Soldato
Hi.
After a few problems lately, and some trawling around the net, it seems there is a common problem with the AN8 Series that stops it from booting from a cold boot sometimes. As its an annoying problem and the fix isnt an obvious one, i thought i'd post the fix here:
Problem:
System powers up but doesnt display anything on the screen.
Symptons
LED Display shows error code 0.4 or 8.4.
No display on screen.
Fans, HDDs, Optical Drives, ect; all running fine.
No beep codes.
Causes:
Incorrectly seated memory.
Board has 'flexed'.
Fixes.
Loosen all the screws holding the board in place a little.
Remove memory & reseat.
Reset CMOS and reboot.
Go into BIOS, do not use any saved setting that you have, start again from scratch for BIOS settings.
It should now boot. Get into windows, and then update the BIOS to the latest if you dont already have the latest.
Prevention
Find a material to place behind the memory slots that wont 'burn' from the heat or conduct electricity. This will prevent the board from flexing when putting in memory.
Hope this helps someone.
After a few problems lately, and some trawling around the net, it seems there is a common problem with the AN8 Series that stops it from booting from a cold boot sometimes. As its an annoying problem and the fix isnt an obvious one, i thought i'd post the fix here:
Problem:
System powers up but doesnt display anything on the screen.
Symptons
LED Display shows error code 0.4 or 8.4.
No display on screen.
Fans, HDDs, Optical Drives, ect; all running fine.
No beep codes.
Causes:
Incorrectly seated memory.
Board has 'flexed'.
Fixes.
Loosen all the screws holding the board in place a little.
Remove memory & reseat.
Reset CMOS and reboot.
Go into BIOS, do not use any saved setting that you have, start again from scratch for BIOS settings.
It should now boot. Get into windows, and then update the BIOS to the latest if you dont already have the latest.
Prevention
Find a material to place behind the memory slots that wont 'burn' from the heat or conduct electricity. This will prevent the board from flexing when putting in memory.
Hope this helps someone.