BF2S Forums Got all new parts, but something is defect

bad mobo. no other explinations.

see if you can RMA it...if you got it thru newegg, should be a breeze.

i say motherboard dammit! just because you have not had issues, does not mean there is not a bad egg out there. i say 30% of all technology simply fail. i said the mobo was BAD, meaning you got a bad egg. hence why you should RMA it.

the video card would post whether there is RAM or not.

Ill gladly accept the RAM if you cant return it ..

before you do anything crazy try resetting the BIOS and try to boot with only 1 stick. also take a look if your mobo is shorting against the case somewhere

It`s defintely the RAM you must check

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:

leetkyle wrote:

Most C2D boards have COMPATIBILITY ISSUES WITH OCZ RAM BECAUSE OF HIGH VOLTAGES. GOOGLE.

Lies. My mobo runs 2.0v ram... and a lot of C2D boards can run ddr2 ram up to 2.5v...

When you buy LGA775 motherboards for C2D (not the 680 version) they are usually not equipped with the latest BIOS.

And the P5W has known compatibility issues with OCZ RAM. See Google.

cosworth1983 wrote:

So yesterday i finally started to build my new PC,   with new parts i orderded.

Core 2 Duo E6600
Asus P5W-DH-deluxe
2 GB OCZ  800mhz

The 8800gtx and remaining parts where allready in my old system.

When i press the on/off button the PC jumps on,  but the screen stays black,  also the GPU fan stays at 100% all the time.
I checked all the connections,  even disconnected all the hardware exept the GPU, and still no boot.
Looked in the manual,  but there's nothing i overlooked or something.
i hastly build my old pc back together so i can post here, and contact the store i bought it .
because i really dont know what it could be except faulty hardware.

Greetz

i have the EXACT same kit - didnt have any problems when i built mine

try flushing/updating bios

Well, are you sure you didn't accidentally plug in a psu cable where it didn't belong? I mean, you're probably aware of what you're doing, but it still could've been an accident through a false mobo manual...

[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober wrote:

i say motherboard dammit! just because you have not had issues, does not mean there is not a bad egg out there. i say 30% of all technology simply fail. i said the mobo was BAD, meaning you got a bad egg. hence why you should RMA it.

the video card would post whether there is RAM or not.

No it wouldn't. With bad RAM configs you very often get no video output at all.

It's almost certainly a RAM issue. I wouldn't try RMAing the MB till you have checked out your RAM properly. Try using just one stick, it could be a dual channel issue.

*edit*
Opps. Just noticed you've checked it without any RAM in. In that case it's probably MB, although have you checked your GPU is working properly? 8800GTX is a power hungry beast, could be not booting because you aren't feeding it enough power? What's your PSU?

PS. There's no way Asus will send you a new BIOS chip. They'll probably replace the board, but not an individual chip. You could probably buy one, if you want to buy some sort of EEPROM writing device as well.

Last edited by Bertster7 (2006-12-17 10:26:27)

i still say motherboard.

is there any way you could try different RAM in the board to see if that is the issue?

dude, did you change the mobo around??

if so...

the washers where you screws are underneath the mobo, make sure you have them in, it cause my dads pc problems like yours..worth a check

i have no washers..