I don't know if you guys remember my posts from a couple of weeks ago (I
can't just add this to that thread as I've just done a clean install) where
I couldn't get an old AT machine working for the life of me, swapped out
everything to no avail.
I was asked to report back when I solved it so here it is:

It was running a P166MMX and originally wouldn't always start, hitting reset
worked for a week then it died. I swapped everything out (and I mean
*everything*). The culprit? The CPU. I had swapped it out for another 166MMX
that I had here that had been a good pull and it didn't work either. I don't
know if the original mobo fried the second CPU after I fitted it and tried
it (I swapped mobos after I tried swapping CPUs) or what happened. They were
both more than adequately cooled. I've never had CPUs fail before so didn't
think they'd both be shot. I finally fixed it when I tried a third 166MMX in
the second mobo. (Lucky I've got piles of Socket 7 CPUs lying around!)

Just thought I'd post a follow-up to let y'all know what it was.

Thanks to all who helped me with this.
--
~misfit~



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