Originally posted by: stm69
Originally posted by: doc2345
Seems to be a little confusion on what is the NS and SB.....
I'm uh Asian, and directionally challenged... edited quickly!
Funny shyt..... Regards-
Originally posted by: stm69
Originally posted by: doc2345
Seems to be a little confusion on what is the NS and SB.....
I'm uh Asian, and directionally challenged... edited quickly!
Originally posted by: tes
i am having a very hard time with my new P5B Deluxe.Simply put, no matter what i do, i cannot get it to post.Everything is installed correctly and everything is powering up when i turn the pc on, just no post,no error beeps, no nothing, just a black screen.
I am using a new Conroe E6600,Corsair XMS2 800 ddr2(2x1 gig sticks),EVGA 7900 GT,Enermax Liberty PS, all in an aluminum Thermaltake Armor JR. case.
I'e tried everything i can think of, including a regular P4 640 and some older ddr2 533mz ram i had in my old machine and that made no difference whatsover.
Has anyone had a similar expirience or maybe have any advice on a possible solution?
Asus tech support was no help and didn't ofer anything beyond what i have already tried.
Originally posted by: Some1ne
I have a question for people with the P5B Deluxe who flashed to the 614 BIOS...can you access the EzFlash utility through the BIOS configuration? My system will freeze/crash whenever I try. I even tried setting everything to stock levels, and still no go, so I'm wondering if there's a bug in the BIOS that prevents access to the flash utility, or if there's just something weird going on with my system.
Originally posted by: HauntFox
Originally posted by: tes
i am having a very hard time with my new P5B Deluxe.Simply put, no matter what i do, i cannot get it to post.Everything is installed correctly and everything is powering up when i turn the pc on, just no post,no error beeps, no nothing, just a black screen.
I am using a new Conroe E6600,Corsair XMS2 800 ddr2(2x1 gig sticks),EVGA 7900 GT,Enermax Liberty PS, all in an aluminum Thermaltake Armor JR. case.
I'e tried everything i can think of, including a regular P4 640 and some older ddr2 533mz ram i had in my old machine and that made no difference whatsover.
Has anyone had a similar expirience or maybe have any advice on a possible solution?
Asus tech support was no help and didn't ofer anything beyond what i have already tried.
I have the exact same motherboard, CPU, and RAM with the exact same problem. I'm using a Radeon x1900xt and an Ultra 600w PSU. Nothing I've tried worked either. Thought it might be an older BIOS version that doesn't work with Core 2 so I ordered a cheap Celeron to try, but since you tried a different CPU, maybe it is the board itself. If this Celeron doesn't work I might RMA the mainboard after trying a couple more final things.
Originally posted by: Husky55
Please HauntFox and tes, post your progress on this matter.
I am about to order the same configuration as you two. I thought P5B DL and Corsair XMS2 were best for compatibility and stability, criteria I am looking for.
Thanks,
Originally posted by: tomgrossi
Like many people here, I can't get my P5B to post. I read through the thread and thought I had chosen compatible components. Please help.
-E6400
-Antec Sonata II case with included SmartPower450 PS
-ASUS P5B (the "vanilla" version, not deluxe) - BIOS is whatever it is out of the box
-Corsair XMS2 5400 DDR2 RAM (2x1GB)
-Gigabyte 7600GS graphics card
-Seagate SATA drives
I've tried a bunch of different things but in *every* situation the same thing happens:
- The CPU fan, chassis fan, and drives will all spin up.
- There are no beeps whatsoever
- The screen stays blank (it thinks the computer is in power saving mode)
- The numlock light on the keybaord will go on and off when I push it
The first power up after each time I clear the CMOS causes the fans to spin for about 2 seconds, then everything goes off for a second or so, then it all starts up again and stays on. Any power ups not following a CMOS clearing does not have this effect.
