problem with asus p5n-e sli

[ste2425]

did you say you own, or owned one of these boards newtekie? What ram was it you used that worked with it? and is it rather expensive?

theres been an advancement if i remove the ram i get a beep error one long two short, thats only if i remove the little sli slelecter card, now if i put that back in and leave the ram out it goes and no beeps, if i put the ram back in and leave the selecter card out the beeps go? hope tis makes sense

 

[newtekie1]

I own one.

Is the select card inserted the correct way? Meaning it is set to 1 card if you are using 1 card, or 2 cards if you are using 2 cards? You might try flipping it around anyway, just to test.

 

[ste2425]

it is, but my point was if i remove the card and the ram i get a beep code saying theres a graphics problem, because i removed the card, but if i insert the ram and not the card i get no beep error, when i should. Which makes me think the ram is holding up the post sequence because its incompatable? What ram do you have in yours now? and did it work from the get go?

 

[ste2425]

right im putting everything I've found out from messing around with the board into one post to make it easier for everyone helping me out with this.

First we thought it was the cpu not supported by the bios but i think that is not the problem because if it was i would not get beep errors would i?

second i no all components on this mobo are fully functional and im using them all now, besides the asus mobo of cause, writing this.

Third, and this is the slightly complicated bit. There a selector card that you have to flip to select single or double GPU set-up. I removed that and my ram and got a beep code to tell me i removed it. If i keep it out and put the ram back in nothing happens and i get the same blank screen problem. My thinking is if the ram was fine and supported by the Mobo i would still get the beep error to tell me i have removed the selector card.

So on those points could you guys recommend any ram that works with this mobo? Id love it under £30 and to be dual channel 2gig in size but if not then ill compromise. And as always if any of them points are wrong please tell me.

Thanks guys and gals for helping with this this is my first high end-ish mobo and i want it to work rather then just buying a new one, im sure you understand what its like.

 

[Batou1986]

I had the best luck with 2 black ram slots and 2gb or less it didn't have this issue.
3gb + higher voltage mem or faster mem seem to cause issues.

I know for a fact there was also a weird issue with the onboard lan working but not actually working, its something to do with nic + 4gb of ram + 64 bit os windows and linux so it has a lot of issues
I would definitely look to get a different board if at all possible because the fact is it just does not work properly

 

[newtekie1]

G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM ...
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 ...

That is the RAM that I have in it, both pairs at the same time for a total of 6GB. It sets it at 5-5-5-15 when on auto, and I have to manual change the timings, but it boots fine.

 

[ste2425]

I would definitely look to get a different board if at all possible because the fact is it just does not work properly

well you thats the problem i cannot at all afford a new board. Thats why i want help in fixing this instead of being told to buy a new one, i aint made of money.

G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM ...

That is the RAM that I have in it. It sets it at 5-5-5-15 when on auto, and I have to manual change the timings, but it boots fine.

Ok ill check prices out on them, knowing my luck they'l be stupidly expensive.

 

[ste2425]

ive orderd these, was there any setting changes you ha to make? or did you just plug em in an go

 

[MikeTyson]

I've got a P5N 32 SLi SE Deluxe and it does the same thing to me, turned out to be RAM

It's just really fussy with RAM and doesn't like ANYTHING I put in, so I gave up and just shoved it in a box...

Evidently it's now for sale (check sig) cos I'm sick of it :|

And yes... this has happened with another ASUS board of mine as well. I have no faith in ASUS anymore, lowe them :/

 

[newtekie1]

ive orderd these, was there any setting changes you ha to make? or did you just plug em in an go

Nothing special, just stick it in and go.

 

[MikeTyson]

Nothing special, just stick it in and go.

That's what she saidddd

 

[ste2425]

ok well now my board does the one long beep two short when i put the selector card in or when i take it out, when i put my gpu in when i take it out. This is if i have no ram if i put ram in it does nothing. Does this mean my boards shot and if i buy that ram it still wont work? just so i no before i click the commit to buy button

 

[rangerone766]

i had the same board as you. it was definitely ram picky. only wanted to run with standard ram, if i put in any sort of high performance ram, no post. ended up buying an el' cheapo kit, and it posts every time now.

 

[ste2425]

thing is i have el cheapo ram ram 2x2gig of transcend stuff, so old/cheap they dont actualy display the ram on their website. I may just search around for a different board. Ive got a feeling that if i do get that other ram it still wont work

 

[JrRacinFan]

One long beep 2 short sounds to me like a vga error. Wouldn't happen to have a PCI video card around would you?

 

[ste2425]

nope my 4850 is all i got, thing is im using it now in my other gi to type this so i no its fine which makes me thing the motherboard is shot?

 

[JrRacinFan]

nope my 4850 is all i got, thing is im using it now in my other gi to type this so i no its fine which makes me thing the motherboard is shot?

Are you testing all this in the case or on a cardboard box? Remove selector card altogether to see if you get the same beep post code.

 

[scaminatrix]

If you need a crappy 775 celeron or crappy pci-e gfx card (ATi X300) for testing, I can donate and send them for free if you like? It might help with the process of elimination

 

[ste2425]

its on a cardboard box, i was wondering my self if it needs to be in a case, earthed and all, but thats never effected any other rigs ive built, and you would actually send them for free? Scaminatrix that would be amazing, ill send some monies your way when i next get paid but im skint atm from buying this board

 

[scaminatrix]

its on a cardboard box, i was wondering my self if it needs to be in a case, earthed and all, but thats never effected any other rigs ive built, and you would actually send them for free? Scaminatrix that would be amazing, ill send some monies your way when i next get paid but im skint atm from buying this board

Yea no worries, the community's helped me out with free stuff to get rigs going, what goes round comes round
If you PM me your details, I'll post them Monday.

I don't think doing it on cardboard would cause problems, unless it's the shiny cardboard stuff. The shiny stuff might be able to hold a static charge, but not sure.

 

[ste2425]

hmm its just the box that it came in, ive seen many other people do builds and put it on the box, ill give it a try in a case dnt hurt to be sure. ANd you have pm buddy

 

[ste2425]

ive just had a thought, could it be a corrupted bios chip? ive read of guys having similar problems and thats what theyve had?

 

[scaminatrix]

ive just had a thought, could it be a corrupted bios chip? ive read of guys having similar problems and thats what theyve had?

Could be, but I don't know if there's a lot of room for a corrupted BIOS to happen, as you saw the mobo working yourself, took her home and put your parts in. I think I'm leaning more and more towards RAM issues.
If there's no luck with the parts I'm sending, then unfortunately it's moboo.