Just as the title says, I got a beige G3 desktop that won't turn on at all. I also have a mother board, RAM, PSU, and just about all the other innards from a beige G3 tower as well.
The Tower board and PSU will boot (despite a battery explosion that took out its case). I even get the little floppy icon with a question mark when connected to a monitor. However, it won't power with the desktop PSU.
I have tested the Desktop PSU's fuse and it's good, but I get no standby voltage from the connector.
Also, the Desktop motherboard will not power regardless of which PSU I try.
So far, I've transferred over the RAM, CPU, and the voltage regulator board from the desktop board over to the tower board. and all work, both individually and in combination. I also transferred over the configuration jumpers and had no problems. The only thing I haven't swopped is the ROM board as it's rather stuck in the tower board. Still, I somehow doubt that would have prevented the desktop board from powering on.
The only modification to the desktop board is the P-RAM batter holder, which was swapped for a coin cell style.
My understanding is that the two boards should be identical, so the PSUs and other components should be interchangeable, but the Desktop board won't power up and the DT-PSU appears to be dead as well. Any suggestions?
The Tower board and PSU will boot (despite a battery explosion that took out its case). I even get the little floppy icon with a question mark when connected to a monitor. However, it won't power with the desktop PSU.
I have tested the Desktop PSU's fuse and it's good, but I get no standby voltage from the connector.
Also, the Desktop motherboard will not power regardless of which PSU I try.
So far, I've transferred over the RAM, CPU, and the voltage regulator board from the desktop board over to the tower board. and all work, both individually and in combination. I also transferred over the configuration jumpers and had no problems. The only thing I haven't swopped is the ROM board as it's rather stuck in the tower board. Still, I somehow doubt that would have prevented the desktop board from powering on.
The only modification to the desktop board is the P-RAM batter holder, which was swapped for a coin cell style.
My understanding is that the two boards should be identical, so the PSUs and other components should be interchangeable, but the Desktop board won't power up and the DT-PSU appears to be dead as well. Any suggestions?