I have tried, each with a CMOS reset in between:
- Reseating the RAM
- Using only on RAM stick, then the other
- Removing the RAM altogether (no beeps here, BTW)
- Reseating the CPU
- Reseating the graphics card
- Rechecking the connections
Again, never a beep or anything and I thought I was using pretty mainstream stuff. What should I try next. Unfortunately, I have no other DDR2 ram nor any other processor that fits in this socket so I'd really prefer to minimize what I need to buy just to test it out. Is there anywhere that doesn't charge restocking fees that I can return things to if they don't solve the problem?
Originally posted by: mdc
I had a fun time today. I tried running my Crucial 667Mhz memory on my P5B deluxe at 400Mhz earlier today and shockingly had no problem. I had it running at default voltages, auto memory speed, pretty much everything at default, and was chugging away at 8x400 no problemo.
But when my Ballistix 800Mhz memory came, and I tried using it, there were all kinds of problems. It even had trouble running at 266Mhz with both DIMMS installed.
Read the last couple of pages on this thread. Updated my BIOS from 507 to 614 and now the Ballistix is running happy!
Currently my E6600 is running at 8x420Mhz (3,360Mhz), and folding@home with two instances. Settings are stock/auto everything but the multiplier and bus speed. I have a week 24 Conroe if anyone is wondering.
Thanks guys.
Originally posted by: tes
I spent about an hour on the phone today with Asus and everything i tried the had me try again, including assembling the mb/cpu/ram/ps etc. outside the case in case it was a grounding issue and mo luck with ANYTHING.The board simply wil not post.
I did however talk to the people i bought the board from and they seem to think that the Enermax PS might be behind the troubles.They said that they have seen Enermax ps fry the P5B and P5B Deluxe by simply hooking up the power cables.They are shiping me another board and i will exchange the Enermax Liberty 500w for an Antec.
I have a feeling this still won't solve the problem, but at least i'll be able to rule the ps out.
If anyone else has anything to add to this, please feel free to.
Originally posted by: FireChicken
What verison bios is it. I have heard of some mobos not posting with conroe cause the bios is not current. Cant remember if it was with the P5B though. Mine posted but it needed a bios update for it to be fully compatible. Is it possible that some p5bs wont post at all with the incorrect bios.
Mine came with the 0170 BIOS and I was able to post and install WinXP. You might have an issue with your RAM.Originally posted by: tomgrossi
I think mine has 0170 BIOS but could that make it not even should the BIOS screen. I was under the impression from other people than even if you have an old BIOS, you can usually get far enough along to allow you to update the BIOS.
Originally posted by: tes
I did however talk to the people i bought the board from and they seem to think that the Enermax PS might be behind the troubles.They said that they have seen Enermax ps fry the P5B and P5B Deluxe by simply hooking up the power cables.They are shiping me another board and i will exchange the Enermax Liberty 500w for an Antec.
I have a feeling this still won't solve the problem, but at least i'll be able to rule the ps out.
If anyone else has anything to add to this, please feel free to.
Originally posted by: skinnyj
very nice post man.
Im glad things are starting to iron out for this board as ill be ordering mine in 2 weeks.
How hard was it to install the ninja? I have pretty big hands so im just wondering.
also what about the weight of it? did you rig somthing up for extra support or are you fairly confident, i know alot of people are running the ninjas im just trying to gather as much info as i can.
And lastly, Im confused still about the ide, will it recognize ide dvd-rw off the bat? if so then you just install sata drivers like normal for it to recognize sata hdd to install xp? thanks
Originally posted by: HauntFox
[I have the exact same motherboard, CPU, and RAM with the exact same problem. I'm using a Radeon x1900xt and an Ultra 600w PSU. Nothing I've tried worked either. Thought it might be an older BIOS version that doesn't work with Core 2 so I ordered a cheap Celeron to try, but since you tried a different CPU, maybe it is the board itself. If this Celeron doesn't work I might RMA the mainboard after trying a couple more final things.