pc problem...deja vu !

my pc aint working again
doesnt post, monitor light blinks, one second on - one second off, repeatedly.
I have spare parts.
I tried another ram, gfx card, power supply, and cpu. one change at a time. nothing changes, same blinking monitor light.

when I had a computer not posting in the past, I got no monitor light activity... so IDK.
I havent tried a couple of things like, removing sound card, a stick of ram, or gfx card to see if anything changes. I will try those next. I had to take a break, I was so frustrated.

I ASSume its the motherboard again...sigh. It was a used/refurbished board when I bought it. If I have to buy another board, there is no fuckin way I am sticking with the same type of board. I will have to get something newer, maybe an evga780i. sigh. $170 bucks

after all the drama of no posting computer. it decided to work. If it weren't for my recent troubles and my knowledge gained from troubleshooting, I would say 'its the operator'.
Clearly some sick joke of a higher power is at work here.

i think its sound card related

i remove the card and it posts fine.
for now I swapped out my XFi sounds card with a pci slot card that came with the board.

alright I have had enough of this bullshit.
this not posting issue appears random and getting more frequent. today I discover no posting at all. Fed up, I ordered a new board that will accommodate my current memory and CPU, maximizing my performance and minimizing my costs at the same time. Evga 780i.

due to arrive in 2-3 days

nForce 780i SLI
Part Number 132-CK-NF78-A1
CPU Support Intel Socket 775
Chipset NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI Chipset
Memory Support DDR2 533/667/800/1200MHz SLI-Ready memory
FSB Speed Supports 533/800/1066/1333 Mhz
SATA Header 6
SATA Type 300MB/sec
USB Ports 10
PCIE Slot 3 x PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI
Integrated LAN 2 x 10/100/1000
ESA Certified


ESA monitoring delivers system control in real-time.

ESA stands for Enthusiast System Architecture. ESA is an open industry standard that enables PC components to communicate status and control in real-time. ESA monitoring and control will extend to processors, motherboards, video cards, cooling hardware, and power supplies.

ESA enables unprecedented control over PC’s to achieve better performance, thermal, and acoustic management. The nForce 780i SLI motherboard is EVGA’s first ESA certified motherboard; allowing fine tuning on the fly when coupled with ESA certified components. The new NVIDIA Control Panel will be the interface to provide access to monitor and tune your ESA certified system components.



Key Features:

* Monitor temperatures and fan speeds


* Adjust voltages, and fan speeds


* Monitor embedded thermal sensors


* Display voltages and bus speeds

tracking numbers received. ram comes Friday, board possible (hopeful) Saturday.
regardless, I should be running Monday evening at the latest

suggested memory timings for mushkin pc2 8500 and 780i board
placing here for reference.



Menu > Advanced Chipset Features > FSB & Memory Config > Memory Timing Setting
tCL (CAS Latency): 5
tRCD: 5
tRP: 5
tRAS: 15
Command Per Clock (CMD): 2T
** Advanced Memory Settings **
tRRD: 4(3-4)
tRC: 31(26-31)
tWR: 6(5-6)
tWTR: 11(9-11)
tREF: Auto (7.8us)

Menu > Advanced Chipset Features > System Voltages
Memory: 2.0-2.1v

Menu > Advanced Chipset Features > FSB & Memory Config
FSB - Memory Clock Mode: Linked or Unlinked
MEM (DDR), Mhz: 1066