ASRock 970 Extreme4 won't boot into POST

[roamply]

I can't boot into post when turning on asrock 970 extreme4. I am trying to test the board outside the case.

CPU: AMD FX-6300
Graphics: EVGA 01G-P3-1302-RX GeForce 8400
Power Supply: EVGA 400 watt

When I turned on the mother board, the CPU fan and the GPU fan both turned on, but there was no video display. I tested the monitor and tried another video card, but nothing. The Dr. Debug LCD always reads 00 when the board is turned on.

Then I figured it could be I didn't have the ATX 12V 8-pin power connector plugged in to the power supply, but when I did that the mother board wouldn't turn on at all. When I unplugged the 8-pin connector the mother board still wouldn't turn on -- until I reseated the 24 pin power connector. Then it turned on again. I tried three or four times and the same thing happened. Is it possible I'm not supposed to have both the 8 and 24 pin ATX connectors plugged in at the same time?

Any advice would be most appreciated.

 

[Dom_79]

Are you using any RAM? It won't post without it I don't think

 

[roamply]

I'm using an old 4gb Samsung memory stick.

 

[roamply]

I found another 8 pin connector from my psu and tried it in the ATX 12V 8-pin. Still no POST, but now the leds on the power, reset, and cmos reset buttons come on. I get a 19 now on Dr. Debug. I don't know what's going on.

 

[roamply]

I realized I had taken my 4gb simm out to see if that did something. I put it back in, and VOILA! it posted right up! I guess I solved it myself. What a dodo. I don't know why one of the 8 pin connectors from my PSU worked and the other didn't, but I guess that's the magic of computers.

 

[Asrock_Support]

Dear roamply:
1.yes, both the 8 and 24 pin ATX connectors should be pluged in
2."00" on the Dr. Debug means: Please check if the CPU is installed correctly and then clear CMOS
3."01 - 54 "means: Problem related to memory. Please re-install the CPU and memory then clear CMOS. If the problem still exists, please install only one memory module or try using other memory modules.

The trouble shooting chart for Dr. Debug:
http://www.asrock.com/support/faq.asp?id=334

 

[beean]

Dear roamply:
1.yes, both the 8 and 24 pin ATX connectors should be pluged in
2."00" on the Dr. Debug means: Please check if the CPU is installed correctly and then clear CMOS
3."01 - 54 "means: Problem related to memory. Please re-install the CPU and memory then clear CMOS. If the problem still exists, please install only one memory module or try using other memory modules.

The trouble shooting chart for Dr. Debug:
http://www.asrock.com/support/faq.asp?id=334

I have the same problem. Dr debug says 00, then i checked all my cpu n it's good. Then i clear cmos, then dr debug says 5d. What it's mean? The cpu still not booting. Please solve this..