Win98SE machine will not boot up

[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?

 

[philo]

"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.

 

[Ben Myers]

"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

 

[JHB]

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
>