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by frank_dux
Thu Apr 25, 2002 2:30 am
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: Board Boots but then hangs
Replies: 8
Views: 8591

Thanks for the advice i replaced the keyboard controller chip and the board works great.

Thanks Russ
by frank_dux
Mon Apr 22, 2002 5:30 am
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: Board Boots but then hangs
Replies: 8
Views: 8591

Thanks for the advice, I tried another good power supply and I still get nothing. Now the computer freezes at the memory test detecting only 640k of ram or sometimes I'll turn it on and it will detect 1024k of ram. I took the ram out and tested it on another system and it's good but just to be safe ...
by frank_dux
Sun Apr 21, 2002 6:48 am
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: Board Boots but then hangs
Replies: 8
Views: 8591

I hot flashed the eprom in another computer to the latest revision and now it gets past the plug play message, detects my hard drive and then comes up with the error "checksum mismatch defaults loaded" press f1 to continue but I can't press f1. its not recognizing any input from the keyboard but if ...
by frank_dux
Sun Apr 21, 2002 12:09 am
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: Board Boots but then hangs
Replies: 8
Views: 8591

Thanks, but i already tried that and i still get nothing. anymore suggestions?
by frank_dux
Sat Apr 20, 2002 7:16 pm
Forum: My motherboard is dead
Topic: Board Boots but then hangs
Replies: 8
Views: 8591

Board Boots but then hangs

I was given a Powertech MB533 (socket 7 at) board and when I boot it up it will count the memory then hang after it says "award plug and play bios" i can not get in the cmos because the keyboard does not work, even before it hangs. Anyone have any advice to why this is happening?
thanks
russ