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Motherboards - Lights are on but nobody is home :( posted in the Hardware forums; ok, last night i cleaned out my CPU heatsinks, then this morning when i went to fire it up, the HD's start , fans start spinning, but no video. i've ...

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ok, last night i cleaned out my CPU heatsinks, then this morning when i went to fire it up, the HD's start , fans start spinning, but no video. i've tried switching video cards, different outputs on my video card, nothing. i have a Homebuilt,
Iwill DPL-533 Mobo
2 Intel Xeon Quad core Proccesors 2.4 Ghz per core
2 GB PC-2100 Ram
Nvidia Geforce 7300 GT 512 MB
2 320 GB WD Caviars EIDE
1 Samsung DVD-RW drive and a 420 Watt PSU
1 Creative audigy SB live 5.1 sound card
any ideas??
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Default Re: Lights are on but nobody is home :(
Hello edge firstly check all connections.Possibly moved or touched something while you were in there.

I will mark your thread as "Open" in readyness for the Tech Team.

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Does the monitor receive a connection - normally a green light as opposed to orange?
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yes the monitor recieves a connection
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and i unplugged all the cables from the motherboard and plugged them back in...nothing


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anyone?
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Default Re: Lights are on but nobody is home :(
Can you try another monitor?

My fear now is the motherboard isn't functioning.

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