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Paul wrote:
> In article <iecsc.56471$V_.2499231@twister.southeast.rr.com>, NBK
> <die@spammer.net> wrote:
>
>
>>I reseated the P4 3.06 after receiving "System Failed CPU test" at boot.
>> Now my P4P800 Deluxe shows no signs of life. No fans or no POST.
>>The mobo is receiving power due to the green light on mobo. I know it
>>is something simple but i have yet to figure it out.
>>
>>MY hardware: ASUS P4P800 Deluxe, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128Mb, Onboard
>>sound and NIC, Enermax 550 Watt PSU, Samsung 352 Combo drive, Pioneer
>>DVD-RW A04, Maxtor 160Gb Hard Drive 8Mb Cache, Sony Floppy Drive and
>>2xCrucial DDR-3200 RAM.
>>
>>Thanks
>>NBK
>
>
> First, remove the video card (with power off and power cord unplugged
> before doing the deed).
>
> Try to power up the system. It could be that the Agp_Warn circuit is
> stopping the motherboard from powering up, and without the video card,
> the fans should start when you press the button.
>
> Power off and unplug again. Plug the video card back in, connecting
> its aux power cable to the PS (and no other loads on that cable -
> leave the leftover 4 pin connector unused). Make sure the video
> card is well seated. The gold fingers shouldn't be visible if the
> card is pushed all the way into the AGP socket. Sometimes, you have
> to loosen all PCI card screws and motherboard screws and move the
> motherboard a bit, to ease the alignment between the inserted cards
> and the motherboard. I like to do that with one PCI and one AGP
> card installed, and adjust the position until the cards can be
> removed or inserted without stress. When doing this, check the
> metal screw heads on the standoffs, to make sure they aren't
> touching any conductors or components next to the mounting holes,
> as some cases use screws with large screw heads on them. Also make
> sure you are using the standoffs that came with the case (they
> aren't interchangeable between computer cases) and _no_ washers on
> the standoffs.
>
> See it it starts.
>
> If none of that is working, try unplugging the CPU again. Verify
> you didn't rotate it 90 degrees and crush some pins (easy to do).
> Great damage could result from an accident like that. Like new
> CPU and new motherboard.
>
> You can use the Voice POST and listen for error messages. Make sure
> the two jumpers are put back on the FP_AUDIO header, then connect
> amplified speakers to the Lineout (lime colored) jack on the back
> of the computer. I've just started building up a board, by
> adding one component at a time, and I notice you have to wait a
> significant time (a minute or two) for some of the error messages
> to show up. Voice POST, for example, can even tell you the
> processor is missing. Some error messages are delivered almost
> immediately, while others take some time for the BIOS to get to
> them.
>
> HTH,
> Paul
I have decided to RMA the mobo after trying a few things.
NBK
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