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Goz:

--- Quote ---Today, I set it up and while the PC was booting, I got a BIOS errror saying "cpu is unworkable or changed.  Please recheck -
CPU SOFT MENU"  Pressing F1 or DEL to enter setup did not work.
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The mojority of times I've seen this message it has been because of a boards built in ability to handle options such as overclocking, hence the 'cpu soft menu'. It can likely be resolved by resetting the BIOS/CMOS settings. If the F1 / DEL doesn't get you into the menu, then you may want to try shorting the BIOS / CMOS jumper which should restore any setting to default.  I have seen this resolve the very same issue on multiple ASUS and ABIT boards.

Hope this helps,

-Goz
RayB:

My 2 cents:

1. Once you take possession it's yours and the problems are yours. If you sold someone a car, they dinged it and then wanted their money back, YOU would lose out because you have to make the repairs. I don't think Rob deserves to get back a DAMAGED computer and yet refund the full amount. You'd have your money back, yet he would now have a machine that's damaged. He loses in this scenario.

2. Heatsinks are so heavy, it wouldn't surprise me if the vibration of a 1.5 hour drive, plus bouncing around in the back of a truck will surely cause problems (why in the hell weren't the PC parts in the cab with you??).

2B. As ANYONE who's purchased an arcade cab knows, the first thing you do before plugging it in is check for lossened connections, unseated chips, etc. Anything can happen during transport. Even a lone screw or bolt nut can bounce around and end up wedged in electrical parts. Rob has no control over how well the driver drove, whether you drove on rough roads, or what...

3. (uh oh, I guess I had 3 cents to share) Arcadiac: Please answer this question honestly: Was the power on or off when you inspected the PC cards and other parts?

~Ray B.

rob1234:
Unless somthing happened durring transport I would not think it was the power supply. This machine worked great for 5 months now all of the sudden it doesn't work at all? ???
rob1234:
Lilwolf: I told him it sounds like the video card is not sitting properly and he insists that it is. I also had him check the ram, cpu, ide cables, power connections to the motherboard and hard drive. So I think the fastest and cheapest way to fix this problem would be to just flip out the boards.
spocktwin:
 :D  Somewhat not on the topic, but this is one of the reasons I am constantly reading posts on this board.  I light it up as soon as I get to work and read when I get a few moments.  Hell I've even got my boss interested in doing a project of his own.  But the manner that everyone tries to diffuse what could be a very ugly situation says alot  about the people in this hobby.  Wizard you are the man and your generous offer to help end the situation can not have a price put on it.   I used to spend some time on the Diyvideo forum and even built my own big screen projector (very proud of it I might add) but have not been there in some time because of self righteous 'tudes when it came to helping people especially noobes.  I am not a big poster but a huge reader keep it up!!!
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