AMD System will not POST

Here are my specs:
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-UD2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5050e Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core
RAM: OCZ Blade Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible

I've never made a AMD machine so maybe I am doing something wrong. I first thought the mobo was bad then the CPU. Both are new now and I am still having the same issue of having no video output. I have 2 x 2gig memory for 4gigs total that I bought that I thought maybe were bad. So I took 4gigs out of my Gaming machine. Also DDR 800, still no video. So I took all 8gigs out of my gaming rig and put them in the machine... still nothing.

This isn't the first time I've made a custom built PC but I just can't wrap my head around this I guess. Do you need to do something extra with an AMD processor that I am missing?

Any help would be appreciated ... I'm going to lose it.

Thank you

#2 is not the problem. That is plugged in. I even used my Gaming PSU and it didn't work. I have the 8pin and 20pin plugged into the Motherboard.

~Death Dream~

Ok great. This is a step foward. Something I was not aware of either.

I have never had to do a flash before so I'm going to ask a question again.

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support [...] hBIOS.aspx

They recommend 3 bios flashing software, what do you like the most?

Also, would I just go with F2 or should I go ahead and go with F4?

I was reading up on flashing a bios and it says if you have no video but your harddrive and cd player start blinking like crazy it is most likely do to a bad bios. And that is what is happening.

Thank you

For some reason, my work internet proxy is blocking the link you posted so I don't know what BIOS update directions you're looking at. I would upgrade to the newest possible BIOS. The safest way (and only way if no OS is installed) is to put the updated BIOS on something like a USB stick and update the BIOS from there. IIRC, though, you'll need a supported CPU installed in order to update the BIOS.

You could get a cheap CPU and use it to update the BIOS and then sell it, or you could try to return your CPU and get a 4850e instead which is supported from the F1 BIOS and only 100 MHz slower.

This is about the cheapest CPU I found that's supported by the F1 BIOS:

AMD Athlon LE-1660 Lima 2.8GHz 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 45W Single-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103296 $43.99

I was just recommending it for the BIOS flash. I wouldn't get too hung up on the 45W rating. It seems like I remember seeing an article that said it didn't really help much with power usage or temps anyway. I would get something like this:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200 Brisbane 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103210 $54.99

You could even try undervolting it if you really want, but 65W will work fine for a HTPC.

Don't really want to go through the process of soldering parts onto the motherboard. I can't exchange the processor with another one either so either A. I try to sell this processor I bought sadly enough. Or I try to get someone to let me barrow or buy a used processor that will work for me.

~Death Dream~

Actually asking a few college buddies of mine if they have any AMD processors laying around to let me barrow before I go down that road. Rather not have to spend to much money to do this. If this works I can get it up and running this weekend finally after sitting in my kitchen for almost a month now.

~Death Dream~