[gentoo-user] Re: Gigabyte wont boot

[James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>]

Dale <rdalek1967 <at> gmail.com> writes:



> http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3996#manual

I got a second identical mobo delivered today, so now I have
a book. Check the connectors to the Front panel, all is correct.
The mobo is Rev. 1.1. Swapped out ram, too, just to test.


> Does it beep?  

NO. Would that suggest a dead mobo? The little speaker is attached
but does not beep or anything...... The power supply is plugged into
the mobo correctly. It's a new power supply and cables.

> If so, is it the normal beep or a error code beep?  If
> error code, then check to see if it sheds light on the problem.  I would
> also unplug, give the connectors a good looking over then plug it back
> up.  I'd do that for everything I could. 

Yep, verified wiring 3 times. Might have a bad cable, so I'm going to replace
them all one at a time and see if that makes any difference. The mobo
is just not even trying to boot. No video signal to monitor.

> It may also help to reset the BIOS too.  There should be a jumper pretty
> close to the battery or just remove the battery for a little while,
> overnight maybe.  It could be that it has some garbage or something in
> it from sitting on a shelf, shipping jiggle etc etc. 

I shorted the 2 pins on the clr_cmos header, per the book for 4 second.
That did not help. It was suppose to reset to factory defaults.
. 
> The only other thing I can think of, does the BIOS version support that
> CPU?  I have always wondered what would happen if you put a CPU on a
> mobo that the BIOS doesn't support but would with a newer BIOS.  I
> *think* the BIOS version is on the box with the serial number and such. 

The book does say the processor must be installed. This mobo is for 
the fx8350 so something is bad. I'm gonna build up the second machine
and see what happens....

This mobo appears to be borked, right out of the box.

any other ideas?


James