BMSliger
08-09-2008, 12:33 PM
Received my BlackOps MB from Newegg yesterday. Will not boot. CPU fan and video card fan spin but no signal to monitor. 5v Standby LED lights up, Dram power LED lights up but Debug LEDs never light up.
Here is what I did:
1. Removed MB from box and put on acrylic tray included in box.
2. Inserted new retail Wolfdale E8500 CPU, put on included stock Intel cooler and plugged PWM fan lead into CPU fan header.
3. Inserted one stick of new Mushkin DDR3-1800 into blue slot nearest CPU.
4. Plugged in new Visiontek HD4870 video card and attached both PCIe 6 pin power leads from power supply to card.
5. Plugged in PS/2 type keyboard into Purple PS/2 keyboard header.
6. Attached 24 pin and 8pin power supply cables to motherboard.
7. Pressed red power button on MB to boot with the results listed above.
Here is what I've tried:
1. Reset CMOS both by reset CMOS button and by jumper.
2. Removed battery for 10 minutes and replaced.
3. Tried memory in all 4 slots then tried 2nd stick of identical memory in all 4 slots.
4. Placed CPU in another MB. Booted fine.
5. Plugged in power supply to another MB. Booted fine.
6. Removed HD 4870 video card and replaced with known good PCI video card.
7. Tried known good USB keyboard in place of PS/2 keyboard.
Don't have another DDR3 MB to test ram. The fact that the debug LEDs never light up makes me believe the board is DOA. Correct me if I am wrong, but the debug LEDs should come on even if the CPU/memory/video card are bad.
I have been building systems since 1991 and if this board is DOA, it will be only my 3rd one.
Is there anything else I could try before an RMA.
Thanks,
Monte Sliger
Here is what I did:
1. Removed MB from box and put on acrylic tray included in box.
2. Inserted new retail Wolfdale E8500 CPU, put on included stock Intel cooler and plugged PWM fan lead into CPU fan header.
3. Inserted one stick of new Mushkin DDR3-1800 into blue slot nearest CPU.
4. Plugged in new Visiontek HD4870 video card and attached both PCIe 6 pin power leads from power supply to card.
5. Plugged in PS/2 type keyboard into Purple PS/2 keyboard header.
6. Attached 24 pin and 8pin power supply cables to motherboard.
7. Pressed red power button on MB to boot with the results listed above.
Here is what I've tried:
1. Reset CMOS both by reset CMOS button and by jumper.
2. Removed battery for 10 minutes and replaced.
3. Tried memory in all 4 slots then tried 2nd stick of identical memory in all 4 slots.
4. Placed CPU in another MB. Booted fine.
5. Plugged in power supply to another MB. Booted fine.
6. Removed HD 4870 video card and replaced with known good PCI video card.
7. Tried known good USB keyboard in place of PS/2 keyboard.
Don't have another DDR3 MB to test ram. The fact that the debug LEDs never light up makes me believe the board is DOA. Correct me if I am wrong, but the debug LEDs should come on even if the CPU/memory/video card are bad.
I have been building systems since 1991 and if this board is DOA, it will be only my 3rd one.
Is there anything else I could try before an RMA.
Thanks,
Monte Sliger