COmputer won't boot, even to the Bios screen

[Midknyte]

I am hoping its not that the MB is shorting out in the case somehow but I highly doubt it is.

Did you setup the motherboard/cpu on a nonconductive surface before installing it into the case? You may have an extra standoff under the board which is grounding it out.

It is very possible that it is grounding out.

[Raydee]

Well lots of swapping parts and I started to get the PC to post but on ever 5th post or so the PC will lock up and need to be rebooted. After the reboot it will post and I get a meassage saying that the CPU speed is wrong. I have no idea if its the MB, ram or CPU that is the problem but I think I will just get rid of it all and start over. I also noticed that will the new Power supply I can't get the computer to post ever so I think that PS must be bad.

[bugspop1]

It showing the wrong speed processor should be just a matter of going into the BIOS and setting the Multiplier to the correct range for that processor. Shouldn't be a big deal.

Any other computers that you cold test the so called bad PSU on? If you have a spare computer hook up the PSU and see what happens.

[Raydee]

THe problem is it is showing it is set on the correct speed for the processor. Maybe I will drop it way down and see if it boots normally?

[SuperSparks]

If you haven't done so already, try a new motherboard battery. If that doesn't help then I'd say it was definitely exhibiting symptoms of a bad mobo.

[dneilson]

I suggested he try another battery in post # 5 and he said he tried a new one in post # 12, however, as we know, it's not impossible to get a bad "new" battery so it might be worth trying another new one or a known good one.

[Raydee]

I def have a brand new and good battery, I tested it with my Fluke meter at 3.35volts.

[SuperSparks]

In that case, it's a bad mobo, in my opinion

[Raydee]

Yeah that is my guess too. Its ok that MB has server me very well for years. I was just hoping to pass it on to a friend that was in need of a PC but I guess he will have to buy a new MB.

[Robert M]

Enter the BIOS one more time and perform a save and exit without any changes.
You can try another video card before assuming it is the motherboard.
Be sure the video card is in an appropriate slot, some motherboards accept video cards in a PCI slot or AGP slot...not sure of your system