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3 Motherboards, a CPU, and the Missing Post
blakfeld
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Okay, I'm at wits end about this. Heres the back story
For computer retail employees back in June, Intel ran this great deal for a Core i7 chip, a DX58SO mobo, and a copy of Windows 7 Ult for $300 bucks. Naturally I jumped on that. After placing that order, I hopped on newegg and bought myself a Geforce 260, 6GB of crucial DDR3 1066 RAM, and a 550w PSU.
So all the stuff comes in, I start assembling it, and.. nothing. Won't post. I go through all the standard troubleshooting, removing devices, trying one RAM stick in each slot, all that good stuff, even tried an old PCI-E video card I had lying around. Nothing. So I RMA it with Intel (What a pain that was), and they call me back and give me some nonsense about bent cpu pins. So, since the mobo was practically free, I ebay the broken one (sold for 50 bucks, crazy eh?) and bought an EVGA x58 (141-BL-E757-TR specifically). While trying to place the CPU, I happen to trip or jitter just right and bend a socket pin. Fuck. So I RMA that board, got a new one in, and... Still won't post. I have no idea what to do. The mobo has an LED that reads normal boot, but I get no post. I've tried one stick of RAM in each slot, reseating the CPU (triple checked the pins), I've tried two different video cards in each of the slots, I've unplugged all the devices. The RAM seems to be compatible, so I don't think thats the issue. I'm left thinking that maybe it's a bad CPU, but shouldn't it still post? That seems unlikely.
Well I've exhausted all my resources. PA forums, please help me get this stupid thing working before I give up and part it out on ebay.
For computer retail employees back in June, Intel ran this great deal for a Core i7 chip, a DX58SO mobo, and a copy of Windows 7 Ult for $300 bucks. Naturally I jumped on that. After placing that order, I hopped on newegg and bought myself a Geforce 260, 6GB of crucial DDR3 1066 RAM, and a 550w PSU.
So all the stuff comes in, I start assembling it, and.. nothing. Won't post. I go through all the standard troubleshooting, removing devices, trying one RAM stick in each slot, all that good stuff, even tried an old PCI-E video card I had lying around. Nothing. So I RMA it with Intel (What a pain that was), and they call me back and give me some nonsense about bent cpu pins. So, since the mobo was practically free, I ebay the broken one (sold for 50 bucks, crazy eh?) and bought an EVGA x58 (141-BL-E757-TR specifically). While trying to place the CPU, I happen to trip or jitter just right and bend a socket pin. Fuck. So I RMA that board, got a new one in, and... Still won't post. I have no idea what to do. The mobo has an LED that reads normal boot, but I get no post. I've tried one stick of RAM in each slot, reseating the CPU (triple checked the pins), I've tried two different video cards in each of the slots, I've unplugged all the devices. The RAM seems to be compatible, so I don't think thats the issue. I'm left thinking that maybe it's a bad CPU, but shouldn't it still post? That seems unlikely.
Well I've exhausted all my resources. PA forums, please help me get this stupid thing working before I give up and part it out on ebay.
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Have you double checked to make sure your switches and LEDs are in right? About 90% of the time I have this sort of issue it's just that I put the the power switch on the wrong pin or something stupid like that. Is your +4 pin connector in on the mobo? Sometimes I overlook that too.
Maybe try switching out the PSU to confirm that your new one works? Could very-well could be that the CPU is bad, do you using a grounding tool?
Sadly I have no on-board, which is really making singling that out rough. All the switches seem to be right, I'll go triple check that after I finish up here. I got the +4pin, overlooked that on the first board Even if the CPU was bad, shouldn't it still post? As far as a grounding tool, I'm not sure what you're referring to
EDIT: PSU is on the list of things to test, but I don't really have another one handy, so if thats the case, I'll have to wait a few months to test it
Wait the +4 or the cpu? If a CPU is bad it will not post. If the +4 is unplugged, it will not post.
Like a wrist-band that you hook up to the metal portion of the case so that it grounds you and keeps you from putting a static charge on a piece of hardware which will instantly destroy it. I've put together a ton of comps, and I didn't use a grounding tool for quite some time until one day I fried a brand new wolfdale 3.4 ghz duo. Now I ALWAYS use it.
Another way to assure you're grounded is to plant your feet, and just touch the metal of your case a couple times. If you walk around, plant your feet and touch again before picking up or touching a piece of hardware.
Ah, no I don't have the wrist strap, however, I made sure I was grounded by touching the case, screwdrivers, all that good stuff. The +4 pin is in. It's looking more and more like my i7 is toast. *sigh* On to Intel's warranty support.