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Hey,

I have a P4 2.40C (Intel 865PERL mobo). I was in middle of doing some
stuff and the monitor just went black. Tried restarting the machine but it
wouldn't go anywhere, all that happend was the fans went on (2 case, 1 CPU,
and PWS), the LED's on the board lit up and the LED indicating hard drive
activity was blinking. Disconnected the drive, tried again, same thing (HD
LED on). No beeps, no nothing.

I'm thinking perhaps the CPU just went ahead and died, but I've never had
something like this happen to me before, so I figured I'd ask for some
input.

Ideas?

Thanks.

Adam

"Adam Steiner" <> wrote in message
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> Hey,
>
> I have a P4 2.40C (Intel 865PERL mobo). I was in middle of doing some
> stuff and the monitor just went black. Tried restarting the machine but
it
> wouldn't go anywhere, all that happend was the fans went on (2 case, 1
CPU,
> and PWS), the LED's on the board lit up and the LED indicating hard drive
> activity was blinking. Disconnected the drive, tried again, same thing
(HD
> LED on). No beeps, no nothing.
>
> I'm thinking perhaps the CPU just went ahead and died, but I've never had
> something like this happen to me before, so I figured I'd ask for some
> input.

Well, the CPU is typically one of the most reliable parts in the system, so
that wouldn't be my first suspect. Consider RAM, video, power supply, and
motherboard. all of those have a track record of failing far more often than
CPUs, unless the CPU overheated. And that's not likely with a P4.

"Thor" <> wrote in message
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> "Adam Steiner" <> wrote in message
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> > Hey,
> >
> > I have a P4 2.40C (Intel 865PERL mobo). I was in middle of doing some
> > stuff and the monitor just went black. Tried restarting the machine but
> it
> > wouldn't go anywhere, all that happend was the fans went on (2 case, 1
> CPU,
> > and PWS), the LED's on the board lit up and the LED indicating hard
drive
> > activity was blinking. Disconnected the drive, tried again, same thing
> (HD
> > LED on). No beeps, no nothing.
> >
> > I'm thinking perhaps the CPU just went ahead and died, but I've never
had
> > something like this happen to me before, so I figured I'd ask for some
> > input.
>
> Well, the CPU is typically one of the most reliable parts in the system,
so
> that wouldn't be my first suspect. Consider RAM, video, power supply, and
> motherboard. all of those have a track record of failing far more often
than
> CPUs, unless the CPU overheated. And that's not likely with a P4.

Aside from swapping each of the parts in (I've already tested the RAM), do
you have any recommendations on how to go about doing it? Or it's just
trial and error.

I am guessing your monitor may have gone out on you. Check that first
before anything inside your pc case.

LK

"Adam Steiner" <> wrote in message
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> Hey,
>
> I have a P4 2.40C (Intel 865PERL mobo). I was in middle of doing some
> stuff and the monitor just went black. Tried restarting the machine but
it
> wouldn't go anywhere, all that happend was the fans went on (2 case, 1
CPU,
> and PWS), the LED's on the board lit up and the LED indicating hard drive
> activity was blinking. Disconnected the drive, tried again, same thing
(HD
> LED on). No beeps, no nothing.
>
> I'm thinking perhaps the CPU just went ahead and died, but I've never had
> something like this happen to me before, so I figured I'd ask for some
> input.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Adam
>
>

"Adam Steiner" <> wrote in message
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> "Thor" <> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Adam Steiner" <> wrote in message
> > news: s.com...
> > > Hey,
> > >
> > > I have a P4 2.40C (Intel 865PERL mobo). I was in middle of doing
some
> > > stuff and the monitor just went black. Tried restarting the machine
but
> > it
> > > wouldn't go anywhere, all that happend was the fans went on (2 case, 1
> > CPU,
> > > and PWS), the LED's on the board lit up and the LED indicating hard
> drive
> > > activity was blinking. Disconnected the drive, tried again, same
thing
> > (HD
> > > LED on). No beeps, no nothing.
> > >
> > > I'm thinking perhaps the CPU just went ahead and died, but I've never
> had
> > > something like this happen to me before, so I figured I'd ask for some
> > > input.
> >
> > Well, the CPU is typically one of the most reliable parts in the system,
> so
> > that wouldn't be my first suspect. Consider RAM, video, power supply,
and
> > motherboard. all of those have a track record of failing far more often
> than
> > CPUs, unless the CPU overheated. And that's not likely with a P4.
>
> Aside from swapping each of the parts in (I've already tested the RAM), do
> you have any recommendations on how to go about doing it? Or it's just
> trial and error.

