Re: [gentoo-user] motherboard died?

[Dale]

Matt Harrison wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> A few weeks ago there was a discussion about audio interference when
> running 3d applications.
>
> Well mine kept getting worse (it didn't to it at all a month ago)
> until I got fed up. I opened the side and (gently!) moved some of the
> power cables away from the data cables to see if that was a cause of
> interference.
>
> Well I did manage to reduce the noise by moving cables around but a
> couple of minutes later the machine bombed out with a big oops that I
> can't produce now.
>
> I didn't think it was a big problem, I thought I had just pulled an
> hdd cable a bit too hard or something.
>
> Now however, the machine won't post or even power up. It is an Asus
> Crosshair SKT AM2 nForce 590 SLI DDR2 which has a debug display on the
> back panel.
>
> As soon as you turn on the power to the motherboard, it displays "CPU
> INIT" which is the very first stage. Now trying to turn on the machine
> yields absolutely nothing, it just doesn't do a thing.
>
> I have removed all additional devices, just leaving 1 hdd. I've also
> reseated the CPU, RAM and all cables.
>
> I can't see how I could have properly killed some hardware just by
> moving a cable an inch to one side.
>
> If anyone has any ideas I'd be so grateful, I really don't want to
> have to return parts, I should be working on stuff right now :(
>
> Thanks
>
> Matt
>
>

Is it possible that a wire come a loose when you moved it?  Maybe a
power wire or something?  Also, I don't think this could be it but could
it be that the CPU fan isn't turning?  It doesn't sound like it gets
that far so that may not matter.

Dale

:-)  :-)