After connecting an external modem via a 25 to 9 pin connector to the COM2 on
my Supermicro P6SBS MB, I no longer get any life except a blinking power on
light! The HD does not spin up unless I disconnect the IDE cable, I get no video
at all, and the system doesn't even give error beeps. I tried to reseat all
components and remove one at a time the cards, the memory, and even the CPU,
but still I just get the blinking light. Could I have done something very serious to
the MB maybe when I removed the old internal modem or attached the powered
external mdem? Even the floppy isn't accessed. There is power to the CD drives
and the MB since the CPU fan runs. Could a wiped out BIOS be the problem?
What else can I try before I am forced to buy a new system? Please help!!!
Grafx

my Supermicro P6SBS MB, I no longer get any life except a blinking power on
light! The HD does not spin up unless I disconnect the IDE cable, I get no video
at all, and the system doesn't even give error beeps. I tried to reseat all
components and remove one at a time the cards, the memory, and even the CPU,
but still I just get the blinking light. Could I have done something very serious to
the MB maybe when I removed the old internal modem or attached the powered
external mdem? Even the floppy isn't accessed. There is power to the CD drives
and the MB since the CPU fan runs. Could a wiped out BIOS be the problem?
What else can I try before I am forced to buy a new system? Please help!!!
Grafx