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BobA:
You have a very heavy layer of dirt on parts of the board and heatsink.   You should use a can of compressed air and clean up the board and all connectors.

lilshawn:
yeah go ahead and blow allllll that dust out of there.

pull out the videocard from inside the case and blow out the slot...AGP slots are notorious for getting drirt smashed in the connectors (due to the offset double pin connections on the card edge.)


next what you are going to want to do is grab another power supply (if you have one available or can borrow one from a computer) and just hook it up and see if it will boot up.

if not, you might have a bum processor. (as judged by the quantity of dust buildup in the CPU cooler) it may have overheated and died. you may be able to replace it easily.

benrkay:
i gave it a good dusting with a blast of air. switched the powerpack with one that i know works. and still nothing.

 ive found a processor on ebay thats the exact same make n model so i ordered that. im hoping thats the problem.

ps, would it work with a normal monitor or do i have to have it plugged into the arcade monitor while testing 

benrkay:
update.

the nighthawk has a celeron. but to try and test it i stole a Pentium out of my mums computer. it fits the mb so i tryed booting it up. nothing changed. does this prove that the old processor is fine. or do i need to test it with a celeron

updated update

i then put the arcades celeron into my mums computer and it booted and ran better then it ever has. so ive quickly cancelled my order on ebay for a new processor and im bk to square one.

lilshawn:
sorry to say, that board might just be toast. maybe as one last shot, reset the CMOS. there should be a button or yellow jumper you can switch to reset the CMOS. sometimes corruption there can cause it to do all sorts of random things. just switch the jumper or press the button for 60 seconds or so then boot it up.

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