Max

Tried everything *but* the hard drive, eh?
Return the system for a refund, if possible. It may be a lemon.

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Maxwell Bluemeanie
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"phypps" <nobody@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Occasionally it does POST and seems to be on its way but then dies after a
> few seconds.
> Manufacturers sent engineer to repair.
> Removed Xi-fi card, TV tuner card, disconnected DVD drives and top of case
> USB etc.
> Disconnect all peripherals except monitor and keyboard.
> In other words a bare bones system to systematically diagnose problem.
> Didn't work.
> Changed video card
> Didn't work
> Dismantled machine and changed motherboard.
> Didn't work.
> Changed PSU.
> Didn't work
> Swapped CPU (only 2 cores instead of 4 but just to see)
> didn't work
> Swapped memory and tried every combination of 1, 2, and 4GB.
> Didn't work