I have the e8400 and just purchased this board and it wont post. Here is what i posted on the DFI forums and they basically suggested i get a 65nm cpu to get it to boot and then flash or get a new cmos chip thats already been flashed.

Anyone know where i can get a new cmos chip with the latest bios?

Here is what i posted:

i just purchased this motherboard and recieved it yesterday, however its hooked up to my test bed now and refuses to even post. It just goes into an endless power cycle with a post code of 1b.

Test bed consists of:

Intel e8400
x800xl
520w ocz powersteam
generic floppy
WD 20GB pata
plextor plexwrite cdr drive
Gskill 4GBPQ (2x2GB)

The mobo and parts are setup outside of a computer case.

Tried:

only using one stick of memory, tried each stick seperately in all 4 slots.

clearing the bios for 30 min to 60 min several times (removed battery and unplugged power cable).

A different power supply, seasonic m12 700w.

Put the x800xl in the second x16 slot instead of the first slot.

Removing stock intel HS and reseating the CPU.

Checked all jumpers on the board to make sure they were in the right place.

The only thing i can think to try next is borrow another stick of ddr2 from a friend and see if that works.

Any suggestions?