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I've had nothing but problems with this mobo since the day I got it....I'm never buying Soyo again...

I've tried all those steps...except the power supply. I'm hesitant to pull the power supply out of my main box for fear of screwing up something there, but I may just have to roll up my sleeves and get to it...

I've cleared the CMOS a half dozen times already. The "old" power supply is currently in my main box with my ASUS A7N8X Deluxe and Athlon 2600+. I suppose I could pull it out of there but I don't want to risk messing it up too...

But everything else powers up...all fans, lights on mobo, etc.

yeah, I thought about the RAM issue. Tried it with none thru three. Same result. I'd hate to have to go buy a new PS. The Enermax seems to be a good brand right? At least I thought so...

I recently put my Dragon+ into a new case, and now it won't boot up. All fans and lights come on but there is no video or POST beeps. According to the manual, this means a possible short with the case. So I removed the board from the case and fired it up. Same result. Could it be a power supply issu...

But the aloe might help heal the hundreds of little holes in my forehead...

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Maybe after I pry it out of my forehead...where my wife is likely to jam it....

So I tried the razor and alcohol method. I got most of the crap off the thing I got all of it off the part that makes contact with the heat sink. There is still some around the edges though. I dropped it in the board and put a nice new fan/heatsink on it. The computer comes on. All fans spin. Lights...

Is the FX5200 8x better than a ti4200 4x? I have the ti4200 in my computer now, but just bought an FX5200 for a box I'm building for the kids. If the FX 5200 is better, I'll swap them out. The reason I ask is that my mobo is an ASUS a7n8x deluxe that supports 8x AGP, and the other board is an old So...

I would think that Dawn, while mild, would be next to impossible to completely remove from the chip. A soapy chip can't be good. The harsher solvents like acetone/fingernail polish remover may work, but I think they may do more damage than good. I may just havbe to suck it up and buy a new chip... :...

Any suggestions as to how to secure the chip while scraping with a razor? I'd hate to go through all the hassle of getting this crust of it only to snap a pin off while doing it. I have a small piece of that black foam that comes in the AMD retail packaging. That may suffice.

Thanks

I am hesitant to try that right out of the gate. If I don't get anymore suggestions in the next day or two, I'll give that a shot.

Thanks

I have an Athlon 1700+ that I was using in the first system I ever built. When I built it I didn't know too much about thermal paste or thermal tape/pads. So I used both. This, as it turns out, was not the correct thing to do. So anyway, when I upgraded my mobo and CPU, I removed the 1700+ to store ...

I am using SATA converters to utilize my 2 WD Spec. Ed. 80 gig drives. I do have them set up in a RAID 0 (stripe) configuration. So far everything is working great. I have a CD burner and another 80 gig drive on Primary IDE and a DVD drive and 40 gig hd on Secondary IDE. I had absolutely no issues w...