Win98SE machine will not boot up

[Guest JHB]

I have a win98SE Machine that been working fine. I needed to do the annual

cleanup, so I opened the machine up [which I've done many times before,

without any issues]. However, after I put everthing back together, I wanted

the start the unit, so I pressed the power button, all I get is the CD / DVD

drives light, and the floppy light, and I hear a loud power transformer hum.

But nothing else happens. Nothing comes up on the monitor, and I have to hard

power the unit down! I triple checked the connections and I just cannot

figure this out.

Can you please help?

[Guest philo]

Re: Win98SE machine will not boot up

 

 

"JHB" <JHB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:BC8A21A2-6B11-483A-B694-0616AA18291C@microsoft.com...

>I have a win98SE Machine that been working fine. I needed to do the annual

> cleanup, so I opened the machine up [which I've done many times before,

> without any issues]. However, after I put everthing back together, I

> wanted

> the start the unit, so I pressed the power button, all I get is the CD /

> DVD

> drives light, and the floppy light, and I hear a loud power transformer

> hum.

> But nothing else happens. Nothing comes up on the monitor, and I have to

> hard

> power the unit down! I triple checked the connections and I just cannot

> figure this out.

> Can you please help?

 

 

 

Did you just look or did you actually disconnect, then re-connect devices?

 

I have seen problems in virtually all possible places.

[Guest Ben Myers]

Re: Win98SE machine will not boot up

 

"JHB" <JHB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BC8A21A2-6B11-483A-B694-0616AA18291C@microsoft.com...

> I have a win98SE Machine that been working fine. I needed to do the annual

> cleanup, so I opened the machine up [which I've done many times before,

> without any issues]. However, after I put everthing back together, I wanted

> the start the unit, so I pressed the power button, all I get is the CD / DVD

> drives light, and the floppy light, and I hear a loud power transformer hum.

> But nothing else happens. Nothing comes up on the monitor, and I have to hard

> power the unit down! I triple checked the connections and I just cannot

> figure this out.

> Can you please help?

 

Try removing and reseating the memory modules.

 

Ben

[Guest JHB]

Re: Win98SE machine will not boot up

 

Thanks, I did that, and it looks like one of my memory modules has gone bad.

Main thing, is the machine is back up and running, just with a little less

memory, which I can add later on. Thanks for the help.

 

"Ben Myers" wrote:

> "JHB" <JHB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BC8A21A2-6B11-483A-B694-0616AA18291C@microsoft.com...

> > I have a win98SE Machine that been working fine. I needed to do the annual

> > cleanup, so I opened the machine up [which I've done many times before,

> > without any issues]. However, after I put everthing back together, I wanted

> > the start the unit, so I pressed the power button, all I get is the CD / DVD

> > drives light, and the floppy light, and I hear a loud power transformer hum.

> > But nothing else happens. Nothing comes up on the monitor, and I have to hard

> > power the unit down! I triple checked the connections and I just cannot

> > figure this out.

> > Can you please help?

>

> Try removing and reseating the memory modules.

>

> Ben

>