I've been running my ASUS P6T Core i7 System since May, and it has run well. When I attempted to boot it today, it would not post. The power would come up, the bios would start to load, and the system would shut down, then start up again. It did this over and over, then eventually stopped on its own. Sometimes there is a long delay between the attempts to reboot. Sometimes there is a single beep before it attempts to reboot. I reseated everything (CPU, Heat Sink, Memory, Video Card), reset the CMOS (by removing the battery), tested each memory separately, and did the usual checklist testing. It continues to start to boot, then shut down, start to boot, shut down. Sometimes it makes it to Express Gate flash screen (but not into express gate) before restarting, but most of the time it doesn't get that far. I'm thinking the motherboard is the problem because if it was processor or RAM, it would NOT do a partial post before restarting. I'm not overclocking, I have not added any software or hardware lately, and the casehas not been moved to make me suspect a short. It worked perfectly until this evening's symptoms. I've read all the ASUS P6T postings I could find. Anyone have any ideas?
Here's my system:
Intel Core i7 920
ASUS P6T Motherboard
3x2GB Corsair DDR3 Memory
Coolmaster V8 CPU Cooler
EVGA GTX 260 Graphics Card
Antec Earthwatts 650W Power Supply
Powerspec C5 ATX Chasis
WD 7200 RPM 400GB HD
Windows 7 RC 2100
Keith
Here's my system:
Intel Core i7 920
ASUS P6T Motherboard
3x2GB Corsair DDR3 Memory
Coolmaster V8 CPU Cooler
EVGA GTX 260 Graphics Card
Antec Earthwatts 650W Power Supply
Powerspec C5 ATX Chasis
WD 7200 RPM 400GB HD
Windows 7 RC 2100
Keith