Asus P4P800 Deluxe CPU Fail

[xyz]

I have tried running two different CPUs in my new ASUS P4P800 Deluxe - a P4
3.0 GHZ and a P4 1.9 GHZ and both have failed the ASUS POST Reporter test .
The board arrived in damaged packaging, but I soldiered on. Does this
suggest that the board is faulty?

 

[xyz]

I have been running a stick of Kingston 2100 DDR memory each time.

 

[DaveW]

Yes.

 

[Paul]

I have been running a stick of Kingston 2100 DDR memory each time.

Only pay attention to the Voice POST, if you are also getting a
failure to boot or inability to install etc. The Voice POST is not
a reliable indicator of proper operation. If you get an error message
about CPU failure or memory test failure, these messages can be
erroneously delivered if the BIOS execution is not fast enough
to disable them.

Try booting with a memtest86 floppy diskette (memtest86.com or
memtest.org). Test the memory and see if it can do a few passes
OK with either processor. If memory passes, try installing an OS.
Then tell us whether it is broke or not

HTH,
Paul

 

[xyz]

At the moment I can't get a display. The P4 1.9ghz cpu is proven to work (I
wouldn't be typing this now otherwise) with my older ASUS P4B266
motherboard. The Kingston memory is also part of that system. Surely this is
enough? If I can't even get a screen by installing that CPU with P4P800
Deluxe, surely that tells me something?

 

[Paul]

At the moment I can't get a display. The P4 1.9ghz cpu is proven to work (I
wouldn't be typing this now otherwise) with my older ASUS P4B266
motherboard. The Kingston memory is also part of that system. Surely this is
enough? If I can't even get a screen by installing that CPU with P4P800
Deluxe, surely that tells me something?

Is the 2x2 +12V cable connected from the PS to the motherboard ?

It is possible to damage a motherboard, especially if the board
is flexed. When a board bends, the stress can be enough to break
the solder joints underneath any large chips or the S478 socket.
That damage would not be visible without using an XRay machine
(which is used to verify the solder joints at the factory).

Try assembling the motherboard, CPU, ram, video card, outside
the case, on the off chance something is shorting to the bottom
of the motherboard.

HTH,
Paul

 

[xyz]

Try assembling the motherboard, CPU, ram, video card, outside

the case, on the off chance something is shorting to the bottom
of the motherboard.

Did and the situation was the same. Have now sent board back to retailer.

At the moment I can't get a display. The P4 1.9ghz cpu is proven to work (I
wouldn't be typing this now otherwise) with my older ASUS P4B266
motherboard. The Kingston memory is also part of that system. Surely this is
enough? If I can't even get a screen by installing that CPU with P4P800
Deluxe, surely that tells me something?

Is the 2x2 +12V cable connected from the PS to the motherboard ?

It is possible to damage a motherboard, especially if the board
is flexed. When a board bends, the stress can be enough to break
the solder joints underneath any large chips or the S478 socket.
That damage would not be visible without using an XRay machine
(which is used to verify the solder joints at the factory).

Try assembling the motherboard, CPU, ram, video card, outside
the case, on the off chance something is shorting to the bottom
of the motherboard.

HTH,
Paul