I posted this elsewhere but it is more appropriate in this section.
I am building a new machine. This MB is being used because I need a winXP/win7 dual boot and this MB is the last "good" one which came with XP drivers. I bought it on Ebay, original packaging, unopened, never used. I also bought the CPU and RAM on Ebay, supposedly "fully tested". Yes... I know, but this is where I am right now.
Memory is G.Skill RipjawsX 8GB 2X4GB Dual Channel DDR3 2133MHz PC3-17000 DIMM XMP.
CPU is i7 970 3.20GHz 6 Core Socket 1366 i7-970.
With all 8GB memory (both sticks) it sequences through various codes (on the 2 digit LED display) and ends with b8.
With the memory removed it just does 88 C1 quickly and then settles on b2.
I took a video of it with the memory in place (a 4GB module in each of DDR0 and 1) and it is here
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4n3uazqm8ajxdrk/AADRYFyxMTgq4uIYuVQFdu8-a?dl=0
along with a couple of pics of the LEDs.
I did a google on the error codes and found various forums e.g. here
http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/39229-gigabyte-award-x58-bios-led-debug-codes.html
but nothing makes much sense to me. The code "b8" (showing at the end of the video) is listed in some places as suggesting the BIOS is the wrong version...
With just one stick installed (in DDR1 - in DDR0 I get a continuous beep) it shows the same error code sequence.
No video comes out, out of either of two video cards I have tried, and on either of the two video outputs of each. No beeps on the speaker unless I put the single stick on DDR0.
The PSU is a brand new 750W FSP AURUM CM.
I am using a PS/2 connected keyboard, not a USB one, to give myself a better chance of getting into the BIOS. But there is no indication that the keyboard does anything. Pressing End in particular (supposed to enter the flash utility) does nothing.
I have also used the Reset BIOS button. And put in a fresh battery.
I am also doing this with a 4GB USB flash stick in a USB port, with the BIOS update on it, because the BIOS needs flashing for the CPU I have there.
In the other thread (CPU section) it was suggested that these motherboards can flash an BIOS update even if the CPU is not fitted. That would amaze me (hardware/software developer since the 1970s) because it would imply there is another CPU somewhere. And some CPU must be running to generate the error codes above...
I would really appreciate any help...
I am building a new machine. This MB is being used because I need a winXP/win7 dual boot and this MB is the last "good" one which came with XP drivers. I bought it on Ebay, original packaging, unopened, never used. I also bought the CPU and RAM on Ebay, supposedly "fully tested". Yes... I know, but this is where I am right now.
Memory is G.Skill RipjawsX 8GB 2X4GB Dual Channel DDR3 2133MHz PC3-17000 DIMM XMP.
CPU is i7 970 3.20GHz 6 Core Socket 1366 i7-970.
With all 8GB memory (both sticks) it sequences through various codes (on the 2 digit LED display) and ends with b8.
With the memory removed it just does 88 C1 quickly and then settles on b2.
I took a video of it with the memory in place (a 4GB module in each of DDR0 and 1) and it is here
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4n3uazqm8ajxdrk/AADRYFyxMTgq4uIYuVQFdu8-a?dl=0
along with a couple of pics of the LEDs.
I did a google on the error codes and found various forums e.g. here
http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/39229-gigabyte-award-x58-bios-led-debug-codes.html
but nothing makes much sense to me. The code "b8" (showing at the end of the video) is listed in some places as suggesting the BIOS is the wrong version...
With just one stick installed (in DDR1 - in DDR0 I get a continuous beep) it shows the same error code sequence.
No video comes out, out of either of two video cards I have tried, and on either of the two video outputs of each. No beeps on the speaker unless I put the single stick on DDR0.
The PSU is a brand new 750W FSP AURUM CM.
I am using a PS/2 connected keyboard, not a USB one, to give myself a better chance of getting into the BIOS. But there is no indication that the keyboard does anything. Pressing End in particular (supposed to enter the flash utility) does nothing.
I have also used the Reset BIOS button. And put in a fresh battery.
I am also doing this with a 4GB USB flash stick in a USB port, with the BIOS update on it, because the BIOS needs flashing for the CPU I have there.
In the other thread (CPU section) it was suggested that these motherboards can flash an BIOS update even if the CPU is not fitted. That would amaze me (hardware/software developer since the 1970s) because it would imply there is another CPU somewhere. And some CPU must be running to generate the error codes above...
I would really appreciate any help...