<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; ">The CPU is a dual-core socket 775 2.5 GHz Pentium<br>>> The memory is two sticks of 1GB DDR2 PC2-5300<br>>> The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA G31M ES2L</span><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></font><div><div>On Jul 21, 2009, at 4:06 PM, <a href="mailto:dennisjperkins@comcast.net">dennisjperkins@comcast.net</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">What model motherboard?<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "AGSCalabrese" <<a href="mailto:agscal@gmail.com">agscal@gmail.com</a>><br>To: "CLUE technical discussion" <<a href="mailto:clue-tech@cluedenver.org">clue-tech@cluedenver.org</a>><br>Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 3:01:05 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain<br>Subject: Re: [clue-tech] I just bought a motherboard, CPU and memory and something is DOA<br><br>The motherboard doc says it is okay to use a 20 pin connector power supply.<div>Gus</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Jul 21, 2009, at 7:38 AM,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:dennisjperkins@comcast.net" target="_blank">dennisjperkins@comcast.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">You have a 24-pin connector. Why are you only using 20 pins? Does your power supply have a 4-pin connector to go into the remaining 4 pins? If so, look at the power supply documentation to verify that it is supposed to go there. You might need to replace the power supply.<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "AGSCalabrese" <<a href="mailto:agscal@gmail.com" target="_blank">agscal@gmail.com</a>><br>To: "CLUE technical discussion" <<a href="mailto:clue-tech@cluedenver.org" target="_blank">clue-tech@cluedenver.org</a>><br>Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:10:44 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain<br>Subject: Fwd: [clue-tech] I just bought a motherboard, CPU and memory and something is DOA<br><br>I took my parts to MicroCenter.<br>For their own reasons, they replaced every part ( qty1 MB, qty1 CPU , <br>qty2 RAM )<br>Then they tested the combination and said it was good. I left <br>MicroCenter carrying the MB with<br>CPU and RAM installed.<br><br>Back at the ranch, I installed the MB/RAM/CPU in a box. I added a new <br>300W supply ( 20 pin power connector ).<br>The MB is a 24 pin power connector. See photos at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://oh-god.com:5080/dir/zeus/" target="_blank">http://oh-god.com:5080/dir/zeus/</a><br>I connected a monitor. I added an internal speaker.<br>I turned on the power. the fan spun, and nothing else happened. No <br>beep. I switched monitors. Nothing happened.<br>I added a video card. Nothing happened. I added a keyboard ..... <br>nothing.<br><br>What now ?<br><br>Gus<br><br><br>> On Jul 18, 2009, at 5:32 PM, Rita Gibson wrote:<br>><br>> They will bench test your parts right there at Micro Center, I'm <br>> surprised they didn't offer to do it before you left. They usually <br>> do when you buy a motherboard.<br>><br>> Rita Gibson<br>><br>> AGSCalabrese wrote:<br>>> The CPU is a dual-core socket 775 2.5 GHz Pentium<br>>> The memory is two sticks of 1GB DDR2 PC2-5300<br>>> The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA G31M ES2L<br>>><br>>> I bought them at MicroCenter.<br>>> I installed the CPU and the memory and a speaker and plugged in a <br>>> monitor.<br>>><br>>> Results: No display on monitor, no beeps from the speaker.<br>>> The power switch starts the fan. At first I could also turn the <br>>> fan off by pressing the power switch for 5 seconds. No longer.<br>>><br>>> I am looking for some help whereby I drop by and try my parts in <br>>> someone's system.<br>>><br>>> Best<br>>> Gus S. 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