LilSnoop40 Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 hi, i just purchased a p4 2.4 gig. i wanted to put a new heat sink on it after using it for a day. so i wiped off the chip and the fan with goof off and then applied arctic silver. that was ok to do right? but now when i hit the power button, i see the green light on the motherboard light up but the power won't go on. what could be wrong? help please, can i wash the chip in soap and water please help a.s.a.p! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 sure you got the heatsink fan pugged into the right header? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilSnoop40 Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 yes, like i said it was working fine. but i wanted to replace the fan and i wanted to apply arctic silver. so i cleaned both the heatsink and the cpu off with goof off and i put it back together and now when i hit the power button to boot up the computer nothing happens. was it ok to use goof off on the cpu and the heat sink? and can i clean the chip with soap and water.. what could be the problem. i do see the green light on the motherboard so there is power. HELP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie9920 Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 Do your fans and stuff come on when you hit your power button? If not, then you need to hook up your power switch to the appropriate pins on the motherboard. If your fans do come on but you just aren't getting video it is possible that you may need to re-seat your video card or ram chip(s) or maybe even both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilSnoop40 Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 ok, well when i hit the power button.. nothing happens.. no fans, nothing. like i said i have the case open and i see the green light on the motherboard lit. was it ok to clean the chip with goof off? i used a rag to wipe it on/off with? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahlan Amnell Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 Troubleshooting Steps: 1.) Verify All Cables / Connections to and From the Motherboard 2.) Verify proper chip seating. 3.) Verify proper memory seating. 4.) Remove all Cards (Except Video) and attempt boot. If sucessfull, replace one card at a time until problem reoccurs... 5.) You have reached the end of the Troubleshooter, please shoot your computer and start from scratch. ;) Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxRobbo Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 make sure your motherboard isnt grounding out on your case, and make sure your cases standoffs are lined up with your board, like take the board out and put it on a piece of cardboart and atempt to boot, if it starts then its your motherboard grounding out on your case and not getting any power, atleast thats what happend to mine before i got it working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 does you PSU have a switch on the back? I hit that sometimes so it turns the PSU off and it will give me a good scare sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilSnoop40 Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 yeah, tried the power switch thing too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 take out the CPU and try reseating it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilSnoop40 Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 ok, took out the motherboard put on a piece of cardboard. hit power button still nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 dont use soap and water!!! use a q-tip and some rubbing alcohol. did you get any goof off on the pins? did you bend a pin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 go back with the old heatsink, maybe its the fan RPM sensor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilSnoop40 Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 ok, took chip out. rest it. did not use soap and water. just used goof off. no pins bent. should i try wiping off the chip again with a q-tip and some rubbing alcohol and then put it back in and turn on again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baigley Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 Try killing the power to the PowerSupply. Then holding the power button in for 10sec. Then give it power again, and hit the power once.. That worked for me a while back, and a couple of friends too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilSnoop40 Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 ok, put on other heatsink hooked up fan pushed power still nothing. i still see the green light though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 have you read the manual to see what the green light means? also did you connect that special P4 12v PSU cable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilSnoop40 Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 ok guys thanks A MILLION for all your help and i really appreciate it. i just noticed i was plugging the pwrsw wire on the motherboard into the mled spot. dumb. thanks a million guys for the quick response Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 np man, i am sure you were about ready to cry, we have all been there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilSnoop40 Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 ready to cry's not the word. spent 590 on the board and chip only like 1 week old. more like packed it up ready to send back, actually i was about to drive it back to the company myself thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cris4tay Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 I'm happy you fixed it.................. but, in the future just retrace all your steps......... it's always the little **** that ****s you up mentally........ Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie9920 Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 Originally posted by lilsnoop40 ok guys thanks A MILLION for all your help and i really appreciate it. i just noticed i was plugging the pwrsw wire on the motherboard into the mled spot. dumb. thanks a million guys for the quick response That wire was what I was talking about in my previous post. Glad to see you figured it out. ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeR Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 funny tread..........lmao:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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