Gentleman Shmupper
Member 848
Level 30.62
Mar 2006
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Jul 11, 2006, 08:57 AM
Local time: Jul 11, 2006, 07:57 AM
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The first step is to unplug everything, including video card and RAM. Leave the power supply and power cables in, of course. Turn the computer on, and make sure the motherboard is beeping at you. If it doesn't even give the RAM error beep code, then it's the board itself that's gone. If you do get angry beeping, then start reinserting pieces one at a time.
Put the RAM in first; the beep for a missing video adapter should be different from the one for missing RAM. If it still gives you the same beep or goes silent like you described, your RAM is likely bad. Verify with some RAM you know is good, if possible. If not, try the video card next. Either the computer will boot up as normal (as far as it can go without a hard drive), or you'll know that your video card is bad.
Incidentally, do you have one or two sticks of RAM? If you have two, again, test those one at a time.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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