Is my MJ12m 7700 dead?

Hi, I'm totaly new to this board, but it looks good so chose to post here.

My problem is with my one year and something old AW MJ12m 7700.
Poor thing won't start up any longer, won't post, won't boot, actually there's no reaction at except for the lights.
Alien eyes light up, light around the power button, and the hd light (one that looks like an oil drum). The clock on the front display doesnt start up either.
The media jukebox thingy does actually work, so right now I've got $4700 cd player sitting on my desk at home.

Makes me think of the matrix... Why, oh why didn't I choose the 3yr. warranty.

Any one that can help, or has had similar problems?

Thinking of getting a replacement mobo (just think that that might be causing the problem).

Get myself one of these... http://www.rjtech.com/miva/merchant...._Code=MB-D900T

That's if no one knows what might be causing the problem.

Thanks for al the help guys!

One thing I really hate with this machine is that it doesn't let you know when somethings gone wrong.
Like usually on any stationary comp (I've ever had) there's usualy a series of beeps if somethings gone wrong. Also you'd at least get the boot up screen.
Getting a bit P'd off with this thing now.

Btw. does has anyone tried Kingston or TwinMOS value ram on these machines.

Anyway cheers

Kay, know for a fact that it isn't the ram. Tried it in a friends comp. and worked fine.

Any other ideas what it might be?
Hvat would happen if the vga card was shot?

Please, need more help.

Thanks

Once again thanks for the support.

I've tried out the laptop with my stationary screen at home with no effect.
I tried to move the ram around the four slots, first in single then in pairs but still nada.
As I wrote earlier, I tried the ram on my mate’s laptop which booted up at once.
My frustration for this not having some sort of boot up “beep” or a numeric disp. like on the mobo in my stationary (see picture).

One more reason for thinking it’s the mobo, is that the clock disp. in the front doesn’t come on when I turn on the machine.
But it does react in jukebox mode.

Nice price on those ram chips, only thing is I live in Norway, and unfortunately our f’ed up government puts 25% extra on anything over 200 NKR about $31.

If it weren't for that I earn far better pay, health care is better (and cheaper/free), less crime, better living standard and many more.
I might of considerd moving there.

But actually most hardware is just about the same price here as over there.

Well, I'd love to do that.
Only problem being that I can't get into the bios, seeing as the computer doesn't
boot/post.

This is what happens when I turn on my computer:
1. Light around power button comes on
2. Light indicating hd (drum) comes on, and stays on
3. Alien eyes light up
4. I can feel the cpu heatsink get warmer, but the fans don't come on (no matter how long I wait, actually no fans come on)
5. I can hear the hds rev up and just keep spinning
6. Both optical drives start searching

And that's about it.

Hardware I know it can't be:
1. CPU tested on stationary comp OK
2. RAM tested on friends laptop OK
3. HDs not tested, but the machine would at least try to start up N/A

So that means it should be the vga card or the mobo.

Any one had a similar problem?

Have a happy ending (with a sour taste) to this story in the end.

I decided I'd take a chance on that it was the mobo that was blown in the end.

Ordered a new on from RJtech and had it within two weeks.

Replaced my mother board and it finally works fine.



The only problem I have is actually just with the norwegian goverment and their toll policy.



The motherboard cost $480.00 from RJ, + $32.00 shipping bringing it to a total of $512.00.

Norway know as being one of the most expensive contrys in the world added an extra $100.00 to this in import taxes. Didn't help that the package was marked as used motherboard.



Hate this contry!



Another thing I've noticed is how many people have had problems with the Clevo D9T/D90T/D900T.

It's amazing how some companys still keep selling this machine and don't mention the fact of how fragile it is.

They tell you how you have to make sure the fans aren't blocked and make sure all the intakes are clean. But it doesn't really seem to be enogh. It's as if the fans in the machine aren't good enough.

There wouldn't be that many people screwing up their machines if the cooling solution was good enough.



Now to take all the prcautions I can I've used Artic Silver 5 on the CPU and VGA card, I've also downloaded the genious program GetThermal (a Sager? progam) that lets you regulate the fans manually (set those suckers... blowers... [you get the point] to full).
Cpu was at 44C now it's at 33C!

Anyway, still think it sucks that so many people have had the same problem, and nothing's been done about it.

It's alive... it's alive!

Have a happy ending (with a sour taste) to this story in the end.

I decided I'd take a chance on that it was the mobo that was blown in the end.

Ordered a new on from RJtech and had it within two weeks.

Replaced my mother board and it finally works fine.



The only problem I have is actually just with the norwegian goverment and their toll policy.



The motherboard cost $480.00 from RJ, + $32.00 shipping bringing it to a total of $512.00.

Norway know as being one of the most expensive contrys in the world added an extra $100.00 to this in import taxes. Didn't help that the package was marked as used motherboard.



Hate this contry!



Another thing I've noticed is how many people have had problems with the Clevo D9T/D90T/D900T.

It's amazing how some companys still keep selling this machine and don't mention the fact of how fragile it is.

They tell you how you have to make sure the fans aren't blocked and make sure all the intakes are clean. But it doesn't really seem to be enogh. It's as if the fans in the machine aren't good enough.

There wouldn't be that many people screwing up their machines if the cooling solution was good enough.



Now to take all the prcautions I can I've used Artic Silver 5 on the CPU and VGA card, I've also downloaded the genious program GetThermal (a Sager? progam) that lets you regulate the fans manually (set those suckers... blowers... [you get the point] to full).
Cpu was at 44C now it's at 33C!

Anyway, still think it sucks that so many people have had the same problem, and nothing's been done about it.