A7N8X-E Deluxe Boot Failure

[Don]

I just got my A7N8X-E Deluxe back from Asus RMA. The original was
replaced due to some problems. All excited to get going but no joy.
It will not post. Here's what happens. Turn on power - led on mobo
lights up. Hit power switch - case fan turns on, cpu fan spins, power
led lights, ide light comes on - stays on for a minute or 2 and then
goes off. And that's it. No beeps, no video, no post, no sound. Any
ideas?

 

[The Old Man]

I just got my A7N8X-E Deluxe back from Asus RMA. The original was
replaced due to some problems. All excited to get going but no joy.
It will not post. Here's what happens. Turn on power - led on mobo
lights up. Hit power switch - case fan turns on, cpu fan spins, power
led lights, ide light comes on - stays on for a minute or 2 and then
goes off. And that's it. No beeps, no video, no post, no sound. Any
ideas?

I normally go for a process or elimination. Are you sure your CPU is fine?
Power turning off is I would have thought a PSU issue? Try it without any
other cards in except graphics card and 1 stick of ram.

 

[Hubert Hump]

I just got my A7N8X-E Deluxe back from Asus RMA. The original was
replaced due to some problems. All excited to get going but no joy.
It will not post. Here's what happens. Turn on power - led on mobo
lights up. Hit power switch - case fan turns on, cpu fan spins, power
led lights, ide light comes on - stays on for a minute or 2 and then
goes off. And that's it. No beeps, no video, no post, no sound. Any
ideas?

Have you tried a PCI video card? That would exclude AGP issues. I had
the same problem with 2 A7N8X-X boards and several cheap "4X/8X" AGP
cards.

 

[Todd M.Miller]

I just got my A7N8X-E Deluxe back from Asus RMA. The original was
replaced due to some problems. All excited to get going but no joy.
It will not post. Here's what happens. Turn on power - led on mobo
lights up. Hit power switch - case fan turns on, cpu fan spins, power
led lights, ide light comes on - stays on for a minute or 2 and then
goes off. And that's it. No beeps, no video, no post, no sound. Any
ideas?

This board is defective all the way. I have RMA'd two boards and each new
board is worse than the first. We ought to file a class action suit and sue
Asus for this defective merchandise. Extending the warrenty to three years
on a 1 year warrenty board is evil. If you run a 2800+ on this board it
will not work today. Sue the pants off of Asus for this disgrace!

Sincerely,

Todd Martin Miller, Ph.D.

 

[Paul]

I just got my A7N8X-E Deluxe back from Asus RMA. The original was
replaced due to some problems. All excited to get going but no joy.
It will not post. Here's what happens. Turn on power - led on mobo
lights up. Hit power switch - case fan turns on, cpu fan spins, power
led lights, ide light comes on - stays on for a minute or 2 and then
goes off. And that's it. No beeps, no video, no post, no sound. Any
ideas?

And, what does the Voice POST say ? Plug some amplified speakers into
Lineout (making sure the two jumpers are installed on the FP_AUDIO
2x5 header). Listen for a message.

What brand and model number of RAM are you using ?

Does the BIOS flash chip have a sticker on it ? What version of
BIOS shipped with the board ?

Paul

 

[anon]

so the Ph.D wants to get his own back?

This board is defective all the way. I have RMA'd two boards and each new
board is worse than the first. We ought to file a class action suit and sue
Asus for this defective merchandise. Extending the warrenty to three years
on a 1 year warrenty board is evil. If you run a 2800+ on this board it
will not work today. Sue the pants off of Asus for this disgrace!

Sincerely,

Todd Martin Miller, Ph.D.

 

[Paul E. LePage]

Checking RAM brand and model is a good idea, however he should not have to
be concerned with the BIOS version
on a replacement board fresh from the manufacturer. The lawsuit sounds like
a great idea! Count me in!

 

[KWW]

I firmly believe that lawyers who lose these sorts of lawsuits - especially
if they prove to be "trivial" should be forced to be turned into dogfood.
We have too many lawyers - Americans have been taught to leach the lifeblood
from our country's economy just to satisfy our own short-term apetites.
What we don't realize is that we have these paracites that get fatter and
fatter whether we win or lose. The true paracites are the lawyers.

This spoiled "me" generation and their offspring is going to destroy this
entire culture.

 

[Ken Maltby]

I firmly believe that lawyers who lose these sorts of lawsuits - especially
if they prove to be "trivial" should be forced to be turned into dogfood.
We have too many lawyers - Americans have been taught to leach the lifeblood
from our country's economy just to satisfy our own short-term apetites.
What we don't realize is that we have these paracites that get fatter and
fatter whether we win or lose. The true paracites are the lawyers.

This spoiled "me" generation and their offspring is going to destroy this
entire culture.

And, for that, the PETA lawyers will be on your case. If nothing
else the rise in Canine cholesterol would be hazardous to a dog's life.

LoL;
Ken

 

[Ken Maltby]

I just got my A7N8X-E Deluxe back from Asus RMA. The original was
replaced due to some problems. All excited to get going but no joy.
It will not post. Here's what happens. Turn on power - led on mobo
lights up. Hit power switch - case fan turns on, cpu fan spins, power
led lights, ide light comes on - stays on for a minute or 2 and then
goes off. And that's it. No beeps, no video, no post, no sound. Any
ideas?

It's most likely the CPU or the Memory (RAM). This board has more
memory compatibility issues of any of the ASUS boards I've tried and
I have 4 of the A7N8X series alone. I'm typing on an A7N8X-E dlx now
with only one stick of OCZ cas 2 memory, but to get it to run stable it must
be set to cas 2.5. ( to get to the "User Defined" setting you have to use
the
"number pad + key")

Luck;
Ken

 

[Floyd Berry]

I had a similar problem with mine. I went through the steps of forcing a
post error message by not installing the cpu. When I installed the cpu
without the heat sink, I encountered the same problem. There was no post
message and everything shut down after a couple of seconds. I then
installed the heatsink. Same problem, no post no posr error message. I have
a swiftech heat sink that is bolted to the motherboard. I noticed the
plastic insulators were not seating correctly in the board. I removed them
and installed the heatsink with them. Everything worked fine (except for
some memory problems I am tring to correct). Maybe someone knows the answer
for this, but I think there must be some sensor that detects if there is a
heatsink installed. If your heatsink is not seated correctly your board
will not post.

 

[Paul E. LePage]

First of all, I'm not a member of the "me" generation and agree with your
sentiments. However I dont think it fair that a Chinese company should be
allowed sell sub-standard products that dont perform as represented. Many
people have had trouble with this board including me. Do you suggest we just
keep sending them our money for crap that doesnt work? Maybee there are some
other parasites that should be turned into dog food! (after the lawers, of
course)

 

[KWW]

At the very least if we see ASUS mobos drop in quality and reliability... or
are too (unnecessarily) finicky about memory vendors (compared to their
competition) I believe we should look to other vendors for our next mobos.
That would be a shame both because I hate to see something that has been so
good start to go bad, and also since few of us are rich, and having to shell
out for another mobo would really hurt.

 

[KWW]

That is GREAT! HA! You are right! I forgot about cruelty to animals...
those poor canines!

 

[hemyd]

I had a similar problem with mine. I went through the steps of forcing a
post error message by not installing the cpu. When I installed the cpu
without the heat sink, I encountered the same problem.

I may be missing something here, but I wouldn't test anything by installing
a cpu without a heat sink...

Henry