Re: FOXCONN P9657AB No Video, No Post, no nothing

In article <g5lumj$a4t$1@xxxxxxxx>, nospam@xxxxxxxxxx says...
Leaffe wrote:
I am having the same problem as the OP and the ^^. I have the FOXCONN
P9657AB mobo. The FSB is 1066/800/533.

My CPU is an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processor with FSB of 1333mhz.

Basically I plug it in and power on the Power Supply. A red LED comes
up on the mobo. I flip the switch, the HDD spins, all the fans spin,
but there are no beeps, and there is no video.

Is my problem the FSB disparity between the mobo and the CPU? Or is it
possibly a bad CPU or mobo?

Also, I've tried with 2 different PSUs, one I know to be working (I
took it out of another PC, and have since put it back in), but with a
4-pin ATX connector, and a new one I bought with an 8-pin EPS connector
after I read this thread.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated, as I am very frustrated right
now.


Before buying any motherboard and CPU combination, you generally want
proof the combination will work. Some of the motherboard makers, provide
CPU charts, to show which combinations work or have been tested, and
what minimum BIOS version is needed.

The Foxconn site mentions FSB1066 for that P965 based product, which
is the "non-overclocked" limit for the chipset. Other manufacturers
have managed to run the chipset at faster speeds. But since I cannot
see a CPUSupport chart on the Foxconn site, I cannot see any proof
that you can mix a FSB1333 processor, with your FSB1066 motherboard.

You may want to substitute a known working LGA775 processor, to
verify the motherboard works. If a slower processor works, and your
E8400 does not, the conclusion would be that Foxconn has made
no provision for it to work. You would then need to purchase a FSB1333
motherboard, for your E8400 processor.

Paul


I can tell you that my E8400 processor did not work in my G965
motherboard < ya, I tried it, even though I figured it wouldn't
work >.

The OP should get an E6600, E6420, or Q6600 and overclock them
if he can/wants too. Otherwise it's new board time.

Bill
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