Yes, I have a fan/heatsink on the CPU.
The fan doesn't move.
I asked the seller, and he said:
"If you have a speaker attached to the MB it will emit POST beeps to
let you know what's happening (ie ram bad, video card not seated, etc."
Anyone know where to get this speaker?
I assume you do have the 4 pin 12V connector, connected.
First, unplug AC and use the clear CMOS jumper, or pull the
battery for 10 minutes. Either way, check the position of
the clear CMOS jumper first and compare to the motherboard
manual- the board may have originally shipped with the
jumper in the "clear" position.
If you had (attempted to) operated it without a heatsink,
the CPU may be damaged and you should try another CPU.
The fan should spin, BUT, it is likely that if the fan were
defective or not hooked up correctly, brief periods of being
turned on only long enough to find the system wouldn't post,
will probably not fry the CPU so long as the heatsink is
installed properly. Even so, if you had plugged the fan
into the wrong place, "maybe" that would interfere with it
POSTing, I doubt it but double-check that.
Some boards have a spot for a speaker but the manufacturer
didn't add it. If you are skilled at soldering and can get
ahold of the speaker, there are probably any needed
complimentary surface mount parts already installed and you
could add just that buzzer (speaker) and have it work. That
is beyond what most want to do though, so the next 2
alternatives are;
1) Check the manual for possible presence of a speaker pin
header, to which a typical small diameter speaker (about 2")
is connected via (typically) 4 inline pin header. Some
cases used to come with such a speaker, you might find one
online at some odd bits website (though I don't know where,
because I've never looked for one because...) most any old
AT system will have one, a local mom-n-pop computer shop or
an abandoned system is a good place to look for one.
2) Many newer boards with integrated sound support beep
codes through connected system speakers. Sometimes there is
a jumper to select them- check your motherboard manual.
If it continues to fail to post, strip down to bare
essentials, leaving only 1 memory module, CPU, heatsink/fan,
video (PCI card should be fine, or remove all cards if
system has integrated video). Disconnect the front panel
case wiring and short the Power-on pin to adjacent ground to
turn it on- consult manual for location of these pins.
If it still fails, assess whether any parts installed are
known good, swap parts if you have spares of any/all things.
Take PSU readings with a multimeter if possible. Finally
pull out motherboard and try it again in the bare minimal
config on a non-conductive surface, _not_ on anti-static mat
or packing material.
These parts came from ebay? Did the seller have a good
reputation, were they new, you might consider your
return/refund options as a ECS motherboard is hardly worth
pulling out any hair to get working.
