bios doesnt come up [Archive] - XtremeSystems Forums

mentes

07-19-2008, 03:58 AM

hi everyone,
I bought asus p5e3 mobo and intel core 2 quad cpu e-geforce 9600gt display adapter 4gb pc3 10666 ram zalman 850w psu 1tb hard disk. when I build the computer and press the button to open it all the fans start to spin and lights come up but computer didnt work I mean bios didnt come up when I setup the parts I did it very carefully I dont think that I put something wrong. does anybody have clue about it?

thanks

mentes

07-19-2008, 10:02 AM

any idea?

xytrius

07-19-2008, 10:15 AM

Well, did you try a "bare rebuild"? i.e. reset you CMOS, connect only your video card and a single stick of RAM (no optical drives, HDD's or other peripherals) and see if it boots to BIOS?

mentes

07-19-2008, 10:43 AM

yes, I tried it. first I plugged only cpu then try to see what is going to happen but noting then I put ram again nothing then then graphic card and noting happened

xytrius

07-19-2008, 11:43 AM

Try unplugging PSU, wait for a few minutes for capacitors to discharge, remove battery, wait a few more minutes, and try rebuilding. Also, reseat the CPU.

mentes

07-19-2008, 12:02 PM

thanks I tried but no luck:(

xytrius

07-19-2008, 12:36 PM

I am really sorry about that, mentes; but this happens to all of us sometimes :(. But cheer up mate, you are surely under warranty/RMA time! :)

Do have a motherboard to test your CPU? You can try to isolate which part is faulty.

mentes

07-19-2008, 12:41 PM

can it be because of the jumper configuration of the motherboard? because I have 4gb pc3 10666 ram to install on asus p5e3 motherboard

thanks

xytrius

07-19-2008, 01:05 PM

Well, it is unlikely that you would have to clear RAM timings as you have not tried to change it.

What brand of RAM do you have? What is the configuration (2x2 GB, 4x1 GB etc.)?

If you using only one stick (for testing), use the second slot from CPU (should be black).

mentes

07-19-2008, 02:31 PM

I have 2x2gb how can I change ram timings I didnt tried it yet

xytrius

07-19-2008, 02:38 PM

You can change it only after you boot into BIOS, but did you try booting with single stick in the second slot?

alexanderhuzar

07-19-2008, 11:22 PM

Try booting up with the INSERT (Ins) key on your keyboard being held down before you press the power button.

Also plug in the system speaker so that you may know if the motherboard is beeping an error code. If it's not beeping anything, and you know that your CPU, RAM, video card, and speaker are working properly (by testing them on another computer), then you have yourself a dead motherboard.