eelbrown

Hello, all.

Two nights ago we had a storm in my area which included lots of rain & high winds. Where I live we have overhead power lines & frequent outages, so I decided it would be best to power off & unplug my computer for the night to guard against surge damage. However, when I got up in the morning and tried to turn on my PC & check my mail, nothing. The LEDs didn't flash, I didn't hear any of the fans spin, no beeps from the BIOS, nothing. When I got home from work I began doing some troubleshooting, but so far, nothing is working & I'm about out of ideas.

I stripped my PC down to essentials (mobo, CPU, PSU, RAM, GPU, monitor, mouse & keyboard), & began trying different configurations of RAM in the three mobo slots with no luck. So, I tried using a pair of smaller (256 MB), sticks of RAM that I have, but still no response. I've also tried resetting the CMOS by using the jumper as well as removing the battery for a few seconds as well for roughly 30 minutes. I tried using a spare CMOS battery that I have, but that didn't work either. I've tried removing the GPU & monitor as well as the mouse & keyboard, as well as an older GeForce 6600 GPU & a different mouse & keyboard.

Each time I try to start the machine, I can see the CPU fan as well as the PSU & case fans spin for a second or so, then stop. I suspect that it must be the motherboard, due to the lask of POST beeps, but any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I do have a few spare parts on-hand, so I have the ability to try different configurations, but so far, nothing seems to make a difference.



AMD Athlon 64 3700+
FoxCONN K8S 755A6ELRS
2 GB Samsung DDR 400 RAM
Sparkle GeForce 7600 GS
SoundBlaster Audigy 2ZS Platinum Pro
535W Enermax EG565P-VE PSU
2 internal SATA HDs, 320 GB & 120 GB (NOT set up as a RAID array)
1 Internal DVD-R/W, 1 internal CD-R/W, 1 internal floppy drive
Windows XP Pro SP3