Bad Mobo??

Ben C> wrote:

> I have (had) a Vista Ultimate 32-bit OS running for 9 months on a PC
> with:
>
> Intel DG965WH Mobo
> Intel E6300 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo CPU
> EVGA 8600GT/256MB PCI-e 16X
> 2GB GEil DR2 800 RAM
> 1-PCI USB Card
> 1-optical drive (SATA)
> 2-Hard Drives (IDE)
> 2-80mm fans
> 1-120mm fan
> Thermaltake 430W TR2 PSU 24-pin connector
>
......
> The PC won't resart at all. There is a green light on the motherboard,
> and the power switch is flashing. When I attempt to start the PC,
> nothing happens. No fans, no life except flashing power button & mobo
> light.
> I tried a new PSU with the same results, I tried the old PSU in
> another PC, and it worked fine.
>
> Can anyone suggest something I might try? I can send back the board,
> but I'd rather fix it myself, if possible.
> ---OR---
> Is there an intel support forum I can go to to try to work this out.
> The board is still under warranty.

It may be a ram module gone bad/shorted somewhere. Or anything else.
You should begin with exclusion tests: remove everything not necessary to
get at least a beepcode from your mainboard connectors, which means
harddisks, other peripherals, even the internally usb-connected cardreader,
last not least all RAM modules and even the graphic card.
Just let the beeper tell you a life sign when you switch on the mainboard.
Afterwards, begin reattaching the most essential things first, graphic card
and one stick of ram. Repeat the tests.

> The PC won't resart at all. There is a green light on the motherboard,
> and the power switch is flashing. When I attempt to start the PC,
> nothing happens. No fans, no life except flashing power button & mobo
> light.
> I tried a new PSU with the same results, I tried the old PSU in
> another PC, and it worked fine.
>
> Can anyone suggest something I might try? I can send back the board,
> but I'd rather fix it myself, if possible.

I have the same model mobo. When I tried to install an nVidia graphics
card, the same thing happened to me. No beeps, no fans, mobo light on.
I removed the video card but no change.

I removed all RAM from the board (with power off, of course!)
Then I powered up and got some beeps. I then powered off,
reinstalled the RAM, powered up and it's been working ever since.
It's worth a shot since it only takes a little time to try it and it's
free.

Tom Lake

Sounds like a bad update. Your problem is buying cheap no name ram sticks.
Next time use something like crucial or kingston.

"Ben C>" wrote:

> I have (had) a Vista Ultimate 32-bit OS running for 9 months on a PC
> with:
>
> Intel DG965WH Mobo
> Intel E6300 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo CPU
> EVGA 8600GT/256MB PCI-e 16X
> 2GB GEil DR2 800 RAM
> 1-PCI USB Card
> 1-optical drive (SATA)
> 2-Hard Drives (IDE)
> 2-80mm fans
> 1-120mm fan
> Thermaltake 430W TR2 PSU 24-pin connector
>
> Windows update finally offered me SP-1, so I downloaded and installed
> it. After 2 hours of Windows installing SP-1, I received a dialog box
> telling me that SP-1 did not install: Windows is reverting. After
> another hour of reverting, Windows tried to restart, and I received
> another message saying that I would need to boot from the DVD & choose
> repair.
> I did this and the repair failed. Windows suggested I restore my disk
> from a backup. I set up my Acronis 11 backup to restore my disk from
> an external drive. I came back about an hour later, and the PC was
> off.
>
> The PC won't resart at all. There is a green light on the motherboard,
> and the power switch is flashing. When I attempt to start the PC,
> nothing happens. No fans, no life except flashing power button & mobo
> light.
> I tried a new PSU with the same results, I tried the old PSU in
> another PC, and it worked fine.
>
> Can anyone suggest something I might try? I can send back the board,
> but I'd rather fix it myself, if possible.
> ---OR---
> Is there an intel support forum I can go to to try to work this out.
> The board is still under warranty.
> -Jaze

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"Ben C>" <> wrote in message
news:...
> OK, that did it. Now what? Throw out the NVIDIA card? The built-in
> card is lame at best. Is this an issue with NVIDIA or Intel?
> -J.

I don't know who's to blame (I suspect Intel but it doesn't really matter -
see below)
I replaced the nVidia with an ATI card and it works fine.

Tom Lake

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Ben C> wrote:
>
> I have (had) a Vista Ultimate 32-bit OS running for 9 months on a PC

Which means its NOT the motherboard.

> Windows update finally offered me SP-1, so I downloaded and installed
> it. After 2 hours of Windows installing SP-1, I received a dialog box
> telling me that SP-1 did not install: Windows is reverting. After

Which means you just clicked and said go:

You probably already had sp2 on the pc, so you tried to downgrade.

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