DS3 - power leds?

danv · 21 Jan 2007 at 18:13

Hi all, is there any lights on the Gigabyte DS3 that indicates any kind of current going to the motherboard?

I just bought a DS3, Corsair HX520 PSU, 2gb of Geil PC6400 ram and a BFG Geforce 8800 GTS to run in a Lian Li PC7 with a 6300 C2D + Tuniq Tower and there is no power whatsoever.

No fans are moving, no indication whatsoever of power. Im just wondering if its the PSU thats the problem or the motherboard.

Any thoughts are appreciated!

Dan

Cob · 21 Jan 2007 at 18:17

Nope no lights. Do you have an optical mouse that would normally stay lit up after shutting-down your computer?

danv · 21 Jan 2007 at 18:24

Nope, cant say Ive ever seen my optical mouse stay lit. Im 99.9% certain it's the PSU but I was just wondering if there was any way of seeing if it was the mobo...

the_box · 22 Jan 2007 at 15:33

try reseatting the cpu and memory and if that doesnt work check the power connector for the atx switch is connected correctly also unplug the power cable and hold power button for a min and clear cmos hopefullty that will get you back up.

the_box · 22 Jan 2007 at 15:34

also once up and running flash the bios to the latest 1

TomL · 22 Jan 2007 at 19:05

Loosen the Tuniq Tower, and expect your RAM to error at timings lower than 5-5-5-18.

LoadsaMoney · 22 Jan 2007 at 19:37

TomL said:
Loosen the Tuniq Tower, and expect your RAM to error at timings lower than 5-5-5-18.

Yeah could be the problem that, loads of ppl have said they get nothing until they loosen the Tuniq a bit, my DS4 has got a power LED next to where you plug in your power switch etc...

Cob · 22 Jan 2007 at 19:59

LoadsaMoney said:
Yeah could be the problem that, loads of ppl have said they get nothing until they loosen the Tuniq a bit, my DS4 has got a power LED next to where you plug in your power switch etc...

It's a pity he owns a DS3.

Do you have any fans connected straight to the PSU rather than to the motherboard?

TomL · 22 Jan 2007 at 20:06

Cob said:
It's a pity he owns a DS3.

Do you have any fans connected straight to the PSU rather than to the motherboard?

I do, has this been known to cause problems with a DS3?

Cob · 22 Jan 2007 at 20:20

Nope. But having a fan connected directly to the PSU would give an idea of whether the PSU was completely borked.

TomL · 22 Jan 2007 at 20:23

Oh I see what you're saying now

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the_box · 22 Jan 2007 at 23:26

have you also made sure you have a 24 pin psu and have also connected the p4 connector next to the cpu!