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I'm having some trouble booting my computer, so I want to ask the experts (you guys). I have an Abit BW-7 motherboard and a Pentium 4 1.5 478-pin processor with 384 mgs of sdram. Recently, I installed a dvd burner, and in the process of encoding a .avi movie file to burn on a dvd, the computer froze so I shut it down. But now it won't boot up anymore, not even to the bios. I have checked all my peripherals and they all seem to be fine, yet it still won't boot. I have cleared my cmos multiple times, but still nothing. I thought my board was shot, so I replaced it with a new one, same model and everything, yet I get the same POST error as i did with the old board on the led indicator on the board message talking about video card power and whatnot. Do you think maybe my power supply is shot, even though my computer will still turn on and make fans spin? I have tried all my peripherals in another computer, so the only things that could be wrong is my power supply or processor (I have inspected my chip, there appears to be no burnout), and I don't want to run out and spend the money for either one until I have a good idea of what is wrong. Already wasted money buying a new board.
PS: I have a 350 w power supply, not sufficient enough to encode a video file or burn a dvd? What voltage should i have? I really need your help here, thanks so much in advance!! Please respond!! ~Tyson Zitzow
I'm having some trouble booting my computer, so I want to ask the experts (you guys). I have an Abit BW-7 motherboard and a Pentium 4 1.5 478-pin processor with 384 mgs of sdram. Recently, I installed a dvd burner, and in the process of encoding a .avi movie file to burn on a dvd, the computer froze so I shut it down. But now it won't boot up anymore, not even to the bios. I have checked all my peripherals and they all seem to be fine, yet it still won't boot. I have cleared my cmos multiple times, but still nothing. I thought my board was shot, so I replaced it with a new one, same model and everything, yet I get the same POST error as i did with the old board on the led indicator on the board message talking about video card power and whatnot. Do you think maybe my power supply is shot, even though my computer will still turn on and make fans spin? I have tried all my peripherals in another computer, so the only things that could be wrong is my power supply or processor (I have inspected my chip, there appears to be no burnout), and I don't want to run out and spend the money for either one until I have a good idea of what is wrong. Already wasted money buying a new board.
PS: I have a 350 w power supply, not sufficient enough to encode a video file or burn a dvd? What voltage should i have? I really need your help here, thanks so much in advance!! Please respond!! ~Tyson Zitzow