I just purchased this board and for some reason, the power will turn on, then have 1 long continuous beep for about 2 seconds, and then power down? I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong here, all the cables seem to be hooked up right, and the LED1 light next to the RAM stays on, so I don't think it's the RAM in slot 1(it's brand new approved for this board crucial). I can't even get to POST (Power on self test) so I'm rather confused... BUT yesterday I took out the CMOS battery, and put it back in, and it finally booted... Then I turn it off, go to work, come back and it won't boot again!?? Same problem ever since...

Specs:
800 Duron
256 MG PC133 Crucial Cas2 Approved for this board
30 Gig Maxtor 5400
ATI PC2TV 8Mb pci video card
17' Mitsubishi Diamondtron

Also, just as a side note, the LED lights won't go on either, and I have all of them hooked up perfectly. I even tried different combos of these jumpers, and nothing.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

-Rob

Hi;

I'm on a roll with power supplies. Do you have an adequate power supply, say at least 300 watts, quality power supply?

Check the motherboard and assure that no possible shorts are occuring. Did you use only plastic stand-offs to mount the board?

Then, try booting with only the essentials, such as ram, floppy and video card installed (have a boot disk handy). Make sure that the video card, CPU and ram are seated properly. Had this problem with a board and found that their was a metal stand-off I used that prevented it from booting 1/2 the time. If it boots from the floopy, or at least you get an attempt at post, you can go from there. I've had good luck with crucial memory, as long as you use the recomended memory from their memory config. utility on their web site.

Finally, asure that the fan is running when you turn on the system. Is it a good fan and heatsink?

Oh, by the way, assure that any jumpers are correct that need to be set, especially the cmos jumper is set to normal, not clear. Some boards are shipped with the cmos jumper set to clear.

Good luck!

[This message has been edited by danleff (edited 08-02-2001).]

Thanks for the brilliant response on the board! In response to your questions: Yes, the fan turns on when it powers up, oddly! Also, I made sure all the jumpers are correct, I double checked with the manual. CMOS jumper is set correctly, not on clear. The power supply is 300W AMD approved up to 1.2 GIG's, my chip is 800.

BUT! I mounted the board with metal screws to the case... not plastic mounts... do you think this is the problem? I never thought of that http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif Should I unscrew the board and try to boot without it attached to the case?

Originally posted by danleff:
Hi;

I'm on a roll with power supplies. Do you have an adequate power supply, say at least 300 watts, quality power supply?

Check the motherboard and assure that no possible shorts are occuring. Did you use only plastic stand-offs to mount the board?

Then, try booting with only the essentials, such as ram, floppy and video card installed (have a boot disk handy). Make sure that the video card, CPU and ram are seated properly. Had this problem with a board and found that their was a metal stand-off I used that prevented it from booting 1/2 the time. If it boots from the floopy, or at least you get an attempt at post, you can go from there. I've had good luck with crucial memory, as long as you use the recomended memory from their memory config. utility on their web site.

Finally, asure that the fan is running when you turn on the system. Is it a good fan and heatsink?

Oh, by the way, assure that any jumpers are correct that need to be set, especially the cmos jumper is set to normal, not clear. Some boards are shipped with the cmos jumper set to clear.

Good luck!

[This message has been edited by danleff (edited 08-02-2001).]

Hi;

Yes, by all means, remount the board with ALL plastic stand-offs, if possible. If necessary, to stabilize the board, use insulated washers with any metal stand-offs,screws that you use (preferably on both sides of the board) - but handle it carefully. As always, assure that you prevent any static discharge while mounting the board.

Finally, make sure all hardware components are seated correctly, sometimes you have to carefully seat the video card and ram, with some pressure, to assure that proper seating occurs.

Many boot problems are also related to video problems. Are you sure that this card is functional? Has it worked reliably in another system?

You may want to take a look-see at the troubleshooting tools on this site and check the bios beep codes for your particular bios. If you have trouble, I'm sure all will assist with this.
http://www.pcguide.com/ts/index.htm

Years ago I bought a new Motherboard which did not quite fit the mount in my tower case. This resulted in an electrical connection between the MOBO & the metal mount.

After all sorts of trouble shooting and calls to both the manufacturer and the seller, I started removing the MOBO to return it for a new one. When removing it, I noticed the problem. The fix was some insulation glued to the mount.

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