Brand new Asus P5E3 Deluxe Wifi-AP @n doesn't boot

[Chouf]

Hi there,

I think I'm missing something so I quickly post something in cas someone would have a magic idea.

I've just purchased a brand new MB Asus P5E3 Deluxe Wifi-AP @n, an Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 x 1Gb of RAM DDR3 10666 and a new PSU Corsair 530w. I've installed everything in my Antec P150 box. I followed carefully the user manual to make sure I wouldn't forget something.

The PC is now setup, but when I press the power button, nothing happen. I can see the green led on the board, but nothing happens, no fan spinning, no video signal nothing. It's like if the MB wouldn't receive the "startup" signal. So I thought I made a mistake with the PWR connectors. I double checked everything and it's installed according to the manual. I've also tried to shortcut the two pins for the power, but nothing happens.

I've connected the 24pins power connecter as well as the 8 pins one (also tried with the 4 pins one).

Any idea what I'm missing?

 

[HTC]

Did you hook your case's power cable to the motherboard?

 

[Chouf]

Did you hook your case's power cable to the motherboard?

hi there,
yes it's the first thing I've checked.
As I said, I've connected the 24pins power connector as well as the 8 pins one (also tried with the 4 pins one).

 

[HTC]

hi there,
yes it's the first thing I've checked.
As I said, I've connected the 24pins power connector as well as the 8 pins one (also tried with the 4 pins one).

That's not the cable i'm referring to. Take a look @ this pic (it's from a Rampage Formula):

That was the power cable i was referring to: the "PWRSW" cable from the case (not the PSU) to the motherboard.

 

[Chouf]

oops ok sorry.... I know what you mean now
yep i've also double checked this.
Asus provided a big jumper on which one can connect the different cables from the case
this is how it's configured:

and the back:

I've also double checked the 24pins power connector coming from the PSU as well as the 8 pins one:

note that I have a little cap I can use to convert the 8 pins plug on the MB to be a 4 or 8 pins power connector. Should I use a 4 pins or 8 pins one?

 

[Chouf]

and btw, on that big jumper from Asus I've alreayd tried to swicth all connectors coming from the PC case (in case the "+" and "-" was not right - don't know if it makes a difference)

I've also tried to connect the PWRSW directly to the pins on the MB without using the big jumper. Same stuff

 

[spearman914]

Well, all that occurs to me are some things that may be obvious to you, but I'll list them -- is the EATX12V aux power connected? are the clear CMOS and chassis intrusion jumpers in the right positions? are the mobo mounting screws not overtightened, and have you checked to see that they are not shorting to any adjacent conductive signal runs? Have you tried removing and reseating the memory stick(s)? Is the cpu fan monitor connected to the mobo properly, so the mobo doesn't incorrectly sense that the fan is not running or not present?

If none of those work then it is a possibility you got a bad batch.

 

[HTC]

and btw, on that big jumper from Asus I've alreayd tried to swicth all connectors coming from the PC case (in case the "+" and "-" was not right - don't know if it makes a difference)

I've also tried to connect the PWRSW directly to the pins on the MB without using the big jumper. Same stuff

If that didn't work then spearman914 might be wright: i know i'm out of ideas

The reason it thought it could be it is because that happened to me before and i was like "WTF? That was working OK 10 minutes ago!!!" and it turned out to be that little thing ...

EDIT

I noticed that in one of your pics, the case's speaker cable isn't hooked up. This is important because it's what gives you the beep sound you hear when everything is OK and several beeps when it's not.

 

[Chouf]

hi spearman,
I've just tried a clear CMOS (removing the battery and so on) and it didn't change anything.
The weird stuff is that it's like of the MB was not getting the "power on" signal are not even the chassis fan is working.... just the green led on the MB.

The PSU was working fine yesterday evening so I don't see why suddenly it would be broken...

 

[HTC]

I edited my previous post: check it, please.

 

[Chouf]

I edited my previous post: check it, please.

thanks for the idea, but there's no case speaker on the Antec P150.
I have a an old one I'll see if I can connect it, but I'm not sure

 

[Chouf]

ok I've just connected the spare speaker I have, but nothing happens. Pressing the powerbutton has no effect whatesover.

Even if the MB is dead, at least the chassis fan should start spinning no?

