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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: madmatt911 on May 28, 2004, 21:25
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okay, so i have recently built a computer and am tring to test it/configure bios. i used all used parts givent to me by my fathers friend. when i turn it on you can tell that everything is working but i get no picture. whats wrong?
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Do you get any post beeps ???
Is the CPU fan definately running ???
Are all the components seated correctly ???
Are all the components compatable ???
Can you list what you have put together along with the specs etc ???
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unknown motherboard
caviar 2700 hdd
S3 trio 3D Onboard Graphics Card
Intel Pentium 3 unknown gzh
sony cd rom
unknow floppy
128 mb rk byte sdram
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oh yeah
nospeakers hooked up
all are seated correctly
all jumpers are set to how they were when i got the parts
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You should still get a beep from the on chip buzzer or case speaker if connected.
Do you know if the pc that the mobo came out of had either an AGP or a PCI graphics card installed ?
If so the onboard graphics would be disabled in the bios.
I would suggest that you use the clear CMOS jumper to reset the bios so that hopefully, if that was the case it should default back to the onboard graphics and allow you to get into bios :)
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im using the same case it was in. and i think i will try that
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what would it say near the jumper?
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Varies from mobo to mobo but probably something like C/Cmos.
Its usually near to the battery, but not always, and has 2 postions therefore 3 pins.
Just place it in the opposite position to what its in now for a few seconds then put it back to the normal postion.
Actually if its in the clear position, someone may have left it set that way for some reason, that would give you the sypmtoms you are getting too.
It would be a good idea to have a look at the mobo and see if you can identify it and check out where the normal run position is in the manual which would be available from the mobo manufacturers site :)
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i got one that says clear password clear cmos.
it looks like this
clear passwordV Vclear cmos
. . . . . .
six pins
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Havent come across one like that.
Can you not see the make and model of mobo, its usually clearly printed on it ???
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its hard to type it out how it looks but ill try again
Clear Password Clear Cmos
... ...
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If you can clearly see where the normal run postion is for both then it wont do any harm to clear both just make sure they are both reset to the normal postion when you have done.
It would be a lot easier, if you could have a quick look on the mobo for a makers name and model number to save having to guess at where they should be set to though :(
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are any of these numbers of any help?
VIA vt92c693a
CE
FCC Compliant
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Is the VIA on a chip or is it printed on the motherboard ?
Doesnt appear to mean anything in a search :(
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on a chip. could it be on the other side of the board?
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No its usually quite clearly marked either near the power supply connector or often on one edge of the mobo or sometimes between the white PCI slots.
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i moved the jumper but it didnt work. what am i doing wrong? should i just take it to my dads freind where i got the parts?
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Without knowing which mobo it is and whether the clear cmos and password jumpers are set correctly its hard to suggest a next step.
If your dads friend has the manual or can identify the mobo its probably a good idea to check with him :)
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oh well thanks for your help anyway, sandra