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This is what I have:

- Shuttle MB w/xp2200 - supports both DDR and PC133 memory
- 384 MB Ram
- AGP 64MB video

Okay, when i turn the system on...no video. You can see and hear the drives boot as if it were normally operating, except...no video. Also no beep codes. I have swapped Video cards, tried different memory both DDR and PC133. I have unplugged all peripherals except for one stick of memory, video and processor, still no video. I have also pulled the board out of the case layed it on the anti-static bag on a box and hooked everything that away possibly avoiding a short on the case. The strange thing is, the heatsink for the Video card, and the processor get warm as if they are functioning. I have cleared the CMOS with every device change and with every power up. Anyone have a clue what might be wrong here? I was thinking, but I could be wrong, that the MB maybe bad. If so, then how would the processor and video warm up? One other thing I did notice was i forgot to put in the memory one time, and the system didn't act any different. Anywho, please suggest away.

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Short expert summary for and anyone who finds this thread later:

Because drives spin and heatsinks warm but there is no video and no POST beeps, the fault is likely at or before POST (power delivery, BIOS/chipset, or motherboard trace/short), not necessarily the discrete graphics card or a healthy CPU. Warm components only mean they are receiving power — they can heat while being non-functional.

Practical next steps (prioritized):

  • Confirm a system speaker is actually connected to the board. Many boards will not produce POST beeps without a speaker on the header; no-beep can be a missing-speaker symptom rather than a silent failure.
  • Verify the PSU rails. Swap with a known-good PSU or measure +12V, +5V, +3.3V at a Molex connector under load. A weak PSU can spin fans and warm chips but fail to power the chipset or memory initialization.
  • Do a careful visual inspection of the board for bulging/leaking capacitors, scorch marks, broken standoffs, or loose solder around the CPU/VRM area. Small physical faults here commonly cause total POST failure.
  • Reseat the CPU carefully and inspect pins/pads for damage. If possible, test the board with a known-good, compatible CPU (or test the CPU in a known-good board). Swap the CMOS battery and try a full cold-clear (battery out for several minutes) before testing again.
  • If available, use a POST/debug card or bench with minimum parts to capture POST codes. If the board gives nothing with a known-good PSU and speaker attached, the motherboard or BIOS chip is likely the culprit.

If those steps still give no POST, the board is likely failing. At that point it is usually more cost-effective to source a replacement motherboard and reuse CPU/video/RAM after validating them on another board.

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how old is this machine running on PC133 RAM sticks?

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Maybe i should have added this but it booted up fine the other day with a 900mhz Duron. I thought it was the processor but the processor gets hot, unless a processor can still heat up if its bad?

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have you got a decent fan cooling the chip down?
if not ~ ur system will overheat damaging the components inside

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In a nutshell no one has any answers, thanks for your time anyways.

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