Re: Brand new M2n SLI Deluxe Won't POST
- From: Paul <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 18:33:42 -0400
Milli wrote:
was having Tons of trouble with my Old board (received a second defective board back from ASUS so I decided to just get a new board...SO...i got a M2N SLI Deluxe....Got it...tried a PCI Graphics card I had but it wouldn't work so I figured I needed a PCI express which i ordered and received today...also ordered and received some new Corsair XMS2 SLI2 Ready Memory which Corsair said would be a good fit for the board so everything should be just right....put it all together today...and whala....nothing.....powered it all up...got a beep and the thing just sits there....I've spent some $400 on all of this in order to get this ASUS stuff working and I'm about to swear off of it all...getting pretty fed up with it to be honest...two boards with internal video problems and then this board that won't even POST....I believe I set everything up according to their specs in the manual...I've been over it all a couple of times just to make sure...it's not like this is the first computer I've ever built but I just wanted to make sure....
Any ideas on anything I should check...I've reseated everything a few times...I unplugged the SATA hard drive to try and boot without it to see if that made a difference, etc...
tony
The fact that you got a single beep, tells me the ATX12V and main ATX power
plugs are connected. You wouldn't get the beep, if there was a problem
with the video or the memory. Otherwise, you'd get a beep code for either
missing memory or a beep code for missing video.
So, start with processor and motherboard. With no memory or video, you
should hear a complaint about missing memory (a different beep code).
Install the memory. You can install just one stick if you want.
The beep code should change to missing video, when some working
memory is present. Now install the video card. Make sure that if the
video card has an auxiliary power connector, that you've connected that
as well. And each time, when working inside the computer, unplug it, so
that there is no +5VSB present (at least make sure the green LED on
the motherboard is not lit, while adding or removing components).
Once the video card is present, the missing video beep pattern should
go away, and you should hear one beep (the short one, meaning it is
going to POST). If there is an error condition now, it should show up
on the display.
The PCI Express card has several connectors on it. I would try to
connect an analog (VGA) display first. If the PCI Express video card
has nothing but DVI connectors, I'd use a DVI-I to VGA adapter
dongle, then plug in the analog monitor. The reason I suggest this,
is the odds are best with analog. There are occasional problems
getting the DVI-D part to work (may depend on which connector you
use).
A motherboard can still complain about missing keyboard/mouse, or
about no boot drive, but then you might see this mentioned on your
monitor.
At one time, Asus had a Vocal POST feature, where there were voice
messages for some of these error conditions. Without that feature,
beep codes and errors presented on the monitor, are the feedback
you can expect.
Paul
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