Assembling, no POST

[chuck462]

Ok gang, I finally have all my components.

Asus Sabertooth P67
i7-2600k, with CM 212
Corsair Vengeance 1600, dual channel 8gb
EVGA GTX570
Corsair HX650 modular powersupply

I've assembled them all on my MB box, as per the stickied guide for first assembly. I placed one DIMM in the A2 slot, as the manual recommends, installed the CPU, paste, heatsink/fan, and GPU and connected everything. I get the MB standby light when I turn on my PSU, short out the switch to start it all.

Fans turn on, from the PSU, GPU, and CPU. The MEM test light comes on, no beeps. I press the mem test and it goes through its cycles, restarts and the light flashes quicker as the manual said it should..but then nothing. I never get anything to come up on my monitor, it stays blank.

I went to Asus web-troubleshooting and it said this, that kinda confused me:
1 the power LED is on
1.1 Make sure all cables are connected well
1.2 Please clear CMOS to have a try(refer to motherboard manual for details)
1.3 Keep the necessary components ( a CPU, a memory, a graphic card )on board to test
1.4 If there is still blank screen, please connect the connector of speaker to check if there is any beeps

It then has a beep code table. Do I need a speaker for beeps? I thought it was inherant on the MB.

I also cleared the CMOS via jumper. I've tried swapping RAM dimms, double/triple checked connections from the PSU to the MB/GPU...

[chuck462]

Update...guess I got my DIMMs crossed. Got it to POST with one stick. Try the other and no POST. With the one good stick I get the initial screens to come up fine, reads the memory and waits for keyboard input (dont have it hooked up yet). Guess I'll be RMA'ing the RAM.

I still wonder about the beeps tho...do I need a speaker?

[strollin]

Yes, you need a speaker. I don't know of any mobos that have one on-board (it's possible that they do exist).

[SARGE]

Originally Posted by chuck462 Update...guess I got my DIMMs crossed. Got it to POST with one stick. Try the other and no POST. With the one good stick I get the initial screens to come up fine, reads the memory and waits for keyboard input (dont have it hooked up yet). Guess I'll be RMA'ing the RAM. I still wonder about the beeps tho...do I need a speaker?

I have that board also. Am using Kingston 1600 and from what I've read Kingston seems to work better. Your speaker info is in manual, page 2-23. I can't hear mine anyway. There are LEDs for POST State - cpu, DRAM, VGA card and HDD. Those do as well if not better than speaker. Make sure all connected correctly - page 2-14.

[chuck462]

I dunno..maybe I was too damn tired last night and didnt fully seat them. I have an approved RMA, but decided to give it one last test before returning. Everything works fine, got both DIMMs to POST separately, and then together, reads 8192mb on the BIOS screen....

Thanks Sarge for the pointers on that. I studied the manual and after your brief explanation it makes sense to me now.

Now to put it all in the case. =) After running memtest a while, and if it passes, I'll cancel the RMA.

Lesson learned: do not start building a rig when you should be in bed.

[SARGE]

Originally Posted by chuck462 I dunno..maybe I was too damn tired last night and didnt fully seat them. I have an approved RMA, but decided to give it one last test before returning. Everything works fine, got both DIMMs to POST separately, and then together, reads 8192mb on the BIOS screen.... Thanks Sarge for the pointers on that. I studied the manual and after your brief explanation it makes sense to me now. Now to put it all in the case. =) After running memtest a while, and if it passes, I'll cancel the RMA. Lesson learned: do not start building a rig when you should be in bed.

I heard that. I do alot of my stuff late at night. On this board, as you know only one end of the ram slot has the movable latch. I've used several different sticks experimenting and when it seemed was fully seated, it wasn't. I learned to listen for the snap; just because the latch moves in on the stick and looks seated, it ain't.

[chuck462]

Well, it is up and running. Almost. I got Win 7 installed, installed the MB drivers, LAN, AC97, Video drivers off the EVGA disk. Did a reboot to finallize the installations that needed it, next step was to connect it up to the internet.

I'm using a Belkin N600 wired/wireless router, that normally has only 1 of 4 wired ports in use (this computer). I run another line to the new build and it detects the network but gives "no internet access" on the toolbar>lower right. Let it run throught the diagnostics as for some reason my older one would lose settings or something and would have to let windows restore connectivity.

The new computer would not connect. After a few minutes of testing/diagnosing, the troubleshooter came back stating that my modem was the cause, and to do a reset/reboot of the modem. All the lights were normal on the modem, and on the router. But..heck..I tried it...twice..no change. I thought maybe I had a bad spare cable so I took the one from my old computer and ran it to the new one..no change, same result from the diagnostic..and for S&Gs, I reset/rebooted the modem and router..no effect.

So, without disturbing the modem/router, I hook up my old computer to the router with its original cable and it connects immediately. Any ideas?


@Sarge: Yeah..this board is very touchy with the seating of the ram. If I have to pull them out again I'll listen for a difference in snaps when the latch closes.

[SARGE]

Originally Posted by chuck462 I'm using a Belkin N600 wired/wireless router, that normally has only 1 of 4 wired ports in use (this computer). I run another line to the new build and it detects the network but gives "no internet access" on the toolbar>lower right. Let it run throught the diagnostics as for some reason my older one would lose settings or something and would have to let windows restore connectivity.

What do you mean "ran another line"? You mean like CAT5 with a jack on each end, then cords plugged into each? Can you get the new build to location where old pc is and use it's cord? That would sure narrow it down for you. If you ran new wiring, all the wires must match on each end.

[chuck462]

I have both computers on my desk, with the router. I first used an unused line I had CAT5 and used "Wired #2" port off the router. My old desktop is plugged into #1. When that didn't work, I plugged the new line into #1...no workie. Suspecting the line may be bad, I used the old computer's line, in #1 to the new computer. Nothing. I take that line and plug it back into the old computer, it works fine.

[chuck462]

Problem solved. I use MAC address filtering, and I thought it was only for wireless connections, and any computer wired directly to the router would have access. Once I input the MAD address from the new computer, it connected immediately.

[SARGE]

Originally Posted by chuck462 Problem solved. I use MAC address filtering, and I thought it was only for wireless connections, and any computer wired directly to the router would have access. Once I input the MAD address from the new computer, it connected immediately.

Great tip. I'd assumed same thing