new MB ?

[Sandwich]

My daughter's computer bit the dust last week. It had a pcchips MB---- an m805lr. The computer was aging anyway but I could see the bulging capacitors and the thing would stink when you turned it on. I thought maybe I could just get a new MB and reinstall the processor memory etc. I bought an ECS k7vta3 45 usd from new egg. My problem is that I can't get a beep out of this new board! I can even pull the memory out and still no beeps! The fans spin etc. but nothin else. Is this a sign that the board is bad?

[Sandwich]

Got upThis am and cleared cmos and tied to start up again,but now the thing is completely dead no fans or anything???? Should I rma this board?

[Sandwich]

Tonight I'll try to build it out of the case. If that doesn't work. I think the board must be bad!?

[Ferrit]

I would suggest getting your money back and getting a real motherboard that wasnt pcchips at all. ECS is just another flavor of pcchips

[Sandwich]

Thanks I did not know that, but should've have guessed Darn it-- all this time wasted! I have to take it out of the case to send it back so will still try it out of the case tonight!

[gutted]

Did you get a chance to build the system with the mobo out of the case? It's possible that you have a short somewhere (e.g. one of the case screws might be shorting out the mobo). If you can build it out of the case on a wooden board (a chopping board is ideal ) then that would tell you if the board is ok.

Otherwise sounds like a dead board

[Sandwich]

Thanks, gutted I plan to do that this eve.

[Sandwich]

Thanks, gutted I plan to do that this eve.

It's still dead. I'm going to try and return it.

[Grandpapa]

It's still dead. I'm going to try and return it.

ever think its the cpu not the mb? did you try a different cpu?

[Sandwich]

ever think its the cpu not the mb? did you try a different cpu?

Yes I had an old duron processor that I putin. Also tried an old banshee video card, and only one stick of memory at a time. Still nothing. Even if the cpu were bad wouldn't the fans still run?

In any case I rma'ed the board and bought an asus terminator barebones system from newegg for127 =10 shipping all usd. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...tby=14&order=1 This is the link to see it