New build.
Asus A8N-E w Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2 Gig PC 4000, 1 SATA 250 Gig, EVGA 6600
video, DVD+-R, DVD.

On power up the video BIOS info appears, followed by the Asus Logo screen
with message at bottom right:

Hit Del to enter setup.
If I hit Del *quickly*, the message changes to "Entering setup...", then the
system hangs at that point.

I get the same results if I load a boot floppy and wait. The floppy drive
and optical drives are never accessed

I have powered speakers hooked up to line out, but no audio messages are
provided.

I've tried (so far) removing one of the RAM modules. No effect.

I'm reusing a case w/400 Watt PSU, rated at only 15A on the 12V rail.
Any chance this is a power issue?
FWIW, I *do* have the extra 4 connector power cable hooked up to the
motherboard.

Any suggestions?

Peter van der Goes wrote:

> New build.
> Asus A8N-E w Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2 Gig PC 4000, 1 SATA 250 Gig, EVGA 6600
> video, DVD+-R, DVD.
>
> On power up the video BIOS info appears, followed by the Asus Logo screen
> with message at bottom right:
>
> Hit Del to enter setup.
> If I hit Del *quickly*, the message changes to "Entering setup...", then
> the system hangs at that point.
>
> I get the same results if I load a boot floppy and wait. The floppy drive
> and optical drives are never accessed
>
> I have powered speakers hooked up to line out, but no audio messages are
> provided.
>
> I've tried (so far) removing one of the RAM modules. No effect.
>
> I'm reusing a case w/400 Watt PSU, rated at only 15A on the 12V rail.
> Any chance this is a power issue?
> FWIW, I *do* have the extra 4 connector power cable hooked up to the
> motherboard.
>
> Any suggestions?
Hi
You need BIOS rev =>1007 for the X2 3800+ if it's not, then use the ASUS EZ
BIOS routine detailed in section 2.1.5 of the manual.

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Cheers
Malcolm °¿°

On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:16:34 -0600, Peter van der Goes wrote:

> New build.
> Asus A8N-E w Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2 Gig PC 4000, 1 SATA 250 Gig, EVGA 6600
> video, DVD+-R, DVD.
>
> On power up the video BIOS info appears, followed by the Asus Logo screen
> with message at bottom right:
>
> Hit Del to enter setup.
> If I hit Del *quickly*, the message changes to "Entering setup...", then the
> system hangs at that point.
>
> I'm reusing a case w/400 Watt PSU, rated at only 15A on the 12V rail.
> Any chance this is a power issue?

Yes. I had the same problem trying to use a 400W PSU like that that's
still running a K7 system today. Exactly the same, except sometimes I
could get to bios, but it locked up then. Bought a cheap 600W with 26A on
+12v and it's been running good 24/7 for almost 2 years now.

> FWIW, I *do* have the extra 4 connector power cable hooked up to the
> motherboard.
>
> Any suggestions?

Well, I pretty much verified mine was a power problem by tying an old AT
PSU 12v in with the ATX. I could get a little farther along then, but not
much. Pulled the old PSU off and it went back to shuting down ealier.

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"Wes Newell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:16:34 -0600, Peter van der Goes wrote:
>
>> New build.
>> Asus A8N-E w Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2 Gig PC 4000, 1 SATA 250 Gig, EVGA 6600
>> video, DVD+-R, DVD.
>>
>> On power up the video BIOS info appears, followed by the Asus Logo screen
>> with message at bottom right:
>>
>> Hit Del to enter setup.
>> If I hit Del *quickly*, the message changes to "Entering setup...", then
>> the
>> system hangs at that point.
>>
>> I'm reusing a case w/400 Watt PSU, rated at only 15A on the 12V rail.
>> Any chance this is a power issue?
>
> Yes. I had the same problem trying to use a 400W PSU like that that's
> still running a K7 system today. Exactly the same, except sometimes I
> could get to bios, but it locked up then. Bought a cheap 600W with 26A on
> +12v and it's been running good 24/7 for almost 2 years now.
>
Dead on, Wes. Thank you very much!
Got a 650W cheapie (ChiefMax brand), and the new PC is running great.