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I have a PC that has had the motherboard replaced (ASUS P5SD2-VM). All devices have been connected correctly as per the user manual. The PC powers on but freezes before the Bios load. I have reset and cleared the Bios/ CMOS via jumper settings as per user manual, but still have no joy. PC will not start up although CPU, Chassis Fan, Power Supply and Drives are operating.

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by cmiller5400

Try removing all peripherals. Then boot. If it still freezes, remove the memory. If it doesn't beep, then your MB, CPU or power supply is bad. Also try a different video card.

by techienate

I understand that the motherboard was just replaced. Apparently, the primary power cable, the 24 pin power cable is connected, but double check that the additional 4-pin power connector is also connected. This is a second power cable with a square 4-pin connector that plugs into a different spot on the motherboard. From a picture I saw online of your motherboard, this is probably on the top left of your motherboard. On some computers, this is partially blocked by the cpu cooling fan, so it can be easy to miss.

If that is connected, follow what cmiller5400 said. You will probably need a voltage testing power supply tester or another power supply to test if the power supply is bad. (I highly recommend getting a power supply tester that tests and displays actual voltages. I have personally seen a power supply that tested ok with a junky tester that did not test actual voltages fry a new motherboard so that it had the same problems as the old motherboard, but then the tech replaced the power supply and this did not solve the problem either, because now the new motherboard was fried. The problem was only figured out after the tech had fried 2 new motherboards.)

by oh smeg

Expensive unnecessary tools. Everyone knows that Power Supplies are perfect no matter what happens. You are just attempting to get people to spend money on things that they will not use ever again after it shows that everything is OK. :D

I actually agree completely with you here but even those PS Testers only report on the Voltages present not the available current so a PS can test as Good and still be faulty.

In this case however as it's a new M'Board I would start with the RAM and make sure that what has been fitted here is actually Compatible with the New M'Board. All other things being equal this is the most likely problem.

Col

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