System Failed CPU Test

[shemmy]

system:

Asus K8v SE Deluxe Revision 1.12, bios 1003
Athlon64 3200+ socket 754, 512k Boxed retail version (black and brownish box if that makes a difference)

This is the core of my new system which I have just built - and is fast becoming the bane of my life. After having the motherboard replaced due to a fault, I now find that the replacement refuses to boot-up. The fault reported via the (rather nifty) vocal post reporter is "System failed CPU test". Doing all the usual stuff, ie, checking Ram, disconnecting drives/cd's etc does not help in any way. I can't update the bios due to the failure of the system to recognise the CPU. I have tested the power-supply by hooking it upto another PC and it works fine, too. The Motherboard green "on" light is fine, fans come on ok and hard-drives/CD-drives power-up fine. Anyone out there got any idea's I can try?

If it helps, it sounds kind of like the problem stated here: http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=564382#564382

 

[Ned_Flanders]

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[o1die]

Your situation is exactly why I don't use asus boards anymore. Changing power supplies might fix your problem. If you don't want to change your ps, I would try increasing the cpu voltage very slightly, and disconnect that peepn voice reporter using jumpers on the board, if it has them.

 

[Crashman]

"System failed CPU test" doesn't really mean it's a CPU recognition problem, it could be a power problem or anything that prevents the CPU from initializing. They have another message "System failed due to CPU overclocking" that also doesn't mean what it says, it simply means the system failed POST, often due to a RAM problem!

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