is My mother board toast????

I have GA-6VA7, via chipset
celeron 600Mhz proc

64Mb pc133 in bank 0

GeForce tnt2 m64

When I turn system on, i get NO beeps, but there is nothing displayed on screen, nor does the keyboard self test light up.

there are no other cards, or drives connected.

do i need to replace my mb, or videocard, or ram??
are there any diag tests i can do??

 

Double check to make sure everything (CPU, CPU fan power, RAM, BIOS chip etc.) is firmly seated and there are no shorts between the mo/bo and case.

If possible, replace the RAM, video card, CPU & CPU fan one at a time with known good components. The process of elimination will normally isolate the bad component - and it's the only test I'm aware of for this level of problem, except for maybe a fairly expensive diagnostic add-on card.

Maybe someone else has a different diagnostic routine?

 

thnx,
i hav tested with another video card and other ram, I don't want to stick my good processor in it, incase it is damaged.

the cpu fan and power led turn on with power.

also, initially i stuck the ram in the wrong bank and powerd it on, could this cause a bad board?

 

All the mo/bo's I've worked with weren't real particular about which slot the RAM was installed in. As long as it was properly seated, they worked no matter which slot they were in - and it didn't damage the mo/bo.

I have seen a couple of mo/bo's damaged by incorrect RAM installation, but that's either killed just the one socket or bent some pins in the socket, never seen the entire mo/bo killed. But, I haven't seen everything and anything is possible.

Edit:

It may also be the power supply. The PSU may be putting out enough to spin the fans but not power up the system and/or may have some other problem. Couldn't hurt to try another one, if you've got a spare available.

Double check any jumper settings on the mo/bo also. I've seen a few boards ship with the Clear CMOS jumper in the wrong position.

 

1 more question, could a bad mother board damage other devices?

or could this be processor problem>

 

Dont' recall ever seeing it happen, but I suppose a bad mo/bo could damage other components, depending on what's wrong with the mo/bo. A shorted circuit around the CPU might damage another CPU for example.

Have you triple checked for the mo/bo possibly shorting out against the case and/or mounts?

 

don't c any shorts,

would u recomend replacing the mb, or would i be wasting money because it is the processor that could be damaged.

 

That's where it gets tough to decide. Are either of them still under warranty? If so, maybe returning it for a replacement would be the place to start.

Or maybe wait for a bit and see if anyone else has any thoughts on this?

 

Hi Gasolene,
My troubleshooting protocol for your problem is to test each suspected part in a known good machine. Fortunately I have enough spare equipment laying around that I can test just about anything. When I first started building computers, of course, I didn't have such an inventory. If you are in a like position then the alternative I used was to ask freinds to test a part for me. A last resort was to take the part to a local computer shop and have it tested.

Just a few thoughts after rereading the thread, sounds like this is a new build. If so, is the system speaker connected properly to the motherboard? This is a long shot, but it worked for me last week, remove the cmos battery for a few minutes, wipe it clean, and reinstall. Last, as to mobo shorts, you could pull the mobo from the case and power it up with it laying on a nonconductive surface (I use newspaper).

Good Luck,
Tin

 

Back up for a moment and tell us how you arrived at this problem.
Did you just build this machine?
Or, did you recently install any components?
Or, did you just wake up one morning and it didn't work?

I like the smell test.
Pull out the power supply and smell for for any electrical burn.

 

thnx,
i arived at the problem after upgrading my systme, i tried to use all my older parts to make another system

i went to the store where i bought the mb last may, and they offered to replace the mb & proc.