First post, by drosse1meyer
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Hi All
Seeking the collective wisdom of Vogons for this one. Purchased a MSI 815 Pro socket 370 board a few weeks ago, but only recently had a chance to try it out. Looked clean in the listing but sold as-is untested (of course...)
Unfortunately, the machine won't POST. The board powers on. LED diagnostic light gets stuck on #2. According to the manual that's a RAM problem. No beeps or video and all the steps below result in no change.
Troubleshooting steps:
- Installed different RAM and tried different slots (both 100 and 133)
- Changed CPU/RAM jumpers to every conceivable combination, from AUTO to the correct settings for installed parts
- Tried different CPUs (both 100 and 133 FSB)
- Tried different video cards
I can't see anything that is obviously wrong with the board. None of the caps are bulged and there's no electrolyte leakage. From what I understand that doesn't mean there isn't a cap problem though and I'm willing to attempt. This board is from smack in the middle of bad-cap era, the brand is "Tayeh."
1 - Is there any other steps I can do to try to and revive this board outside of replacing electronics on the board?
2 - Any general advice on if a capacitor (or other circuit component that I can actually test) could cause this behavior?
Thanks for reading
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