 

[HTC]

ok I've just connected the spare speaker I have, but nothing happens. Pressing the powerbutton has no effect whatesover.

Even if the MB is dead, at least the chassis fan should start spinning no?

Not if it were hooked to the motherboard and this was "dead" and yes if it were hooked up directly to the PSU.

OK: i'm officially out of ideas. Maybe someone else can help

EDIT

One last idea!

Use the "user CP" to edit your system specs: maybe something else is the problem.

 

[Chouf]

Done for the system specs.

This is driving me crazy, I blew up a MB because I hoover the dust (I know bad idea), bought the same model on eBay and it was dead, bought this brand new MB Asus and still nothing. I have a new MB, new CPU, new RAM, new PSU and it still doesn't work. It's madness

 

[ShadowFold]

The e8400 is pretty new, another user had the same problem you need a newer bios.

 

[Chouf]

The e8400 is pretty new, another user had the same problem you need a newer bios.

my problem is that I cannot flash the bios as it doesn't start

 

[Chouf]

Really I don't know what's going on here.
I thouht because of the story of hoovering that my PSU was dead. So I replace the Antec one by a Corsair one.

Just for a test, I've now connected the MB with the Antec PSU, standing outside the case.
Guess what happenned, I pressed the power button and all fans (chassis, CPU, ATI x1900xt) started to spin, all leds are active and so on.

Only problem (and it very strangly looks like the other problem I had yesterday with another MB ), is that I have no image at all. My monitor (which I've alreayd tested many times) stays black

 

[HTC]

Really I don't know what's going on here.
I thouht because of the story of hoovering that my PSU was dead. So I replace the Antec one by a Corsair one.

Just for a test, I've now connected the MB with the Antec PSU, standing outside the case.
Guess what happenned, I pressed the power button and all fans (chassis, CPU, ATI x1900xt) started to spin, all leds are active and so on.

Only problem (and it very strangly looks like the other problem I had yesterday with another MB ), is that I have no image at all. My monitor (which I've alreayd tested many times) stays black

Have you hooked the video card to the PSU? I believe that card has to be!

 

[Chouf]

Have you hooked the video card to the PSU? I believe that card has to be!

yes it was hooked to the PSU (as the ATI fan was spinning - very fast btw)
I've also tried another non 3D Nvidia card and still the same thing (everything starts but no image)

 

[Chouf]

i'm starting to think it's the case the problem (even though it's impossible).
tested 3 MBs, 2 videos cards, 2 CPUS, 4 type of RAM, 2 PSU, always the same issue (everything starts but not video signal)

 

[HTC]

yes it was hooked to the PSU (as the ATI fan was spinning - very fast btw)
I've also tried another non 3D Nvidia card and still the same thing (everything starts but no image)

Do you have another computer to test the monitor on? Even though it worked before, it might have "bitten the dust" since the last time it was working.

 

[spearman914]

Huh how could the case effect stuff. Case is not connected to any wires have to try the MB on a caseless watever. Like you try the MB and boot in mid air. Just plug the HDD and Power Led to the MB , CPU , Video , RAM , Monitor, PSU everything else to the MB. Try booting again. See if that works.

 

[Chouf]

Do you have another computer to test the monitor on? Even though it worked before, it might have "bitten the dust" since the last time it was working.

I'm sure it works as each time I connect the VGA cable to my IBM laptop the image comes up.
But the monitor only have a VGA entry, so, on my problematic PC with the ATi card I'm using a little converter DVi-VGA. Do you think this could make a difference?

 

[spearman914]

Hey try this maybe one of your sticks/slots have a problem. Take out one memory stick boot again. If it still occurs take out the other one and put the one you took out before back and boot again or...... or try putting them both with 1 slot spaces between them. Ex: Slots 1 and 3 / Slots 2 and 4 or Slots 1 and 4 / Slots 2 and 3. And also try booting with one stick each time in a different slot.

 

[HTC]

I'm sure it works as each time I connect the VGA cable to my IBM laptop the image comes up.
But the monitor only have a VGA entry, so, on my problematic PC with the ATi card I'm using a little converter DVi-VGA. Do you think this could make a difference?

It's possible that the problem is with the converter. Also: try spearman914's suggestion.