So maybe if any of you could provide the detail of your problem then someone here would try to solve it, just leaving useless comments is not going to help. I personally doubt any of the posters with...

OK, wat is going on with this thread? Why do we have so many people posting on this thread with the same line on the bottom of their message and are all banned?

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Yep check the main power connector to the board itself. Just pull it out and stick it back on again, making sure its not lose or anything. It should be done firmly but without the use of excessive...

Well I have to ask EMC here that would the replacement IDE card go into a PCI slot on the borad then???

If so then I'd say make sure before buying that it is compatible with the old board. It...

Also wat happens when you connect the cd player data cable in the hard disk slot on the mobo does the cd player cable vanishes as well in bios???

It could be a faulty slot, which could be a result...

i take it the system is pretty old with 256mb ram and all. Give it a thorough clean, specially the data ports on the board itself for any dust and see if that works.

Raj

what exactly des it do when u try to power it up? Any beeps, any movemnt of fans...anything at all?

Is it a laptop or desktop?

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Do you realise that you have replied to your own question and referred to yourself as "You". Dont know about You but I find it rather Wierd.

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Just the mobo, PSU and CPu with cooler on, that should be able to take you to BIOS at least if it works.

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I have had a dell for a year or so now and never had any trouble with it. I would like to ask though why not dell? I am on the same side as well as i would not recommend dell to anyone either just...

You said that it does not work with the 4GB that you bought seperate, does it work with the 2GB that you got with the board. If it does then it could be the compatibility issue with the mobo and...

I think it would be the mobo that is your problem. SOunds like a very old system to me with 128mb ram and 20gb hard disk. It most likely is the mobo as i dont think you would have any graphics card....

But the thing is it works as individual stick installed but together they dont work. SO looks like ur mobo can handle one stick of high density ram but two is asking for too much. So maybe try buying...

This is wierd problem, there is nothing wrong with the memory sticks itself, the modules are also fine cos they read the memory when inserted individually. Have you tried resetting the bios to...

I am thinking its the power switch thats the culprit here. Try changing that cos the way you are describing the rapid on and off of your system that would not be very healthy for the mobo's life. I...

Wont know that but if all the combination have failed then I would head to the Abit site and ask for answers as your tests have shown the memory works fine and both the sticks work well individually...

SO from what all New Normal said...i think...er...no difference after all....or is there?;-p

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Yep another common problems with mobo is they just die on you which could be defined as fried during normal working. THis is when certain component on the mobo itself fails like the capacitors etc....

AS Normal suggested try using different slots and see maybe one of the combination works . With RAM its tricky sometimes. Good Luck.

Raj

well then I may better be quiet if you are pro at giving bad PR then eh.....but then again I think a company's reputition would require a bit more than just a thread with a name which is way off the...

Finally we have someone to challenge the likes of Intel then...yay!

Anyways man, good luck with the project.

Raj

hey as i said i am at work and unluckily i didnt have anything better to do so just went ahead and read it, but obviously i dont like to repeat my mistakes, damn the thread name, tricked me into...

You can get it on the net from any good PC website. The thing is RAM is something that vendors don't do returns on. Because of the fact that it could be ruined by handling it carelessly which is not...

512mb graphics card would not boost your pc speed at all as it will eat up more ram and thus make it even slower as there wont be enough memory left for other applications, But it definitely will...

But if you already have a 2700 working on it for a while now i would assume yuo should be ok getting more 2700 to add to it. You know for a fact that it works so i dont see any issues there....

May be i am a bit slow today cos I am at work but the post says revenge. I didnt see any revenge anywhere.....

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Phew, dude too much information, went right over my head by miles...lol

Man you sound like you already have amade a start on the subject, but if i were you i would start of with the electronics...

I am also leaning towards bad mobo which is not reading the HDD at all and giving you errors. Have you tested the HD on another machine just to test their integrity as well.

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Yeah i think you have very limited options if you are insafe mode, like you cant install programs or make any system critical changes either.

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Try starting it in safe mode and see if it does. If you dont get that option then when you start your machine just press F8 and then choose the option start in safe mode.

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Thats the only plausible thing that i can see what could be causing your problem. I think in your other thread i did advice you to have some anti virus running in the background cos that could be the...

Well if the monitor comes and no fans, no beeps happens, that means that the PSU might have been damaged in the fall even worse could be the mobo and the HDD. they are not that rough n tough to...

What work do you do with ctrl+alt+delete though? How long does it take to start up the pc and can you access the desktop through windows explorer and see all the icons on there???

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I think you might have bought a different ram to the one you already have in your laptop mate. That could be the only possible cause for your problem.

Although i checked on the net about your...

it will also depend on your budget as well as your mobo specs. You ll need to post the mobo you have to get the best match for it.

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What is your audio device on the system, i mean is it external card or integrated on the mother board itself?

Also stick in your specifications for your system as well to make it a bit more easy...

OK, first of all I think when your system idle is at 98-100 then your cpu can not be running at 50-60%. But the easiest way to find out which process is taking up cpu performance to 50-60% is on the...

dude "zap zap" is exactly what i m trying to avoid...haha

o dear! never thought of that one. I have opened up my pc almost everytime on the carpet and i'd say that i am wearing socks 95% of the time as well ;-P...guess i just been lucky so far. but then...

well well well, congratulations to you then. Looks like you ll be busy for a bit, but try the suggested solution when ever you get time for it and let us all know how you get on.

Raj