WTF... it won't work... - Page 2

garetjax · March 2nd, 2008

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Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

I stuck on the side panel finally for the first time... any chance from that? It has a shroud on it.

Not if you might have accidentally hit something with it on the inside of the case. It's highly unlikely, but maybe you hit it with your HSF assembly, maybe unseating the processor? I'd start checking capacitors if it were me...

Also, you may want to see if your CMOS battery is still good...

Tech Geek Deluxe · March 2nd, 2008

Ok ... just makin' sure .... I have done that countless times.

wtcnbrwndo4u · March 2nd, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by garetjax

Not if you might have accidentally hit something with it on the inside of the case. It's highly unlikely, but maybe you hit it with your HSF assembly, maybe unseating the processor? I'd start checking capacitors if it were me...

Also, you may want to see if your CMOS battery is still good...

I'll check the clearance in a second, but that shouldn't be the issue.... sigh... about to try and put everything back in and try booting.

garetjax · March 2nd, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

I'll check the clearance in a second, but that shouldn't be the issue.... sigh... about to try and put everything back in and try booting.

Good luck and let us know the result!

wtcnbrwndo4u · March 2nd, 2008

OMFG.... haha, you're not gonna believe this of all things.

So I picked it up to put it on the table and I heard something moving around. So I put it down and looked and what do you know. A freakin' jumper came out. Guess which jumper... CMOS.

Works fine now, although I should find a tighter jumper for that.

WHEW, at least it wasn't something big... I knew it'd be something stupid.

polobunny · March 2nd, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

OMFG.... haha, you're not gonna believe this of all things.

So I picked it up to put it on the table and I heard something moving around. So I put it down and looked and what do you know. A freakin' jumper came out. Guess which jumper... CMOS.

Works fine now, although I should find a tighter jumper for that.

WHEW, at least it wasn't something big... I knew it'd be something stupid.

Yay! And whew. :P The smallest things make the biggest differences sometimes.

garetjax · March 2nd, 2008

Good deal! Glad to see everything worked out all right for you! =)

wtcnbrwndo4u · March 2nd, 2008

Hah, yeah... so glad... I feel SO much better now... haha.

Stormcrow · March 2nd, 2008

Dude, your new rig reminds me exactly of my AM2 system I built last year...every time it seemed to work, something would go wrong and I'd spazz, spending hours fruitlessly Googling to find the RAM not fully seated or something stupid.

wtcnbrwndo4u · March 2nd, 2008

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Originally Posted by Stormcrow

Dude, your new rig reminds me exactly of my AM2 system I built last year...every time it seemed to work, something would go wrong and I'd spazz, spending hours fruitlessly Googling to find the RAM not fully seated or something stupid.

Haha. Nice. I can't believe a little piece of plastic (plus some metal contact) caused this... Geez... haha.

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wtcnbrwndo4u Teh Brown Staffer Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS Posts: 2,293	Re: WTF... it won't work... OMFG.... haha, you're not gonna believe this of all things. So I picked it up to put it on the table and I heard something moving around. So I put it down and looked and what do you know. A freakin' jumper came out. Guess which jumper... CMOS. Works fine now, although I should find a tighter jumper for that. WHEW, at least it wasn't something big... I knew it'd be something stupid. - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64

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wtcnbrwndo4u Teh Brown Staffer Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS Posts: 2,293	Re: WTF... it won't work... Hah, yeah... so glad... I feel SO much better now... haha. - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64

March 2nd, 2008	#19
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