possible cause of no startup?

[burnout832]

Ok so I figured out a good portion of my board was grounded to the case and this goes along with my question of how the video doesnt work.... and how it doesnt respond when i take the video card out.. coul dit be that I fried the board?

 

[DieHardware]

Does it POST out of the case with just the CPU/HSF, RAM and videocard? Don't forget to clear CMOS with the PSU unplugged.

 

[burnout832]

what do you mean post? and how would I go about clearing CMOS

 

[shootinyou]

Hi burnout832, welcome to the forums.

Originally posted by: burnout832
what do you mean post? and how would I go about clearing CMOS

1. The POST screen is the screen that you see when you start up the computer.

2. Need to know what motherboard you have, or check your manual.

How was a good portion of your board grounded??

 

[burnout832]

its a Biostar M7vit pro, I found the jumper to clear cmos... but Im still a little lost as to how to do it.. it says to move it to pin 2-3 to clear the data but... do I just move it back?

twas screwed into the case heh..

 

[shootinyou]

Originally posted by: burnout832
its a Biostar M7vit pro, I found the jumper to clear cmos... but Im still a little lost as to how to do it.. it says to move it to pin 2-3 to clear the data but... do I just move it back?

twas screwed into the case heh..

Yes, All you are doing is temporarily shorting the circut so CMOS goes back to its default state
The CMOS jumper has to be on the 1-2 pins, except to clear CMOS. Allways unplug the power supply before clearing CMOS.

Did you use the motherboard stand offs??

Edit; if you didn't use the standoffs you probably fried your board. RMA time

 

[burnout832]

what are standoffs?

 

[shootinyou]

Originally posted by: burnout832
what are standoffs?

burnout, here is a link.

Standoffs are the copper and plastic pieces that screw into the case or MB tray allowing you to mount the MB up away from the case or tray, we install these standoffs so the solder points on the back of the MB don't come in contact with the case or MB tray. Thus narrowing the chance of a short.

 

[burnout832]

yea, Im a newb at this stuff... firstimer actually. and the RMA is complete... heh. Thanks for the link for when I receive the new motherboard.