Thanks for the suggestions.<br>
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As for the RAM, I know its compatible. There were 2x 1GB stick in it
for two years. Neither changed anything alone in either slot. A new
stick of the same type (DDR2 800) in either slot didn't help either.<br>
<br>I have removed everything that is not integral to the motherboard for testing (sound and video are built in, but I removed tuners, cdrom, HD, etc.). Adding thing back carefully doesn't change anything either.<br>
<br>I have already reset the BIOS (according to instruction - remove battery and change jumper to discharge). No help there.<br><br>The P1-AH2 is an Asus barebones that is not a conventional size/shape. I can't try it in another case. If its the motherboard, I pretty much just need a new computer. If its the CPU, I can get a replacement for around $40 I think, but if its not thats a waste (no point in getting a new MB to use it since its outdated).<br>
<br>I'll check if one of the PSU's on old computers I have might be usable to try.<br><br>Anyone have suggestions of good, reasonably inexpensive frontend/backend machines that can take a Hauppauge PVR-500? :(<br>
<br>Thanks again. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Kawayanan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kawayanan@gmail.com">kawayanan@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I have a mythtv box that I have been using for almost 2 years now. It is based on a Asus Pundit P1-AH2, with a Athlon X2 4000+ CPU. Recently, when I got up one morning it was not running. When I tried to reboot, it would freeze up during boot (generally somewhere shortly after POST). I checked the BIOS setting and everything seemed fine. To see if it was a OS problem, I tried to run an Ubuntu live CD. This also froze during boot. My first guess was a RAM problem (I couldn't get a RAM test to boot up enough to run though). I got ahold of a different stick of RAM, and that didn't fix anything. Somewhere in all this testing it went from freezing in boot (sometimes during post), to not even getting evidence of POST activity. Now, when I turn it on, the fans start but nothing else happens (no beeps, no video). To try and diagnose the problem, I removed everything I could (except the CPU). Without RAM, it get the beep code for bad/no RAM. If I install the RAM, I get nothing (no beeps, no video, just fans turn on).<br>
<br>My question is whether there is a way to determine if this is a CPU or motherboard problem? I don't have access to a different CPU to test, and I don't want to buy a CPU and have it turn out to be a motherboard problem. If its a motherboard problem, I guess that means starting over with a effectively new system (the Asus is a barebones with most everything onboard).<br>
<br>Any suggestions? My wife and kids are missing DVR. :(<br><br>Thank for any help! <br>
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