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Golden tee stop working
lilshawn:
ok, glad you got that sorted. must have been a bad lead. cut that wire up and throw it away. you don't want to get busy move it aside somewhere and forget about it...then accidentally use it in something else.
if still no response from the board, check the power supply 5v standby voltage. (5VSB) this is what powers the computer while it's turned "off" so you can press the power button to boot it up. it's a little bit of power it uses to get the ball rolling.
measure with a voltmeter from a negative black wire (any one) and the 5VSB wire... it's a purple wire and it's in the biggest connector that plugs into the motherboard. just stick your volt meter probe down the backside of the connector and touch the metal.
if your power supply has a power switch on the back, it should be "on". you should have 5 volts DC on that wire (or near to 5 volts anyways). even if the computer isn't running or turned on. this voltage is always there.
if it's missing or low (less than 4 volts), the power supply is dead and/or dying.
if it's there, you can try and bump start the computer and hope for the best. you need to manually connect the green PSON wire to a black wire... this will kick on the power supply and drive the computer board without it actually requesting power. sometimes this is enough to get things going enough for it to straighten itself out and start booting when you hit the power button connection again. I use a bent metal paperclip stuffed into the back of the connector to join the green to one of the black wires right next to it.
if the fans and stuff kick on, give it a second and see if it will boot. if not, pull that jumper and see if it stays on.
if it shuts off again when you pull the paperclip out, try and jump the power button connection again and see if it starts.
I wouldn't rule out a bad power supply though, if you have one you know is good that you can just pop in just to test and see if it will work would be great thing to do. eliminate it as a suspect.
if STILL nothing from the board. locate the bios configuration jumper. it's a little yellow block near the front panel connection... and remove it. and try and power it on again.
if after all these things it still doesn't want to start... it's likely the board is dead dead.
gtcam:
Good idea on cutting it haha
I bought a new power supply and the fans still won’t come on.
Awesome, ok I will try this bump start method. While I’m doing this, should the BIOS jumper be in the normal position or the configure position?
gtcam:
Ok so the fans do come on when the paper clip is on the green/black. The I/O board has one solid green light and another blinking green one. However, it turns off when I take the paper clip out. I've tried all three positions on the bios jumper, they all lead to the same result. Nothing comes on the monitor, so I don't have a chance to do bios stuff.
How long can I leave the paperclip in there? I've only left in there for like 1 minute.
(the dip settings look right according to the manual)
lilshawn:
usually only a few seconds is enough. I have a sneaking suspicion the board has gone to the afterlife.
if you remove the jumper and boot it, it resets the bios...but since it's AWOL it may not do this.
you can try and remove the battery and leave it for a few hours...reinstalling it... then try booting it again. if not, it's done for.
gtcam:
Yea :/ I guess it's done for.
I bought another DG965SS board though, so hopefully that will work.
So I can get any of CPUs listed here https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000006498/boards-and-kits/desktop-boards.html and be good?
Also I currently have a nx7600gs-t2d256eh but im wondering if there other compatible video cards?