IWILL MPX2 - PLEASE - SOLID HELP & ADVICE NEEDED!!!

[jackthedog]

hi,

*** little while ago my system BIOS went BOOTBLOCK - I resolved this by flashing.

please see this thread for history of this + system specs:

http://forums.2cpu.com/showthread.php?t=72815

and some more history here:

http://forums.2cpu.com/showthread.php?t=72051


*** not too long after resolving BOOTBLOCK, i was in the middle of loading dvfootage onto a drive and my Matrox G550 video card completely crapped out on me - screen was filled with blocks of different colours etc...

i put in another AGP video card to test and all was well

*** replaced the test AGP video card with an old Matrox PCI video card, and now my system will not boot up at all (i don't think this has anything to do with the PCI videocard though?): by this i mean the green power light will come on, as will the system harddrive light, as well as all system fans, psu + fans, optical drives, etc..

BUT I HEAR NO FAMILIAR SINGLE BEEP(NO BEEPS AT ALL IN FACT) AND CERTAINLY NO BIOS POST!!!

THE FANS JUST SPIN, THE LIGHTS STAY ON, BUT NOTHING HAPPENS - and certainly, the monitor tells me its not receiving a signal.

***when my matrox card crapped out on me, i thought my 4 year old ANTEC TRUE550W was the cause, as many others had problems with it, and i had had some other stuff happen prior to that that suggested so (ie., 1 or 2 random restarts and some data loss) - in fact, i was ready to buy a bigger ZIPPY psu, but thought i should at least test my Antec first.

***tested my Antec PSU with a multimeter today, and although the system did not post, and so i COULDN'T test it under full load, my PSU 3.3v, 5v, and 12v readings were as follows:

3.31V
5.0V
11.91/11.92V

also, please know that my multiplier is set to 16 and my FSB is stock @ 133, stock vcore too.

what's going on here?

all help and advice greatly appreciated,
jackthedog

[gonzo0815]

Re: IWILL MPX2 - PLEASE - SOLID HELP & ADVICE NEEDED!!!

Well, as on that forum, the Antec postings aren't that very good, i would check the caps in that psu at first. It depends how old that psu is, if it is older than 1 year it could probably som bulging cap. If it is older it is probably shure that the caps on it has left the magic fluid out.
But keep in mind that this will void warranty, and that there are probably some lethal voltage on it, even unpluged.