New Motherboard...No Video/BIOS on boot

mcjive · 12-17-2005, 11:28 PM

My father has asked me to help him with his PC problems.I don't yet know what his reason is for changing out the motherboard, but with a new board, he is not getting a beep or video. The fans and harddrive all power up, and I did notice that the keyboard has power (num lock).

His original system was an eMachine T2082 (AMD Athlon Xp 2000+). He replaced the original board with an Abit VA-20 and carried over the same processor and memory. For memory he has one 256mb stick (PC 2100 DDR 266mhz). Oh and he also changed out the powersupply.

He is using onboard video and does not have a video card. Of course he has never had a chance to even see the bios screens.

The only thing I have tried so is resetting the cmos via jumper.

I do know that I need to have him check the CPU frequency jumper. I think I remember him saying that he may have selected 166, out of 100, 133, 166, and 200. I believe this needs to be set to 133. Is this something that can cause the problem stated above?

I was just trying to think about all of the possibilities that could be causing this problem.

Thanks!

Tumbleweed36 · 12-18-2005, 03:51 AM

Hi,

IMO, every time you start to set up a board, start at factory defaults. Otherwise, just don't change frequencies or anything else until you get it up and going. At that time, you can play with settings and see how they impact what you are doing.

~~whodat~~ · 12-18-2005, 04:17 AM

you could try 133..so the cpu and ram are insync
here are the specs:

Processor
- Supports AMD Socket 462 Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron/Sempron Processors
- FSB 400/333/266MHz
Chipset
- VIA KM400A/VT8237 chipset
Memory
- Two 184-pin sockets
- DDR400/333/266/200 unbuffered Memory
- Support DDR400 Memory up to 2GB

what power supply was installed
was a 4 pin molex plug connection needed for the motherboard?

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**linderman** · 12-18-2005, 05:04 AM

was a 4 pin molex plug connection needed for the motherboard (cpu power & did you connect it)?

is the cpu fan spinning upon reboot / please explain your application of thermal grease ?????

12-17-2005, 11:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
mcjive Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1 OS: Windows XP Home	New Motherboard...No Video/BIOS on boot My father has asked me to help him with his PC problems.I don't yet know what his reason is for changing out the motherboard, but with a new board, he is not getting a beep or video. The fans and harddrive all power up, and I did notice that the keyboard has power (num lock). His original system was an eMachine T2082 (AMD Athlon Xp 2000+). He replaced the original board with an Abit VA-20 and carried over the same processor and memory. For memory he has one 256mb stick (PC 2100 DDR 266mhz). Oh and he also changed out the powersupply. He is using onboard video and does not have a video card. Of course he has never had a chance to even see the bios screens. The only thing I have tried so is resetting the cmos via jumper. I do know that I need to have him check the CPU frequency jumper. I think I remember him saying that he may have selected 166, out of 100, 133, 166, and 200. I believe this needs to be set to 133. Is this something that can cause the problem stated above? I was just trying to think about all of the possibilities that could be causing this problem. Thanks!

12-18-2005, 03:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 18,021 OS: XP Professional	Hi, IMO, every time you start to set up a board, start at factory defaults. Otherwise, just don't change frequencies or anything else until you get it up and going. At that time, you can play with settings and see how they impact what you are doing. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

12-18-2005, 04:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~whodat~~ Register user Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,931 OS: XP	you could try 133..so the cpu and ram are insync here are the specs: Processor - Supports AMD Socket 462 Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron/Sempron Processors - FSB 400/333/266MHz Chipset - VIA KM400A/VT8237 chipset Memory - Two 184-pin sockets - DDR400/333/266/200 unbuffered Memory - Support DDR400 Memory up to 2GB what power supply was installed was a 4 pin molex plug connection needed for the motherboard? post back Last edited by whodat; 12-18-2005 at 04:20 AM.

12-18-2005, 05:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 19,370 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	was a 4 pin molex plug connection needed for the motherboard (cpu power & did you connect it)? is the cpu fan spinning upon reboot / please explain your application of thermal grease ????? __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial