My DQ35JOE has always been slow to post. Black screen with cursor in upper leftt corner for 3-4 mins before POST. Computer seems to have run fine after finally starting. In trying to correct this issue I updated the BIOS yesterday to: JO1143P. Update appeared to go smoothly, though still had a blank screen for 3-4 mins before POST. I then shut computer down, pulled power plug and upgraded the video card and RAM (from 2GB - 4GB). PC would not POST. I removed all upgrades, and it still won't POST. I then refered to recovery mode reset and tried:
Pulled plug, removed CMOS battery, removed peripherals, removed jumper, connected monitor to on board VGA connector and waited 1 hour. Copied .BIO file to CD and restarted PC. Now the screen is black with no cursor in upper left.
Copied .BIO file to thumb drive, with same end result. Connected monitor to onboard DVI, same result. Disconnected HDD to eliminate and possible noise. Upon investigation the only thing I see, or hear happening is: The case fans continually speed up and slow down. Keyboard is unresponsive, tapping Num Locks does not turn LED on. Screen remains black with no cursor in upper left corner.
Should I consider the board dead? Any further tips or tricks to try? Any help is appreciated.
Thank you,
Joe