First post, by .fantasista.
Hello esteemed personages, sadly my Voodoo5 build seems to have gotten fried during a power outage (and my surge protector failed - sigh) and I'm having trouble diagnosing what's wrong with it. I tested all of the ATX and peripheral pins coming from my power supply with a multimeter and they all are supplying the correct voltage, so I assume the power supply is good. Currently I have the motherboard out of the case sitting on cardboard, this is the current 'build:'
Mobo: ASUS A7V266- (Socket A)
CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ (Thoroughbred)
RAM: 512 MB DDR
Video: Diablotek ATI Rage XL PCI
As well as generic Microsoft keyboard and LCD monitor hooked up. When I short out the power pins it spins up, the power LED lights up, and it does nothing else - no POST. It then stays on until I shut off the power supply, shorting out the power again does nothing (neither did hitting the power switch when it was still in the case). If I take out the one RAM module, though, the speaker beeps repeatedly to indicate no RAM. I've tried different slots and different RAM modules, no dice. Also tried with several different video cards, both AGP and PCI.
Anyone ever seen this before or have some advice? Thanks in advance!