Okay so here's how it's happened.

With an old 700mhz CPU, a MSI ms-6309 mobo, some 20gig HDD and about 380mb of ram, I cracked her open and installed a new video card. Oh and the "old" (old being the one before the one I'm installing) card was some 16mb piece of shit. Anyways, I install a 64mb Nvidia and hope for the best. It doesn't work (series of beeps from my motherboard), and I can't be bothered figuring out why, so I simply put in the 16mb, install the drivers from the 64mb's CD, and shut down.

I remove the 16mb once again, put in the 64mb, and it still doesn't work. So I put the 16mb in yet again, and everything's back to normal. I decide to remove the 64mb's drivers, though since they're the same manufacturer, I removed the 16mb's.

So of course the PC was sitting there with Quake and Counterstrike unplayable because of it's non-changeable 16 color 640 x 480 setting. I buy a 16mb card from eBay, and get fed up waiting.

I open her up, grab a motherboard I had lieing around, unplug EVERYTHING from the ms-6309, put in the found motherboard, and realise the case doesn't fit it. So I put the ms-6309 back in, install all the plugs and didn't even think I'd come to a problem, until *dun dun dun* front panel connectors.

After hours and hours of finding the manual for the mobo, and not having any power on the PC itself because I couldn't figure out the combination they plug in, I finally did it correctly as to what it says in the manual. Everything connected, spiffy, case nice and closed (note: the 64mb is still in there, if that makes a difference), press the power button, and nothing. Absolutely zip, nothing even goes to load.

I've no idea what to do, help if you can. Any information you need I am willing to provide.

//Kiel

This switch is the voltage setting . Did you turn it to 115V? In Canada or the US the power voltage is 120V, in Australia it is 240V. So I have to set it at the 115V setting, you have to keep it at 240V or whatever is the other option.

You MIGHT have toasted some of your hardware. If it is under warranty, I guess you could try to return it back...

I've got to ask...
Who is going to warrantee a 700mhz machine...
Where did you get it, how long ago?


When you flipped that switch you sent power directly to ground.

Most if not all of the components could be fine.

Were you installing an AGP video card...
AGP v1.0 is 3.3 volts and AGP v2.0 is 1.5 volts...
Please note I am not refering to 1x, 2x or 4x or 8x

Does the new card have one notch or two...
If it has one notch does the notch match the card you are replacing..

I said to unplug it for precaution. If it didnt blow again it is alright then .

So you say you bought it on Ebay without warranty and want to warranty it??? How would you do that? Usually peple sell things as is on Ebay.