Just built a Clevo M570U and can't get a BIOS POST

Bollwerk · Post by **Bollwerk** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:24 pm

So I bought a Clevo M570U from RJTech with a 7950gtx, no ram, proc or hd. I bought a T7200 and 120gb SATA 2.5" hd from Newegg and had some extra RAM at work (PC2-5300 from a Lenovo T60). The shell was not missing any parts (like video card). I installed the proc, hd and ram with no problem (yes I remembered to remove the protective plastic from the heatsink where the thermal tape is). Unfortunately, when I power it on, nothing (well almost nothing) seems to happen. I can barely hear the hard drive spin, but I get no beeps and nothing on the screen. The little green lights below the keyboard seem to indicate I have power. Any ideas? I've been a computer tech for well over 10 years, so this was a piece of cake. Unfortunately, I have no way to tell if I have a bad proc or shell/mb, since I don't have another proc or shell to test with. =(

Bollwerk · Post by **Bollwerk** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:38 pm

Never mind. I'm an idiot. =)

I opened it back up and realized I forgot to lock the proc in the socket using the "screw" thingy on the side of the socket.

Woops!

Post by **Apoptosis** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:26 pm

minor mistake... great notebook! I still have mine although I need to sell it.

Aquineas · Post by **Aquineas** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:29 am

Apoptosis, just out curiosity, why are you selling? I'm looking to buy one of these now, and as far as I can tell thus far, this is one of the better price/performance values on the market. Is there a better choice out there?

Post by **dicecca112** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:01 pm

most likely the reason listed here
http://forums.legitreviews.com/viewtopic.php?t=8029

Aquineas · Post by **Aquineas** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:42 pm

dicecca112 wrote:most likely the reason listed here
http://forums.legitreviews.com/viewtopic.php?t=8029

Duh, sorry.. I found the post and site by googling m570u.. Thanks for your answer.