Chieftec Desktop HT-01B and Asus M4N68T-M problems

Marek · 13 Mar 2010 at 07:03

Does anybody have this case or motherboard? I installed the motherboard yesterday but when I press the on/off button nothing happens. The led on the board is green. Is it the case or the motherboard?

Dougsnake · 13 Mar 2010 at 13:06

Have the same case but in silver and works flawless with a biostar th55xe motherboard but i dont think that helps you much i presume you have plugged the imon power extension cable in and have double checked the motherboard is wired/plugged in correctly.

Dougsnake · 13 Mar 2010 at 13:12

Not sure how competent you are with pcs but,
Just a quick thought have you tried contacting the 2 power pins on the mobo with a screw driver or a spare jumper? that should help you decide if the case has a dodgey power switch or if it is indeed the motherboard.

Marek · 13 Mar 2010 at 17:59

thank you for your help, i will try the test with the screwdriver. i took the mobo back to the shop today where they tested to see if it's ok. it booted up without any problems so it's either the on/off switch or the dodgey power

Marek · 13 Mar 2010 at 18:53

i guess it's the power, i contacted the pins on the mobo with a screwdriver and nothing happens. the strange thing is that the green led on the mobo is on.

twist3d0n3 · 13 Mar 2010 at 19:59

i've had the same thing happen to a rampage formula... never found out what the problem was so presumed the board was dead

i'm gonna follow this thread just in case you get it sorted, hopefully i can rescue that mobo

good luck

Dougsnake · 13 Mar 2010 at 20:27

Hmm no more ideas really , i presume your running or trying to run the motherboard via the onboard gfx and not something crazy like a high end gfx card as the supplied psu is only a 300w delta electronics matx?

Marek · 14 Mar 2010 at 08:18

don't worry, i am using the onboard gfx. i am going to get a new power supply this morning, will let you know if it solved the problem

Marek · 17 Mar 2010 at 10:11

i finally resolved the problem. it was the case!

Dougsnake · 17 Mar 2010 at 12:00

Glad you sorted it, just hope it was a one off with the case...

Marek · 18 Mar 2010 at 13:44

Dougsnake said:
Glad you sorted it, just hope it was a one off with the case...

well now i need to get the display to work but so far i had no luck

Dougsnake · 18 Mar 2010 at 14:02

Far as i remember you just need to plug in the 24 pin psu extension cable and the usb cable on the case connected to a usb header on the motherboard,then just the imon software installed on windows.