Have you thrown out the old mother board yet?jwax wrote:Seems lightning was listening- Had a strike very near the house and the home pc decided to die the way mother boards die, silent but deadly. No visible signs, but will not turn on. Power supply OK, but as soon as it is plugged into the mother board, power supply shuts down. Toast.
Yeah- new pc and a hefty surge suppressor.
Some times the surge only messes up the chipset on the mother board.
By removing all power from the Mother Board, it can reset itself.
Start by;
Pull out the CR2032 3V Battery.
Short the CMO's BIO's Jumper.
Remove all power connectors from the Power Supply to the Mother Board.
Disconnect Cables from All Drives.
Remove all Cards from Slots.
Remove RAM from Memory Slots
Let the Mother Board sit like this for about 2 hours.
{We want to make absolutely sure any Capacitors are fully discharged.}
Now reinstall and connect everything backup.
Put the CMO's BIO's Jumper back in to "RUN" Mode.
Try turning it on.
If all went well, you'll get a boot message about re-doing your BIO's settings.
I've seen this happen to lots of computers, and this technique normally works at bring back a messed up Mother Board.
Signed: Janitor Tzap