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Dwayne Schiller:
OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION

systemax tech support offers the following:

PROBLEM: System Not Booting Up - System Has An AGP Video Card And Uses DIMM Memory
(Article: 394)

Summary

System Not Booting Up - System Has An AGP Video Card And Uses DIMM Memory

Symptom

System does not start up, there is no post, no video, and no diagnostic beeps - system appears dead

Cause

The AGP video card and the DIMM memory may have been installed out of sequence

Resolution

If the DIMM memory is installed after installing the AGP video card, the bottom edge of the video card may be holding down the lock levers on one end of the DIMM sockets. The result is that the memory DIMM may not seat properly and cause the system to not start up. The solution would be to remove the AGP video card, firmly seat the memory DIMM (s) and then replace the AGP video card. Both locking levers must be up against the side of the DIMM for proper seating


My problem is that these two cards are far apart in the case and have little to do with each other.  Is sequence really that important when both cards are so far apart?  Is it possible that the video card is just bad or defective?
What should I try next?

these are the specs for the two cards in question:

(1) 256MB DDR266 PC2100 Non-ECC Memory (256MB x 1
(1) nVidia GeForce 2 32 MB Graphics Card w/ TV Out

Any help would be appreciated.

dl65:
Dwayne....In your case the fact that you have a AGP card and dimm sockets has nothing to do with your problem. The article you refer to doesnt apply to you....
( I have a ASUS MB with that config) If you have nothing ...zip ...perhaps the problem is with your power supply or even the motherboard......can you provide more info on what your p/c was doing prior to the problem.......were you doing anything inside the case .....
let us know

dl65  ???

Dwayne Schiller:
nothing inside the case

the computere has had an intermittent problem of not booting up for the last year.

Sometimes it would boot other times not.

I did a system restore about six months ago.

the problem is just exactly what is described in the systemax fix scenario.

power comes on to case but monitor light remains amber.

computer is appx 2.5 yrs old and is a systemax ascent serial number 104495472

power appears to be coming inside the box but the monitor of late never comes on or i hear no beeps or see no screen flashes or anything

i have heard that these systems have had mother board problems on some websites i have visited.

the problem solution scenario is the only one i could find on supportforyourpc.com that even remotely came close to what I am experiencing.

Does this help any?   Thanks    

Dwayne Schiller:
added to previous reply:

i did take both the agp card and the memory card out and replace after the problems started again recently/recently is the first time i had done this but the problem remains the same even after this is done

dl65:
Dwayne.....when you talk about the amber monitor light are you talking about the led thats on the monitor or something else ......
Is the a led on the case that indicated power on ?
The fact that this has been a ongoing problem for the last year makes me wonder if something isnt seated properly on the motherboard .......ie .....Ram , Processor or even the 20 pin plug from the P/S to the M/B .......and how about dust .....is the interior of the case free of dust ?
The fact that there are no diagnostic beeps suggests that .........theres a power supply problem or the in case speaker is no longer connected .....have you checked that ?

let us know
dl65  ???

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