Hey all,
Just found this forum while trying to find information about why my board will not post. I just got my computer finished today, and the relevant specs are:
Aspire 500W PS
Abit NF7-S v2.0
2 x 512 Corsair XMS PC3200
Barton 3000+ w/ Thermalright SLK 947U + Vantec 92mm Tornado
Sapphire Radeon 9800 128 Mb
Once I got everything together, and went to turn her on, nothing happened. I had the red LED lit to indicate standby power. (Is there another LED) Checked the switch leaders, they were fine, tried again, nothing. Switched the power and reset headers to see if the power switch itself was bad, nothing. Checked all the connections to everything, inside and outside the case, nothing. Tried it at both 15 (V?) and 30 on the power source, nothing.
Eventually, I tried disconecting all the 4 pin molex power connectors from everything and tried to boot with just the mobo and VGA card. Nothing, though I managed to get power (as indicated by the heat sink fan running) for 4 seconds, but it did not even begin to post.
All my research is indicating a bad board... I have already begun the RMA process, but can anyone add some helpful advice? My second theory is that when my PS was wire loomed (prior to my receipt) that some of the connectors were not properly replaced in position, but I have checked all the 4 pins and they all have the same orientation.
Thanks very much in advance.
-Jason
Just found this forum while trying to find information about why my board will not post. I just got my computer finished today, and the relevant specs are:
Aspire 500W PS
Abit NF7-S v2.0
2 x 512 Corsair XMS PC3200
Barton 3000+ w/ Thermalright SLK 947U + Vantec 92mm Tornado
Sapphire Radeon 9800 128 Mb
Once I got everything together, and went to turn her on, nothing happened. I had the red LED lit to indicate standby power. (Is there another LED) Checked the switch leaders, they were fine, tried again, nothing. Switched the power and reset headers to see if the power switch itself was bad, nothing. Checked all the connections to everything, inside and outside the case, nothing. Tried it at both 15 (V?) and 30 on the power source, nothing.
Eventually, I tried disconecting all the 4 pin molex power connectors from everything and tried to boot with just the mobo and VGA card. Nothing, though I managed to get power (as indicated by the heat sink fan running) for 4 seconds, but it did not even begin to post.
All my research is indicating a bad board... I have already begun the RMA process, but can anyone add some helpful advice? My second theory is that when my PS was wire loomed (prior to my receipt) that some of the connectors were not properly replaced in position, but I have checked all the 4 pins and they all have the same orientation.
Thanks very much in advance.
-Jason