Motherboard mayhem...

Ok folks, Limpet here with one that is simply driving me nuts...


I have here, an Elitegroup 671T-M (SIS 671+968) motherboard...fine and dandy


I put it into a box, connect the connectors, but don't put any ram in it yet. I get one long continuous beep. So, DRAM error...ok, np, I pop in a DDR2, PC-4300 ram stick, yay! no more beep....at all ><;...I get nothing now, pop the ram out, long DRAM error beep, pop it back in again, no beeps at all...

I was wondering if this COULD be a CPU problem...I really think it may be...maybe the CPU we have is just pooptastic, or dead or something...Any suggestions?

Ram, definately...

CPU? fraid not... its quite unique as opposed to the other mobos we have here in the store...

I dont know the exact model # of the thing, but it looks like a newer intel...it doesnt use pins, instead little metal plates...and the top and bottom boarder of the processor have these little notches that make it fit only one way into the mobo...

other than that, thats the only description I can give you, my boss misplaced the box for it >>;

And the motherboard has pins in it that connect to the metal plates on the bottom of the CPU?

That's Intel's LGA775 Socket (unless it's a server version with more pins) and is their most recent socket.

Try the RAM in another computer and as rgeist said: in all the slots. Make sure the RAM works properly first by using it in another setup.