rampage formula problems or hd4870 problems...

[ashwinc]

ASUS Rampage Formula Republic of Gamers Series iX48 lastest bios 701
Core 2 Duo E8400 Socket 775 (3.0GHz
Corsair 4GB Kit (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory
Sapphire HD 4870 1GB
Corsair 620W HX Modular PS
1TB Hard Drive SATA300 7200rpm 32MB Cache Caviar
Optiarc AD-5200A-0B 20X DVD±RW/DL Int IDE
SB Audigy 2z


p182 case
case is open with no panels, temps on both cores 32'C roomtemp is a chilled 15'
Windows Xp pro sp3
Everything is running at stock

HELP! I've put together a new build but been problems from start. At first it was working ok, then i was getting a blank screen at post but could hear windows boot up, then i moved the hd 4780 to the 2nd slot and all was ok for a couple of days and now nothing. Always a blank screen on boot, even after resetting the bios. So updated the bios to 0710 and tried a new gpu

Ok So after a week of backed up post (snowy chaos!) i have a ati x600 128mb pci-e card in the mobo and guess what


No more blank screen ... well kinda

Put the card in, with one ram in slot a1, cpu/cooler, psu connected, powered up and the POST screen appeared! then it goes to this screen

which is ok because no hdd attached yet

so i reboot using the mobo switch and i get a blank screen followed by 1 long 3 short beeps on the "VGA bios" section of the lcd poster. SAME problem i was having with the HD4780 when it displayed a blank screen on post

So i hit reset button a couple of more times, still blank screen. Power off, reset the cmos, and reboot.

This time the POST appears on the screen, just the one beeps, then i get "cmos err" on the lcd poster and this screen

f1 takes me to the bios
f2 takes me the the first screenie i posted.

if i go into the bios and when i exit (f1) or if i hit the reset button again (f2) i get the BLANK SCREEN on reboot and the 1 long and 3 short beeps on the vga bios section of the lcd poster

So basically i cant see anything unless i reset the bios, which means any changes i make to bios to fix this wont hold?

Any ideas ?

oh bios screenies if they might help

 

[CH@NO]

maybe you don't wanna hear this but seems that your board came FAULTY, I have issues with an Asus board too, It came with the onboard sound dead, and I cannot OC at all, even with little OC the OS (any version) freezes, just using stock options the system remainded stable, now that I change the board for a Gigabyte one I'm very happy with the performance, simply I was unlucky when I buyed that Asus.

I know you may wanted a better advice, but sometimes the HW fails and It's nothing you can do, just go with your reseller or RMA it, you DESERVE A GOOD board, and more taking about a high-end model like Rampage.

 

[ashwinc]

thanks buddy, my gut says the same, well hopefully the rma will come through! Still not sure if the problem is the board or the hd4780, since i can see the screen on post with the x600, shame i cant save any settings in the bios though!

 

[CH@NO]

thanks buddy, my gut says the same, well hopefully the rma will come through! Still not sure if the problem is the board or the hd4780, since i can see the screen on post with the x600, shame i cant save any settings in the bios though!

but even if you see the POST with your X600 you said you must reset the BIOS everytime doesn't it?, so It means the mobo has a problem, and if you can RMA it I say do It, just in case AND in the main time you should RMA the HD4870 just in case It came faulty too....when I upgrade my rig I ordered an Asus P5Q-E and a EVGA 9800GT, both came damaged, maybe you experienced the same worst luck than I.

Good Luck mate

 

[ashwinc]

well i've rma both, been told four days to to test, be shocked that both are faulty, but as u said, it happens. And yeah since the x600 worked (well it showed thepost after the bios is reset, and yeah after the computer is reset it will not display the post, unless u reset the bios as well)i was thinking maybe its the mobo that is bad, but once i tried the same process with the hd4780, still blank screen. Guess i'll read my gta4 manual for the 100th time lol.

By the way was your damaged Asus P5Q-E and EVGA 9800GT noticeable? Or did you like me have not idea what was wrong and had to rma?

 

[ashwinc]

RMA report for hd 4780 - FAULTY! so refund on that one ( no other details as to what failed)
ok so now waiting on the mobo report....

 

[ashwinc]

jeez, ebuyer uk, we got there in the end, mobo RMA's as faulty, new one due monday, finally!