Hardware problems

Stan_Lite · 21-11-2007, 10:16

I confess to being stumped by this one.

Over the last week or so, I've been trying to piece together some rigs to build the Folding farm back up but have hit a bit of a brick wall.

I have 3 motherboards, 3 CPUs, 3 sets of RAM, 3 PSUs, 4 graphics cards (including onboard on one board) and 4 HDDs (2 SATA, 2 IDE).

I have tried these in pretty much every possible combination, with similar results every time. When I switch on, everything whirs into life and I get the post beep but that's it, I'm left with a pile of stuff, all apparently working (HDDs spin, CPU fans work, RAM gets warm etc.) but nothing on the screen. I get no warning beeps to indicate any problems. I've used 2 different monitors and three different video cables (which all work fine with other machines) so it's not a monitor/cable issue.

All of this stuff I know to have been working fine the last time it was used (except 1 PSU and 1 Mobo, which were bought new).

Does anybody have any idea what the hell is going on here? Could one of the PSUs have developed a fault and has blown CPUs or mobos or something?

I'm reluctant to try individual components in my 1 working rig in case I damage something there.

I'm at a loss

Whilst I'm here, I bought a G0 Q6600 as they're supposed to be the dogs doodahs for clocking but mine refuses to even post at anything above 2.7GHz. It does that easily at stock volts but no matter how many volts I give it, it refuses to even post at anything higher. Am I just unlucky? The B3 Q6600 it replaced did 3.0GHz easily

21-11-2007, 10:16	#1
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	Hardware problems I confess to being stumped by this one. Over the last week or so, I've been trying to piece together some rigs to build the Folding farm back up but have hit a bit of a brick wall. I have 3 motherboards, 3 CPUs, 3 sets of RAM, 3 PSUs, 4 graphics cards (including onboard on one board) and 4 HDDs (2 SATA, 2 IDE). I have tried these in pretty much every possible combination, with similar results every time. When I switch on, everything whirs into life and I get the post beep but that's it, I'm left with a pile of stuff, all apparently working (HDDs spin, CPU fans work, RAM gets warm etc.) but nothing on the screen. I get no warning beeps to indicate any problems. I've used 2 different monitors and three different video cables (which all work fine with other machines) so it's not a monitor/cable issue. All of this stuff I know to have been working fine the last time it was used (except 1 PSU and 1 Mobo, which were bought new). Does anybody have any idea what the hell is going on here? Could one of the PSUs have developed a fault and has blown CPUs or mobos or something? I'm reluctant to try individual components in my 1 working rig in case I damage something there. I'm at a loss Whilst I'm here, I bought a G0 Q6600 as they're supposed to be the dogs doodahs for clocking but mine refuses to even post at anything above 2.7GHz. It does that easily at stock volts but no matter how many volts I give it, it refuses to even post at anything higher. Am I just unlucky? The B3 Q6600 it replaced did 3.0GHz easily __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...