Guest JHB Posted December 28, 2007 Posted December 28, 2007 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 Posted December 28, 2007 Posted December 28, 2007 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 Posted December 28, 2007 Posted December 28, 2007 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 Posted December 28, 2007 Posted December 28, 2007 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 >
Recommended Posts