion.
I'm using X2 5000+ non black edition.
