First post, by DraxDomax
Finally had the time to finish my first retro-build.
Turned it on, nothing was on screen... As I was scratching my head, noticed a smell I didn't like.
Had a quick look and carefully touched these 3 little heatsinks in the picture... They were very hot, very fast!
Was going to shut it down... Right before I hit the switch, it went poof in that area. :```(
Turned it on again for a little and the heatsinks are cold. So, SOMETHING changed...
So:
1. Any ideas why there was nothing on screen? I think I had the PC speaker set up correctly. So, would have heard some warning signal if it was RAM or Video card?
2. Any ideas where to start with troubleshooting the board? Nothing looks toast
I hope it's one of those big 3-legged chips with the heatsink. If I am not mistaken, these would be some power converters which I probably have in my kit somewhere...
PS: that voltage jumper setting is a "secret" setting for 2.4v (K6-2 400)
Thanks a lot for your help so far. I hoped to revive an old machine and keep the old stuff going but quite a disappointment for me today!