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Paul, it was 3 processors I tried, not 3 boards. Ddi not buy on ebay but
a retail dealer at the local tri-state computer show. He has a store and
knows me. I am sure he will replace the baord. Power supply is a new
antec 430 watt, tried anoter supply too.
Paul wrote:
> In article <Y6HKc.3579$f4.1872@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>, jerham
> <jerrham@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Thanks for the reply Paul. I have checked the sockets for blobs etc.
>>Tried 3 different cpus. Cleared the Cmos, and there is a bios chip.
>>All test were on the "cardboard" Never have installed a board till it
>>works out of the case.
>>
>>Same message if there is memory or not. Tried 3 different memory chips too.
>>
>>I am sending the Board, CPU and memory back to the guy I purchased from
>>two days ago.
>>
>>This is my second asus board to fail. My P4G8X failed too. Still waiting
>>for Asus to repair.
>
>
> What kind of current rating on +12V does the power supply have ?
> I'd want at least 15 amps on there, and a little more depending
> on what you are using for a video card.
>
> Think carefully about your symptoms, especially if three boards
> fail on you. That implies the problem is elsewhere in your
> setup. The PSU is the least reliable part of the system.
> Hard drives are next. Memory is next. Processors and motherboards
> are generally pretty good, if bought new. Stuff off Ebay could
> have had any manner of abuse applied to it. Parts from a computer
> that has been struck by lightning, damaged by a bad power supply,
> or damaged by an AC surge from the power company, for example,
> can damage a new computer they are placed in.
>
> Another Ebay example - a poster here had his motherboard complain
> of overclocking. It turned out the previous owner placed a "wire
> mod" in the processor socket, and once that was removed, the
> board worked properly.
>
> The odds of three motherboards failing the exact same way are
> pretty slim. So, try another board, but if it has the same
> symptoms, think carefully about what combinations you've
> tested and what the common components in the failed cases
> were. (There are some people who have posted here, taking
> a bad processor from one motherboard, then plugging it into
> a new motherboard, and killing it too. It can take a
> lot of testing and damaged stuff to figure out cases like
> that. That is a worst case scenario. The thing is, the failure
> rate of new motherboards should be small, and a string of
> bad boards implies another component is killing them.)
>
> Paul
>
>
>>Paul wrote:
>>
>>>In article <ekejf0lhjqooj0kn5u1kcejs928o7t656u@4ax.com>,
>>>chrish@easynet.co.uk (ChrisH) wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 22:14:43 GMT, jerham <jerrham@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>My new board won't boot. Tried a 3.2e 800, 2.8e, 3.06. They all fail cpu
>>>>>test.
>>>>>Tried the memory sticks in different place too, tried a dieerent memory
>>>>
>>>>>from a working cpu.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Disconnected all connectors and video card. Nothing helps.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any clues?
>>>>>
>>>>>TIA
>>>>
>>>>Sounds like RMA time on that one then. Could be a corrupt BIOS so if
>>>>the boot block is intact you might try recovering it with a floppy
>>>>loader. Personally, if it's new, I'd exchange it.
>>>
>>>
>>>I don't know if I'd give up on it yet.
>>>
>>>Do the fans spin when you push the power button ?
>>>
>>>What exact model is this ? P4C800-E Deluxe ? Or an older motherboard ?
>>>One of the early models had trouble with solder blobs. Another problem
>>>seen with some of the Asus boards, was trouble caused by the pressure
>>>of the Intel HSF when it is fastened to the board.
>>>
>>>Something you can try, is the "Clear the CMOS" procedure.
>>>Unplug the computer before doing that, so there won't be any
>>>+5VSB on the board.
>>>
>>>Have you done a visual inspection of the board ? Is there a
>>>BIOS flash chip in the flash socket ? A battery present in the
>>>battery socket ?
>>>
>>>Have you tried the "cardboard test" ? Try the board sitting
>>>on a table, with an insulator underneath it. Make sure the
>>>board is supported, before pushing down on it.
>>>
>>> Paul
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