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I wasn't really sure where to post this question. So if this is in the wrong section I apologize.

Recently I was working on my G4 casemod. I had my hackintosh fully booted running OS X Mavericks using [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url] all hardware working and supported with an intel DG41TY motherboard and a Nvidia card. 

I then mounted the board in my casemod and when i closed the G4's door, stupid me didn't see the board's left corner touch a screw in the case and a loud humming noise was heard. I shorted the board on a capacitor. 

The system wouldn't boot past POST after that, No beep codes either. No matter how hard I tried, The fans would just spin on the case and CPU cooler. No display.

Thinking I needed a new motherboard, I went out to my local micro center today and bought an MSI board, hooked everything up to the board outside the case to test it before putting it into a case. Same problem with the MSI board though. Fans spin. No post. No beep codes. No display. 

What gives? Did I destroy my CPU? or did i just somehow out of dumb luck get another bad motherboard?


By the way...i didn't know tonymac wasn't welcome here. My bad.

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Hi! Welcome to the forums. It is quite possible that one of these are dead: 1. Power supply 2. CPU + old mobo

Thanks!

And thank you for responding. I really appreciate it.

Power Supply was my first thought. So I went out and bought a corsair CX600M, no dice. Still won't POST. 

Mobo is also brand new out of box. :/

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  • 4 weeks later...

Thanks!

And thank you for responding. I really appreciate it.

Power Supply was my first thought. So I went out and bought a corsair CX600M, no dice. Still won't POST.

Mobo is also brand new out of box. :/

Weird. I think you're CPU is burned out. Does you bios recognize it?
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