Friday night head scratcher help :(

Ahhhh I forgot this thing has a dual bios switch!! I'll try the the other switch tomorrow!.

I can't get the system to boot far enough to give me a code, earlier in the day I could get the fans to twitch and LED's to flash for a half second or so, now nothing at all happens. Its all setup on a box ready for tomorrows effort.
 
According to the seller that sticker on the underside is for warranty purposes? Seems very very random place to put it.
 
Afaik its on the latest bios, I will have a look through the update changelogs to see though.

Should it come to it scott, would it be too much of a pain to send the motherboard with the chip so you could try both out :)

Edti: has been two bios updates since release, one lets you use a USB mouse the other adds 'CPU stability'.
 
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Leaving the cmos out over night didn't do anything either, still just an orange power light and nothing happening once I press the button.
 
It's threads like this that make me wonder why we don't have a thread on here somewhere that allows you to see regionally which forum members live near you and what set ups they have which might enable you to check components using kit others have got.

Obviously it would be an opt in thing, but just knowing there is someone who only lives say a 10 minute drive from you who could potentially help could be quite reassuring. After all, most of us have had that "panic" before now when it comes to something going awry.
 
Would be a great idea I agree.

Its now twitching again and getting a split second LED flash on the motherboard. Is it possible that my PSU could stil be the culprit, despite the fact I can jump start it with a paperclip?
 
Hmm, the only other motherboard I have floating about is a P8Z68-V PRO with no processor, would that still show signs of life despite no chip should I plug it in?

Edit: Just been reading of someone with a similar problem with the same motherboard, too much pressure on the socket from the cooler was the culprit for him, i'll slacken that waterblock right off when I get back from Tesco :)
 
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pgi947 said:
Hmm, the only other motherboard I have floating about is a P8Z68-V PRO with no processor, would that still show signs of life despite no chip should I plug it in?
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probably not, mobo(body) cpu(brain), body does not work without the brain.

if it were me i'd take mobo out and visually check all the printed pcb, especially around the power ports, they are so easy to break if there not stuck down properly
 
pgi947 said:
Hmm, the only other motherboard I have floating about is a P8Z68-V PRO with no processor, would that still show signs of life despite no chip should I plug it in?
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The LEDs might light up but that's about all.

Have you connected both 8 pin power connectors to the motherboard?

Try both or try each cable from the PSU one at a time in each of the two sockets.

I assume you've tried testing with just one stick of RAM at a time?
 
Gigabyte boards are very picky when it comes to psu's,I've seen issues with ocz psu's Idk about corsair but its possible
 
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The LEDs might light up but that's about all.

Have you connected both 8 pin power connectors to the motherboard?

Try both or try each cable from the PSU one at a time in each of the two sockets.

I assume you've tried testing with just one stick of RAM at a time?
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From what I understand I only need one of the 8pin power connectors in, the other is seemingly for extra power durring an OC, I will try confirm this though.

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The symptom you have is same as I've had on several occasions when cooler back mount was touching case.
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No backplate with X79, everything screws directly into the socket, have ruled out a short (I hope) by having the motherboard sat on a cardboard box while powered.

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Gigabyte boards are very picky when it comes to psu's,I've seen issues with ocz psu's Idk about corsair but its possible
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I am starting to think/hope it is down to PSU, after i've given up today I'll get in touch with scottmuir and see if he would mind testing both chip and motherboard via his known working setup.

Just back from shopping (and a lovely carvery I might add :D) going to remove the clamping knuts on the waterblock to rule out too much pressure on the socket, as admittedly my 'hand tight' is allot tighter than the average person.
 
you could try at local pc repair shop,ask them to test with a different psu,you can only try the other parts before sending cpu/mb off for rma or refund ect
 
Yeah, I will box everything up tonight, if one of the local places is going to charge an arm and a leg for plugging it in I'll be taking Scott up on his earlier offer.

I'm really curious now as to if I should be using both of the 12v 8pin EPS CPU power sockets, the previous owner of the board only used one socket with a 3820, perhaps this CPU needs the extra grunt of the second. I can't actually find any pictures of the motherboard installed and running with a clear shot of the power sockets, a few I have found do look as if there are two sets of cables running to that area of the motherboard. The manual doesn't actually state why two are there it just says something along the lines of:

CPU_ATX_12v_X2/CPU_ATX_12V_X2-1 Provide power, mainly 12v for the CPU, The motherboard will not function without a 12v supply.
 
It only has the one, a second would require a molex>8pin EPS adaptor.

I agree, would think it should work with just a single connector. Just about to try it with the waterblock just sitting on the chip rather than clamped down, found quite a few people that couldn't get this board to post (A6 error I think?) on an older bios without removing the block clamps before powering on far enough to update the bios.
 
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