Died overnight, no post.

LostHope · 01-07-2009, 06:58 AM

Hey, this is similar to a lot of the threads here, but I appreciate any advice, anyway, the PC:

Shuttle SP35P2 Pro w/400 Watt ATX mini PSU
Shuttle small form FP35 Motherbaord
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz
4GB DDRII 800MHz
nVidia 8800GT

Shut down normally the evening before, turned on in the morning and it's dead. No new software or hardware installs, no impacts, no surges.

When I turn it on all fans start up but there is no video output or 'boot noises' (sorry :P), about 10 secs later it powers down, another 5 secs and it powers back up again (still no activity or output) until I shut off the power manually.

I've tried bench testing it; stripped down to psu, mobo, processor and video card and the same thing happens. Tried resetting cmos to no effect.

My only clue is that a small grill from the cooling system had fallen off and was lying across the mobo. Could a short have completely wiped it out?

Anyway, my main question is if anyone has any other theories about what might have gone wrong before I buy a new mobo.

Thanks

dai · 01-07-2009, 07:24 AM

could have
did it come with the 8800 or did you upgrade to it
you would expect to see a quality 550w running the system with that card
test the psu with a multi meter

LostHope · 01-07-2009, 10:31 AM

Been running the 8800 for about a year, manufacturer claimed it wouldn't have a problem.

Don't have access to a multimeter, but will test with a lower voltage card later, thanks.

LostHope · 01-08-2009, 06:35 AM

OK, so apparently a fried video card can stop your computer from even booting up, who knew? Anyway, using a stand in while I get a new one and everything is working fine, thanks for nudging me in the right direction.

dai · 01-08-2009, 07:10 AM

let us know how you go with it

01-07-2009, 06:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
LostHope Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 8 OS: XP SP2	Died overnight, no post. Hey, this is similar to a lot of the threads here, but I appreciate any advice, anyway, the PC: Shuttle SP35P2 Pro w/400 Watt ATX mini PSU Shuttle small form FP35 Motherbaord Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz 4GB DDRII 800MHz nVidia 8800GT Shut down normally the evening before, turned on in the morning and it's dead. No new software or hardware installs, no impacts, no surges. When I turn it on all fans start up but there is no video output or 'boot noises' (sorry :P), about 10 secs later it powers down, another 5 secs and it powers back up again (still no activity or output) until I shut off the power manually. I've tried bench testing it; stripped down to psu, mobo, processor and video card and the same thing happens. Tried resetting cmos to no effect. My only clue is that a small grill from the cooling system had fallen off and was lying across the mobo. Could a short have completely wiped it out? Anyway, my main question is if anyone has any other theories about what might have gone wrong before I buy a new mobo. Thanks Last edited by LostHope; 01-07-2009 at 07:00 AM.

01-07-2009, 07:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,531 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Died overnight, no post. could have did it come with the 8800 or did you upgrade to it you would expect to see a quality 550w running the system with that card test the psu with a multi meter __________________

01-07-2009, 10:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
LostHope Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 8 OS: XP SP2	Re: Died overnight, no post. Been running the 8800 for about a year, manufacturer claimed it wouldn't have a problem. Don't have access to a multimeter, but will test with a lower voltage card later, thanks.

01-08-2009, 06:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
LostHope Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 8 OS: XP SP2	Re: Died overnight, no post. OK, so apparently a fried video card can stop your computer from even booting up, who knew? Anyway, using a stand in while I get a new one and everything is working fine, thanks for nudging me in the right direction.

01-08-2009, 07:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,531 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Died overnight, no post. let us know how you go with it __________________