New AM2 setup

OnyxIce · 14-June-07, 05:56 PM

My friend bought these parts, and asked me to assemble his PC last night... so I did, and there's a little green LED on the motherboard, that will light up when I flip the PSU on... but unfortunatly the system won't boot up.

Again, nothing, no lights no beeps no fans, nothing.

Motherboard:
Newegg.com - ASUS M2V-MX Socket AM2 VIA K8M890 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

CPU:
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail

RAM:
Newegg.com - A-DATA 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

I don't really know what more to say.. it just doesn't boot... bad RAM? CPU maybe?
There was a post on NewEgg about someone getting that board with a CPU that was unsupported... hopefully that's the case but how would I tell? The person never mentioned what CPU they were using.

Please help...

I wanna play CS with my friends again. lol

godfoot · 14-June-07, 06:34 PM

I know that my mobo (Asus M2N32-SLi Deluxe Wireless Ed.) is VERY picky about the RAM that it supported initially but later BIOS revisions took care of most of that.
I would suspect the RAM first, hopefully you have some other RAM that you can test this theory with. Also, make sure that since you are using dual-channel RAM that both sticks are in the same color RAM slots on the mobo.

OnyxIce · 15-June-07, 01:46 PM

Well, that board only has two ram slots, and they're both yellow so I think I'm good on that part.
And I'm sure it's either the RAM or CPU and a compatibility issue really, I was just wondering which because I have more RAM (soon anyway... whenever NewEgg sends it back) but not another AM2 CPU.

And there's no way to fix this aside from swapping hardware and then a BIOS update?

turbopsi · 15-June-07, 06:50 PM

Have you tried clearing the CMOS? Aside from this what godfoot said is the only other way to troubleshoot your problem.

Slaymate · 15-June-07, 09:16 PM

Make sure the mobo isn't grounding out on one of the stand-offs. Check all the pins on the cpu for
any foriegn objects. Make sure the heatsink is mounted correctly with thermal paste and the fan is
plugged into the cpu fan header. Try just 1 stick of ram at a time. Check all your mobo cable
connections. You have to connect the 24 pin power and there is usually an Aux. power connection
that has to be plugged in. If that doesn't work then remove power from all your drives and see
if it posts. If it does post then plug one drive up at a time until it fails (plug them in with the power
off). Remove the video card and try it. It won't post but it should beep if everything else is good.

14-June-07, 05:56 PM		#1 (permalink)
OnyxIce Apex Techie II	New AM2 setup My friend bought these parts, and asked me to assemble his PC last night... so I did, and there's a little green LED on the motherboard, that will light up when I flip the PSU on... but unfortunatly the system won't boot up. Again, nothing, no lights no beeps no fans, nothing. Motherboard: Newegg.com - ASUS M2V-MX Socket AM2 VIA K8M890 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail CPU: Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail RAM: Newegg.com - A-DATA 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail I don't really know what more to say.. it just doesn't boot... bad RAM? CPU maybe? There was a post on NewEgg about someone getting that board with a CPU that was unsupported... hopefully that's the case but how would I tell? The person never mentioned what CPU they were using. Please help... I wanna play CS with my friends again. lol

14-June-07, 06:34 PM		#2 (permalink)
godfoot A George Orwell fan...sorta	Re: New AM2 setup I know that my mobo (Asus M2N32-SLi Deluxe Wireless Ed.) is VERY picky about the RAM that it supported initially but later BIOS revisions took care of most of that. I would suspect the RAM first, hopefully you have some other RAM that you can test this theory with. Also, make sure that since you are using dual-channel RAM that both sticks are in the same color RAM slots on the mobo.

15-June-07, 01:46 PM		#3 (permalink)
OnyxIce Apex Techie II	Re: New AM2 setup Well, that board only has two ram slots, and they're both yellow so I think I'm good on that part. And I'm sure it's either the RAM or CPU and a compatibility issue really, I was just wondering which because I have more RAM (soon anyway... whenever NewEgg sends it back) but not another AM2 CPU. And there's no way to fix this aside from swapping hardware and then a BIOS update?

15-June-07, 06:50 PM		#4 (permalink)
turbopsi Supe-Hoe-Charged	Re: New AM2 setup Have you tried clearing the CMOS? Aside from this what godfoot said is the only other way to troubleshoot your problem.

15-June-07, 09:16 PM		#5 (permalink)
Slaymate PCApex Reviewer From Hell	Re: New AM2 setup Make sure the mobo isn't grounding out on one of the stand-offs. Check all the pins on the cpu for any foriegn objects. Make sure the heatsink is mounted correctly with thermal paste and the fan is plugged into the cpu fan header. Try just 1 stick of ram at a time. Check all your mobo cable connections. You have to connect the 24 pin power and there is usually an Aux. power connection that has to be plugged in. If that doesn't work then remove power from all your drives and see if it posts. If it does post then plug one drive up at a time until it fails (plug them in with the power off). Remove the video card and try it. It won't post but it should beep if everything else is good.

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