totalgruzin, you mentioned you just replaced your cpu. can you tell us why?
Might ring a bell on your current problem.
And maybe give us your system specs again.
As for the power supply, antec is a great name, i dont know about the other one. But even a new cheap one should run for a while, not saying yours is cheap, i dont recognize that name, but i can find out fast.

Just one more thing before you strip the pc down.

Reset the power supply by turning it off at the back of the pc and removing the supply lead to the wall outlet, then press and hold the computers power on button for one minute. This is with the motherboard connected to the power supply.

Sometimes this resets everything and all is well, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt.

totalgruzin, i believe you mentioned you have a xclio power supply, 550 watts.
If this is it here, then we had better look somewhere else for your problems as this is a very good power supply!

http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/cases/Meridian_XClio_550BL_1.html

3 months ago...my original PS fried :hotouch: the really unlucky part of it was that my mobo AND cpu fried as well LOL so i replaced the 3
i bought an antec smartpower 350w, intel D865GLC mobo and a celeronD 2.13 (yes i know... puke: but cpu isnt that important to me, besides i had a 1.8 before so it was still an upgrade)

the PS had 2 fans but 1 of them didnt work (i had experienced what an overwhelmed PS can do lol, so thats why i got a new one)

now, my full specs are:
intel D865GLC
celeronD 2.13
768 ram (512+256)
sapphire radeon9600 256mb AGP (i had a fx5200 128 PCI but my new AGP having mobo changed that )
40gb hardrive (original part from emachine T1800)
XP prof. SP2
xclio 450w PS


PS: i got the PS at newegg, reviews were VERY good and it didnt have a 'cheap, bad PS' price....i wasnt familiar with the brand either, but that doesnt mean its not good :stickout:

I think its safe to say you have a good power supply.
Have you done the bios reset and the power supply reset that i mentioned?
Do you have the system inside the case or out on the desk?

i reset the bios and had the same situation BUT i heard a noise come from the monitor like it wanted to come on.....strange...
took out my video card and put in back in.....and hit paydirt!!!
everything is fine now!!!

thanx goes out to everyone that helped me!!!!!
thanx alot guys!

now that my comp works...i dont want any problems...can u guys suggest some programs that monitor my hardware so i can avoid future problems and possibly figure out what caused this one

video huh good thing we checked that video!!!

You are going to have to do a barebones setup and test each component. This will read a lot harder than it actually is. The initial procedure takes only around 10-15 minutes. The follow on troubleshooting may take a lot longer though. Also, please do not skip steps. Do everything in order and as listed or your troubleshooting will be flawed.

Caution: Please remember that turning a PC off does not mean there is no power going through it. Modern systems maintain a trickle of power to keep the standby functions running. You either have to turn off the switch on the Power Supply Unit (PSU) itself or unplug the system from the wall. Unplugging is best. If you have a LED on the mobo that is lighted all the time. make sure it is out before proceeding. Also, be aware of static. Make sure you wear and ESD strap or discharge yourself on a steel part of the case before touching anything inside.

First, unplug the PC from the wall and then open it up. Disconnect all the drives (floppy, CDROM, DVD etc.)from the motherboard (mobo) and also disconnect your Hard Drive(s) from the mobo. Do not leave the hard drives connected. The system will boot into BIOS just fine with no hard drive attached. Unplug the power from all those drives you disconnected from the mobo. Remember to disconnect the front panel firewire and/or USB ports.

Next, remove all the RAM, except for one stick, from the mobo. Some mobos are very picky about where the RAM needs to be placed so make sure the one stick of RAM is in the correct slot as per your manual.

Now you are stripped down to a barebones system. The PSU, the mobo itself, 1 stick of RAM, the CPU/HSF and video card. Reset your CMOS/BIOS while the system is stripped down, unplugged and open. You do this by removing the battery and then moving a jumper near the battery around. Usually there are a set of three pins with two covered by a jumper. You move the jumper from pins 1&2 to pins 2&3 and let it set for a few minutes then reset the jumper to pins 1&2 and replace the battery. CMOS and BIOS will be back at default settings after doing this.

Now check that everything is seated correctly, both the 4 pin and 20 or 24 pin power is connected and secure and if so then plug the PC back into the wall and make sure that any LEDs that should be lighted on the mobo are lighted. If all is still well then turn it on. Hopefully she boots right back into BIOS.

If you get back into BIOS you can start troubleshooting by turning the PC off and unplugging it and reconnecting peripherals one at a time. The idea here is to connect and reboot until something hangs your system up This presumably is the bad piece of gear.

If you cant get into BIOS and have the same problem as before then you know it is either the PSU, the RAM, the CPU, the mobo itself or the video card. Change out each these until you get into BIOS. I would start at the PSU as it is usually the guilty party in a situation like this and is also easy to change in and out you are down to just 2 plugs now remember). Next up would be the video card and/or RAM and if still no luck then things get hard as you now have to consider either the CPU or the mobo.

Good luck and happy hunting.

wow...thanx alot for the thought man but my comp works now :haha:
im just looking for some programs to monitor my comp so this doesnt happen again

No problem, I wrote that guide up a while ago and just cut and paste it. I'd keep it handy if I were you as there is something going on with your rig and you may need to troubleshoot at a later date. Glad you're back in business though mate.