Null boot with GA-7n400 Pro2 rev 1, no beep codes

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Did you plug in the 4 pin 12V connector on the mobo? It's on the upper left
corner. The board comes with an adapter in case your PSU doesn't have one.
Rudy
"Michiro" <VinnieTheHand@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
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> The system is failing to POST, though the fans and HDs do spin up
> properly. Memory LED is lit as normal. No image on the monitor, no
> beep codes at all. System speaker is plugged in and seated properly.
> Have attempted booting without RAM, without HDs, without VGA card,
> etc. and still no error codes or anything more than spinning of fans.
> Have attempted to switch out power supplies as well, same results.
>
>
> Athlon XP Barton 400FSB 3200+ processor with Thermaltake Silent Boost
> heat sink and Arctic Silver 5. Processor is confirmed to work in
> other system. Just in case though, I have also tried using a Barton
> 333 2600+ which also works in the other system.
>
> Tried both a MSI GeForce4 Ti4600, and a NVidia GeForce2 Pro 64. Both
> of these cards are confirmed to work properly in other system.
>
> Have used various flavors of RAM, all of which have been found to work
> on another system, no difference.
>
> Have already attempted to clear CMOS by removing the battery for up to
> several hours, doesn't seem to have any effect.
>
> Any help would be appreciated, thank you for your time and effort.
>

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Yes, the four-pin power coupler is properly seated and has been
through this entire process.

I also forgot to mention that none of the capacitors seem to be
"bleeding" or otherwise damaged, but one close to the heat sink
footprint seems bent at a slight angle to the board. Possibly it was
pushed aside while installing the heat sink, but it doesn't seem to be
bad enough to affect its function.

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Michiro wrote:
> The system is failing to POST, though the fans and HDs do spin up
> properly. Memory LED is lit as normal. No image on the monitor, no
> beep codes at all. System speaker is plugged in and seated properly.
> Have attempted booting without RAM, without HDs, without VGA card,
> etc. and still no error codes or anything more than spinning of fans.
> Have attempted to switch out power supplies as well, same results.
>
>
> Athlon XP Barton 400FSB 3200+ processor with Thermaltake Silent Boost
> heat sink and Arctic Silver 5. Processor is confirmed to work in
> other system. Just in case though, I have also tried using a Barton
> 333 2600+ which also works in the other system.
>
> Tried both a MSI GeForce4 Ti4600, and a NVidia GeForce2 Pro 64. Both
> of these cards are confirmed to work properly in other system.
>
> Have used various flavors of RAM, all of which have been found to work
> on another system, no difference.
>
> Have already attempted to clear CMOS by removing the battery for up to
> several hours, doesn't seem to have any effect.
>
> Any help would be appreciated, thank you for your time and effort.
>
Try clearing the CMOS again by removing the battery AND unplug the power
from the power supply.

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"Michiro" <VinnieTheHand@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message news:41f1d74a$1_4@alt.athenanews.com...
> I've already wiped the CMOS several times by allowing the charge to
> bleed off like that, and it hasn't helped.
>
> I've basically concluded that the MB is dead and I'm now trying to
> find the warrantee information for it to see if I can have it
> replaced. Newegg's terms of return have already expired, but if
> Gigabyte offers three-year terms by default then I should be able to
> get another one.
>
> Oddly enough, something very similar happened to me before with a
> Gigabyte board several generations of boards ago. From this and
> other reports I would be led to conclude that MB death like this
> happens disproportionately often with Gigabyte boards; am I
> justified in starting to believe this?

Sounds like the motherboard doesn't like any of the memory you're trying to use.
If you still have the same problem if/when you get the replacement motherboard, try getting some memory you know is fully compatible.

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"John Eckart" <JEckart@mail.com> wrote in message
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"Michiro" <VinnieTheHand@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
news:41f1d74a$1_4@alt.athenanews.com...
> I've already wiped the CMOS several times by allowing the charge to
> bleed off like that, and it hasn't helped.
>
> I've basically concluded that the MB is dead and I'm now trying to
> find the warrantee information for it to see if I can have it
> replaced. Newegg's terms of return have already expired, but if
> Gigabyte offers three-year terms by default then I should be able to
> get another one.
>
> Oddly enough, something very similar happened to me before with a
> Gigabyte board several generations of boards ago. From this and
> other reports I would be led to conclude that MB death like this
> happens disproportionately often with Gigabyte boards; am I
> justified in starting to believe this?

: Sounds like the motherboard doesn't like any of the memory you're trying
to use.
: If you still have the same problem if/when you get the replacement
motherboard, try getting some memory you know is fully compatible.

it's easy to check if it's purely the memory causing the problem with the
board not booting up .... simply remove all of the memory ... if that's the
problem area then you'll get error beeps indicating the memory is missing.