I'm trying to diagnose the problem with a non-functional motherboard that one of my co-workers discarded. (This is mostly a learning exercise!)
The first step, according to the instructions I've read, is to try to boot and see what POST code I get. But there I encountered a problem: different BIOSes use different POST codes. How do I know what BIOS this board uses? Well, by booting it and watching what it displays during POST. But the reason I need to know the POST codes is that it won't boot! Catch-22.
I read the board specs on the manufacturer's web site and downloaded the manual, but I couldn't identify the BIOS (or find a list of its POST codes). What should I do is this situation?
As a secondary issue, I'll be happy if someone can tell me what's likely to be wrong with this particular board. It's a Gigabyte P5E-VM HDMI. When I power it on it wakes up, beeps once, then turns itself off briefly (CPU fan and all lights go off), then repeats, over and over.
According to this site's Gigabyte FAQ, a single beep means "all good." Based on my reading of the FAQ, I suspect a thermal reset due to poor contact between the CPU and the cooler. (The cooler did not go quietly when I took it off to make sure there was a CPU there and then put it back on.) But I'd welcome more informed opinions before I start fiddling with it.
The first step, according to the instructions I've read, is to try to boot and see what POST code I get. But there I encountered a problem: different BIOSes use different POST codes. How do I know what BIOS this board uses? Well, by booting it and watching what it displays during POST. But the reason I need to know the POST codes is that it won't boot! Catch-22.
I read the board specs on the manufacturer's web site and downloaded the manual, but I couldn't identify the BIOS (or find a list of its POST codes). What should I do is this situation?
As a secondary issue, I'll be happy if someone can tell me what's likely to be wrong with this particular board. It's a Gigabyte P5E-VM HDMI. When I power it on it wakes up, beeps once, then turns itself off briefly (CPU fan and all lights go off), then repeats, over and over.
According to this site's Gigabyte FAQ, a single beep means "all good." Based on my reading of the FAQ, I suspect a thermal reset due to poor contact between the CPU and the cooler. (The cooler did not go quietly when I took it off to make sure there was a CPU there and then put it back on.) But I'd welcome more informed opinions before I start fiddling with it.
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