Asus P9X79 WS & XEON 2665 DIAG CPU Problem

[Jay Bee]

Asus P9X79 WS
INTEL XEON E5 2665 (Engineering Sample)
GIGABYTE GTX 570 SLI
G.SKILL F3-2400C10Q - 32GTX X2 64GB in total
OCZ 1250W PSU

Tried two different processor which are the same as above and Intel Xeon E5 2609 (Engineering Sample) and all the time i am gettin a blue light on the board DIAG-CPU telling me there is a problem with the processor but i doubt it can be 3 different faulty processors. And yes i know these processors Will Only work on .ROM Bios Not on .CAP Bios which i have purchased and fitted and still same problem. All parts are new accept graphics and processors. Please someone help meee

 

[alexoiu]

Hi, When starting the board is the CPU fan spinning?
You have replaced the board's BIOS chip?
What was the original BIOS version?

 

[Jay Bee]

I have a corsair H100 and yes all the fans are spinning. I do not know what the original bios chip was i purchased it new so whatever it came with. I have never seen any display on my screen since i have built it. Yes bios chips have been replaced with two different. .ROM chips still same issue

 

[alexoiu]

Try starting the board outside the case (if not already), only CPU and stock CPU cooler installed. If still the same, it might be a board issue.

 

[Jay Bee]

The board is in the case still i will have to take it out and try as you said. I took the water cooling block off and turned on with just processor in and had my finger on the processor to make sure it didnt get to hot but still same problem then. If i take out the case and set up again and still same problem then what could it be a possible faulty motherboard ?

 

[alexoiu]

Then I would check also the CPU socket for bent pins. By testing the board outside the case you can better control the components installation process (RAMs, graphics card a.s.o).

 

[Jay Bee]

Ok so i jus took apart the pc and connected up the motherboard & processor to power supply only and i turned it on but kept check of the temperature with my finger on the processor and it slowly did get hot but still same light was indicated on the motherboard as before. There are no bent pins on the socket whatsoever and same problem with all 3 different processors. This is the second identical motherboard i have purchased as i assumed the first one was at fault but now i do not have a clue on what to do now ??

 

[alexoiu]

Not sure about that led.
Usually (at least with ASUS) the CPU led is red. Check the manual (2.2.7) for the leds on board.
Is there a q-code error?

 

[Jay Bee]

The LED lights up blue, Checking the manual on 2.27 it says it is the DIAG_CPU Q Code says 00 so its Not used

 

[alexoiu]

Hard to say what's wrong. I suggest taking the components to a local shop.

 

[Jay Bee]

I could take it to Maplins but i think they will charge me even if they cant tell me the problem. Is there any compatibility issues with using a (Engineering Sample) processor ?

 

[alexoiu]

That might be an issue: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=235400
But you said you tested other CPUs too.

 

[Jay Bee]

i have two Xeon 2665 processors but there both (Engineering Samples)
and 1 Xeon 2609 Processor which is also a (Engineering Sample)

 

[alexoiu]

Then I think you have the answer.
Check also:
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1605057&mpage=1&print=true