Build gone bad

Thanks Robert. I am wondering if the CPU is dead. Considering that the
machine started up once makes me think just the board died. A pop/snap sound
that loud, well I can't imagine a CPU starting up after that. I don't have
either components to test against to see. The mobo can still be had for
$16. The memory is working fine in another machine. Do you think it's
worth it to get another board?

neopolaris
"Robert Akins" <rsakins.RemoveThis@gte.net> wrote in message
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 > Oops, sorry to hear that. It may have held together just long enough to
 > come up once... the pop may have been a cap, a resistor, or it could have
 > been an IC. Hope the CPU didn't buy it. Lessons sometimes are hard to
 > learn.
 > Robert
 > "neopolaris" <.> wrote in message
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  > > I got a cheap VB-601 for a know working Slot1 PIII500. I actually put
the
  > > power supply cable in basackwards. I didn't think it would fit. I
didn't
  > > push very hard. But it went in...I Fired it up and *snap*, something
  > > popped. I unplugged and redid the power supply cable to the mobo and it
  > > fires up. OK...I'm in the bios making a few changes, detecting HD and
 > such.
  > > I save and restart and nothing....Fans run and HD spins but that's all.
  > > Resetting the CMOS switch seems to have no effect.
  > >
  > > Why did it even start in the first place?
  > >
  > > neopolaris
  > >
  > >
  > >
 >
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On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:38:39 -0400, "neopolaris" <.> wrote:

 >I got a cheap VB-601 for a know working Slot1 PIII500. I actually put the
 >power supply cable in basackwards. I didn't think it would fit. I didn't
 >push very hard. But it went in...I Fired it up and *snap*, something
 >popped. I unplugged and redid the power supply cable to the mobo and it
 >fires up. OK...I'm in the bios making a few changes, detecting HD and such.
 >I save and restart and nothing....Fans run and HD spins but that's all.
 >Resetting the CMOS switch seems to have no effect.
 >
 >Why did it even start in the first place?
 >
 >neopolaris
 >
 >

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CPU is dead too. $16. Lesson learned.
"neopolaris" <.> wrote in message news:vjofi7t9l97876@corp.supernews.com...
 > Thanks Robert. I am wondering if the CPU is dead. Considering that the
 > machine started up once makes me think just the board died. A pop/snap
sound
 > that loud, well I can't imagine a CPU starting up after that. I don't
have
 > either components to test against to see. The mobo can still be had for
 > $16. The memory is working fine in another machine. Do you think it's
 > worth it to get another board?
 >
 > neopolaris
 > "Robert Akins" <rsakins DeleteThis @gte.net> wrote in message
 > news:HDW_a.11151$aW3.8620@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...
  > > Oops, sorry to hear that. It may have held together just long enough to
  > > come up once... the pop may have been a cap, a resistor, or it could
have
  > > been an IC. Hope the CPU didn't buy it. Lessons sometimes are hard to
  > > learn.
  > > Robert
  > > "neopolaris" <.> wrote in message
 > news:vjnp9ce5oeju79@corp.supernews.com...
   > > > I got a cheap VB-601 for a know working Slot1 PIII500. I actually put
 > the
   > > > power supply cable in basackwards. I didn't think it would fit. I
 > didn't
   > > > push very hard. But it went in...I Fired it up and *snap*, something
   > > > popped. I unplugged and redid the power supply cable to the mobo and
it
   > > > fires up. OK...I'm in the bios making a few changes, detecting HD and
  > > such.
   > > > I save and restart and nothing....Fans run and HD spins but that's
all.
   > > > Resetting the CMOS switch seems to have no effect.
   > > >
   > > > Why did it even start in the first place?
   > > >
   > > > neopolaris
   > > >
   > > >
   > > >
  > >
  > >
 >
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