My son has a 4 month old pc with an AMD Athlon XP2500 333FSB processor and
MSI K7N2 Delta-L SKT A 8xAGP DDR400 Nforce2 6ch Sound LAN USB 2.0
Motherboard. We put the pc together around the end of last year and it
worked well.

He now tells me that it won't boot and that he gets no display on the
monitor ie it remains on standby. He has tried the pc with his sister's
monitor and the same thing happens so it isn't the monitor.

The fans work and the HDD light comes on for a couple of seconds but that it
all that happens. I have measured the power supply voltages and they are all
OK.

He swears blind that he hasn't done anything but, as he is a typical 16 year
old, I am not so sure.

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions as to what might be the problem
and how I can fix it ?

TIA
Mike

"Mike Day" <mikeday@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> My son has a 4 month old pc with an AMD Athlon XP2500 333FSB processor and
> MSI K7N2 Delta-L SKT A 8xAGP DDR400 Nforce2 6ch Sound LAN USB 2.0
> Motherboard. We put the pc together around the end of last year and it
> worked well.
>
> He now tells me that it won't boot and that he gets no display on the
> monitor ie it remains on standby. He has tried the pc with his sister's
> monitor and the same thing happens so it isn't the monitor.
>
> The fans work and the HDD light comes on for a couple of seconds but that
it
> all that happens. I have measured the power supply voltages and they are
all
> OK.
>
> He swears blind that he hasn't done anything but, as he is a typical 16
year
> old, I am not so sure.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions as to what might be the problem
> and how I can fix it ?
>
> TIA
> Mike


Try turning off the power switch in the back of the machine (or even
unplugging it) for a while.

Bearman

"Mike Day" <mikeday@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> My son has a 4 month old pc with an AMD Athlon XP2500 333FSB processor and
> MSI K7N2 Delta-L SKT A 8xAGP DDR400 Nforce2 6ch Sound LAN USB 2.0
> Motherboard. We put the pc together around the end of last year and it
> worked well.
>
> He now tells me that it won't boot and that he gets no display on the
> monitor ie it remains on standby. He has tried the pc with his sister's
> monitor and the same thing happens so it isn't the monitor.
>
> The fans work and the HDD light comes on for a couple of seconds but that
it
> all that happens. I have measured the power supply voltages and they are
all
> OK.
>
> He swears blind that he hasn't done anything but, as he is a typical 16
year
> old, I am not so sure.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions as to what might be the problem
> and how I can fix it ?
>
> TIA
> Mike


Try turning off the power switch in the back of the machine (or even
unplugging it) for a while.

Bearman

Seeing that the computer is only 4 months old take it back to the
supplier as you should have warranty on it.

Is it a brand name computer e.g. HP, Compaq, Dell or is it a clone?

Possible problems are

blown Graphics card
blown CPU
blown Motherboard

Seeing that the computer is only 4 months old take it back to the
supplier as you should have warranty on it.

Is it a brand name computer e.g. HP, Compaq, Dell or is it a clone?

Possible problems are

blown Graphics card
blown CPU
blown Motherboard

This would probably work if the fuses were tripped inside the PS, but as he
already stated, the output voltages are fine.

M0nk
A+ Certified
j.tkachuck<at>concast.net


"bearman" <noyb@home.com> wrote in message
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>
<snip>
>
> Try turning off the power switch in the back of the machine (or even
> unplugging it) for a while.
>
> Bearman
>
>

This would probably work if the fuses were tripped inside the PS, but as he
already stated, the output voltages are fine.

M0nk
A+ Certified
j.tkachuck<at>concast.net


"bearman" <noyb@home.com> wrote in message
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>
<snip>
>
> Try turning off the power switch in the back of the machine (or even
> unplugging it) for a while.
>
> Bearman
>
>