Boot problem

[syb-pi]

I am trying to install AMD K6/2 400mhz, Via VT82c 501 chipset, Motherboard - Luckystar 5MVP4. v.10 into an AT case - for fun!!!
Booted into Windows for Workgroups which is installed on the original hard drive. However, next day could not access anything and the system will not even boot. If I could only get to a: I could format the hard drive and install Windows 98SE.
The system is running and lights come on. Thought it might be the video card so replaced this with a PCI card but still nothing on the monitor. Checked RAM and all connections.
Anyone got any ideas - I'm stumped!

[Paleo Pete]

Check the CPU fan and heatsink, that chip gets hot enough to damage it without good cooling.

Reseat RAM and video card, and check it for Bad Capacitors (http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25482)

[HippyWarlock]

Hi

It's unusual to get nothing at all happening, could you tell us exactly what does happen, ie:

PSU fan spins.
Internal Fans spin up, ie CPU etc.
Drives spin up.
PC Beeps (please quote number and sequence of beeps ie 3 beeps long-short-short etc).
Keyboard or CD drive lights flash (quote sequencing again)

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Have you tried a 'barebones' system startup?

Unplug all hardware you do not need to boot up, remove all memory modules bar one (and later try booting from a different module if you have one).

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The K6 chip is dear to my heart (and wallet - I blew a couple of them)

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You say the OS was already installed on a drive - was the setup of the OS done with this chip and mobo or for another PC?

HTH

PS Can I have the chip if it still fails to boot <grinz>

[Sylvander]

Download a copy of my diagnostic flowcharts from here
www.erniek.eclipse.co.uk/downloads/sylvanderdiags.zip
and print them to leaf through.

Begin on the START UP chart.
You probably have no single short beep and therefore NO POST and, if so, the charts will direct you to that chart for more instructions.


"Booted into Windows for Workgroups which is installed on the original hard drive"
The OS on the original HDD is set up for use on the old hardware.
Before attempting to boot from it you should have run "Setup.exe" to "repair" the Windows installation so that it is set up for use with the new hardware combination.

[syb-pi]

I think the power supply is dead so I am replacing with ATX psu and now await delivery. Would it be best to use a blank HD instead of the old one which has Windows for Workgroups installed.
Is it possible that something has blown the PSU or has it just expired through age?

[HippyWarlock]

You asked:

1. Would it be best to use a blank HD instead of the old one which has Windows for Workgroups installed.

A. Doesn't matter, your installation CD will format the drive for you anyways if you so desire. The thing about using a drive with an OS that was set up for another system is that unless yours is the same setup, you'll confuse the OS no end.

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2. Is it possible that something has blown the PSU or has it just expired through age?

A. Best guess - it's blown.

[ziba-june]

It's also possible that your on-board battery is going bad and it had changed your COMS values. when you originally run WFW the COMS parameters were ok but once you turned the computer off the values were lost. Your computer might be searching for the HD (wrong values in COMS) and it hangs there.