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Dent1 · Oct 5, 2012, 07:39 AM

Take off the heatsink + fan and reseat it. On some motherboards, if it isn't on correctly the computer will refuse to boot for safety.

I think your board is jacked. I've seen a few second hand socket 775 boards on Ebay for $30-50. Worth a try.

System Name:	My baby
Processor:	Athlon II X4 620 @ 3.5GHz, 1.45v, NB @ 2700Mhz, HT @ 2700Mhz - 24hr prime95 stable
Motherboard:	Asus M4A785TD-V EVO
Cooling:	Sonic Tower Rev 2 with 120mm Akasa attached, Akasa @ Front, Xilence Red Wing 120mm @ Rear
Memory:	16 GB G.Skills 1600Mhz
Video Card:	ATI ASUS Crossfire 5850
Hard Disk:	Samsung 1Tb EcoGreen hard drive
Optical Drive:	Sony DVD/DVDRW Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	Hanngs-G 19"
Case:	Antec VSK 2000 Black Tower Case
Sound Card:	Onkyo TX-SR309 Receiver, 2x Kef Cresta 1, 1x Kef Center 20c
PSU:	OCZ StealthXstream II 600w, 4x12v/18A, 80% efficiency.
Software:	Windows Vista X64

Oct 5, 2012, 07:39 AM	#40
Dent1 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,353 (2.14/day) Thanks: 738 Thanked 683 Times in 582 Posts System Specs	Take off the heatsink + fan and reseat it. On some motherboards, if it isn't on correctly the computer will refuse to boot for safety. I think your board is jacked. I've seen a few second hand socket 775 boards on Ebay for $30-50. Worth a try.