Hi All,

Built a PC (last one I intend to build for a while! too many hassles!) for my mum for Xmas.
It's all second hand parts, apart from the Video card which is near new.

To say the least, Mum didn't end up with a PC for xmas as it decided to die completely :(  So currently she is still stuck with her P166.  Any help would be greatly appreciated on this.

Some oddities.

• Worked fine here before going through to Wanganui, but in Wanganui wouldn't boot up
• Powersupply and case fans whirr, nothing else happens (no video output either)
• If I reset the bios and the PC boots, but usually comes up with a 'CMOS Battery Failure'. I've since replaced this but still comes up.
• Sometimes the keyboard doesn't work. Oddly, if you press the power button it doesn't shut down, but the screen flicks and the mouse is then operational (!??!)
• Sometimes get as far as windows loading (progress bar) but then goes into a reboot loop.. and finally does not reboot at all.
• Have swapped the power supply for another power supply, but this hasn't made any difference.

I thought it may have been the Bios battery, but a new one is in now and it's made no difference. Power supply maybe, but I've swapped that out and it's made no difference. Should I suspect the motherboard is stuffed?

Cheers,
Grant
Soon to be retired from trying to build PCs... all new ones from now on!