The advise of check the PSU is the easiest to test, especially if you 
have a spare.  Bad PSU's can do all kinds of weird stuff.  Test by using 
another PSU.

ONE WORD OF CAUTION:  SOME DELL PSU's are not wired the normal way.  If 
your system is one of them, and you put in a standard PSU, you CAN 
destroy the PSU AND the MB.  Be careful about that. Check online if you 
think you may have a DELL MB/PSU,


On 04/21/2014 10:18 PM, AZ Pete wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'mhaving serious hardware issues with my maindev box and it is now 
> completely down.
> It's a fairly high end custom system(RAID, customcooling,etc) that I 
> built myself and hasbeen quite stable for several years.
> The box powers up and the LEDs on the motherboard light. But it never 
> reaches POST.
> The M/B has an LED thatdisplays the boot hex codes on the board as it 
> goes thru POST. Nothing isbeing displayed.
> I've tried pulling out the video card and disconnecting all the 
> peripherals,but that didn't help.
>
> I'm thinking that the motherboard maybe theproblem.
> I'd like to take it in for service to have it properly diagnosed. Does 
> anyone know of any good hardware repair places in town?
> I was thinking of Data Doctors, but don't know if theyare capable to 
> handle something that is notfrom a major manufacturer.
> Is Fry's Electronics any good?
>
> Any help would be most appreciated. And the faster the better. :)
>
> Thanks for your help.
> Peter
>
>
>
>
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