I have an M760v ATX board with a P2 450 chip. Working fine, then one day wouldn't start up. Changed the PSU, so it ain't that. The CPU & the PSU fans attempts to start, just give half a spin or so, then nothing. I swapped the memory stick two or three times, then it started working. That was OK for three days, then same again. While it was working, I checked the temperatures in setup, and the CPU ran at 34 C, and the System ran at 54 C. Can someone help?
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I would definately check for a short, if it worked for a little when you were changing the memory you may well have jolted something which stopped it shorting for a little bit, most likely the motherboard against the back. If you can, check if anything is touching the case etc and even place a small piece of padding temporarily under the MB if you can just to see if it kicks in.
Your best bet of course though is unscrewing it all and double checking contacts as you put it back in the case.
Your best bet of course though is unscrewing it all and double checking contacts as you put it back in the case.
Anything that is overdrawing will crowbar the PS. You may want to eliminate the HD , CD, and floppy as causes before you tear down the M/B. I've seen all of these at one time or another shorting out. Ed Fair
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My guess is the memory may not be seated right or popped up a little because it was not locked down good enough.
The motherboard or one of the IO cards may be grounded out also. Sometimes two IO cards can make contact.
I don't think it is worth spending much money on a P2 to upgrade it. It is not cost effective. You get more return on your money going to a P3 or P4. I read somewhere that the Cache memory on the P2 runs at half the speed of the processor due to a design error. This is an instance where the Socket 7 AMD motherboards ran faster. If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.
The motherboard or one of the IO cards may be grounded out also. Sometimes two IO cards can make contact.
I don't think it is worth spending much money on a P2 to upgrade it. It is not cost effective. You get more return on your money going to a P3 or P4. I read somewhere that the Cache memory on the P2 runs at half the speed of the processor due to a design error. This is an instance where the Socket 7 AMD motherboards ran faster. If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.
And check the voltage select switch. In fact , reset it a couple of times. Ed Fair
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