computer wont post.....strange issues

acousticlemur · May 26, 2008, 03:16 AM

the computer i am working on right now has a MSI 845E Max HT and a p4 2.2 had a broken retention bracket so i bought a new one and put it on. 2 of the clips were broken on the original and was held with 2 zip ties lol. any way, now the only way i can get the computer to post is when the cpu fan is not clamped down......... if it is just resting on the cpu it will post about 25% of the time, but when i flip the 3 levers and fasten it down....it's a no go. the temps are fine with it just sitting on it unhooked (~40c) but i cant get it to stay running for long..... any ideas?

acousticlemur · May 27, 2008, 05:06 AM

bump

Laurijan · May 27, 2008, 05:32 AM

Could it be that the cpu is not resting in the exact location it should be.. meening when you apply preasure with the fan it is not perfectly aligned anymore?

acousticlemur · May 27, 2008, 06:14 AM

nah, i think that it was the mobo, cause i have been messing with it for hours now, and nothing happens anymore... no post, no beeps.... fans spin up, dvd light flickers, hdd spins up....and that is it....

Cybrnook2002 · May 27, 2008, 09:16 AM

You were holding your stuff down with zip ties? I would look into that "area" a littel more. Like he said, comething is probably not aligned right in that area. Maybe more pressure on one side than the other.

marsey99 · May 27, 2008, 01:19 PM

could be what ever broke the clips damamged the socket too?

acousticlemur · May 29, 2008, 03:20 AM

yeah it was held with zip ties for over a year lol, just bought a new retention bracket and now it wont work lol!!

i should have left it alone...

acousticlemur · May 29, 2008, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marsey99

could be what ever broke the clips damamged the socket too?

possible but the clips were broke shortly after the mobo was purchased......many many years ago lol and it worked fine. last year i noticed that it was averaging about 145F so i fixed it with zipties and it never broke 125F under load.

May 26, 2008, 03:16 AM	#1
acousticlemur Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan, US Posts: 606 (0.26/day) Thanks: 58 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts System Specs	computer wont post.....strange issues the computer i am working on right now has a MSI 845E Max HT and a p4 2.2 had a broken retention bracket so i bought a new one and put it on. 2 of the clips were broken on the original and was held with 2 zip ties lol. any way, now the only way i can get the computer to post is when the cpu fan is not clamped down......... if it is just resting on the cpu it will post about 25% of the time, but when i flip the 3 levers and fasten it down....it's a no go. the temps are fine with it just sitting on it unhooked (~40c) but i cant get it to stay running for long..... any ideas? __________________ “I think you got it a bit backwards, spyware comes free with Vista and is a "product feature"” -Ketxxx

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May 27, 2008, 05:06 AM	#2
acousticlemur Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan, US Posts: 606 (0.26/day) Thanks: 58 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts System Specs	bump __________________ “I think you got it a bit backwards, spyware comes free with Vista and is a "product feature"” -Ketxxx

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May 27, 2008, 05:32 AM	#3
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May 27, 2008, 06:14 AM	#4
acousticlemur Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan, US Posts: 606 (0.26/day) Thanks: 58 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts System Specs	nah, i think that it was the mobo, cause i have been messing with it for hours now, and nothing happens anymore... no post, no beeps.... fans spin up, dvd light flickers, hdd spins up....and that is it.... __________________ “I think you got it a bit backwards, spyware comes free with Vista and is a "product feature"” -Ketxxx

May 27, 2008, 09:16 AM	#5
Cybrnook2002 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 700 (0.35/day) Thanks: 93 Thanked 95 Times in 86 Posts System Specs	You were holding your stuff down with zip ties? I would look into that "area" a littel more. Like he said, comething is probably not aligned right in that area. Maybe more pressure on one side than the other.

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May 27, 2008, 01:19 PM	#6
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May 29, 2008, 03:20 AM	#7
acousticlemur Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan, US Posts: 606 (0.26/day) Thanks: 58 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts System Specs	yeah it was held with zip ties for over a year lol, just bought a new retention bracket and now it wont work lol!! i should have left it alone... __________________ “I think you got it a bit backwards, spyware comes free with Vista and is a "product feature"” -Ketxxx

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