if you haven't already, pull everything out, and reseat everything in their
respective slots connections, etc. If no go, disconnect all drives, and
non-essential cards, and start with just video, CPU, RAM plugged into the
board. Disconnect all drive cables, and also their power cables as well. Try
starting with just the bare basics. If that doesn't produce results, proceed
to video. Try another video card if you have one. Rule that out, and move on
to PSU, testing the outputs for the proper voltage at the motherboard
connector. Also try powering up *briefly* without the fan(s) plugged in. A
burned-out fan can even cause weird problems. Make sure the motherboard BIOS
chip is plugged firmly into it's socket. If you get down to the motherboard
as the possible issue, pull the board out, and try connecting the cables,
and powering it up outside the case (on a suitable non-conductive surface of
course). Although the board is of pretty recent manufacture, you should also
eyeball those capacitors we have been going on about lately. Look for bulged
tops (even slightly), or leaks around the top or bottom. I've heard that
even some fairly recent P4 boards have been hit by the problem, and the
symptoms do fit.

"Thor" <> wrote in message
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> "Adam Steiner" <> wrote in message
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> > "Thor" <> wrote in message
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> > >
> > > "Adam Steiner" <> wrote in message
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> > > > Hey,
> > > >
> > > > I have a P4 2.40C (Intel 865PERL mobo). I was in middle of doing
> some
> > > > stuff and the monitor just went black. Tried restarting the machine
> but
> > > it
> > > > wouldn't go anywhere, all that happend was the fans went on (2 case,
1
> > > CPU,
> > > > and PWS), the LED's on the board lit up and the LED indicating hard
> > drive
> > > > activity was blinking. Disconnected the drive, tried again, same
> thing
> > > (HD
> > > > LED on). No beeps, no nothing.
> > > >
> > > > I'm thinking perhaps the CPU just went ahead and died, but I've
never
> > had
> > > > something like this happen to me before, so I figured I'd ask for
some
> > > > input.
> > >
> > > Well, the CPU is typically one of the most reliable parts in the
system,
> > so
> > > that wouldn't be my first suspect. Consider RAM, video, power supply,
> and
> > > motherboard. all of those have a track record of failing far more
often
> > than
> > > CPUs, unless the CPU overheated. And that's not likely with a P4.
> >
> > Aside from swapping each of the parts in (I've already tested the RAM),
do
> > you have any recommendations on how to go about doing it? Or it's just
> > trial and error.
>
> if you haven't already, pull everything out, and reseat everything in
their
> respective slots connections, etc. If no go, disconnect all drives, and
> non-essential cards, and start with just video, CPU, RAM plugged into the
> board. Disconnect all drive cables, and also their power cables as well.
Try
> starting with just the bare basics. If that doesn't produce results,
proceed
> to video. Try another video card if you have one. Rule that out, and move
on
> to PSU, testing the outputs for the proper voltage at the motherboard
> connector. Also try powering up *briefly* without the fan(s) plugged in. A
> burned-out fan can even cause weird problems. Make sure the motherboard
BIOS
> chip is plugged firmly into it's socket. If you get down to the
motherboard
> as the possible issue, pull the board out, and try connecting the cables,
> and powering it up outside the case (on a suitable non-conductive surface
of
> course). Although the board is of pretty recent manufacture, you should
also
> eyeball those capacitors we have been going on about lately. Look for
bulged
> tops (even slightly), or leaks around the top or bottom. I've heard that
> even some fairly recent P4 boards have been hit by the problem, and the
> symptoms do fit.
>

I just tested everything out. I took the power supply, CPU, etc and plugged
them into a different machine, worked perfectly fine. Everything's been
reseated and tested. I'm going to bet it's the motherboard...good thing for
warranties

Thanks.