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Well, it turned out that the problem was the memory. I was testing the memory by rotating ALL FOUR 1 GB DIMM's through all four slots. I thought that there was NO chance that all four DIMM's were bad. WRONG!! I was VERY disappointed when I installed my new CPU and MB and it did nothing! I...

My new CPU won't be delivered until Monday. Since I had some time this weekend, I removed the PSU from my backup rig. No change, still no video.

The new motherboard arrived and it exhibits the same behavior. Guess its the CPU (or possibly the PSU - even though ALL of the voltages read normal). I ordered a E8400 with one day shipping. This is getting expensive!!!

Thanks for the suggestions. I ordered an ASUS P5Q Deluxe from newegg. It should be here tomorrow. I will post when I know if I guessed right.

robisbell - I used a good multimeter (Fluke 83) and each voltage was slightly high (.01 -.03 volts) except the +3.3 which measured +3.4 volts. All of these are within spec. I tested it with the motherboard connected to provide a load and I tested the connections on the main motherboard power...

This morning I checked ALL of the power supply voltages +5 +12 -12 +3.3 and they were all within spec. The +3.3 was a little high (+3.4), but acceptable. Thanks for taking a look and making suggestions. I just have to decide whether to gamble on a CPU or a motherboard. I guess a CPU would be...

I don't see how it can be stuck in hibernate. I have the motherboard out of the chassis. Its not connected to any hard drives and it won't get to the point where it beeps or outputs video. Its only connected to the power supply and it has a video card that is connected to a monitor. One stick of...

I cleared the CMOS twice. I only have one power supply unless I tear down my backup rig, which I don't really want to do. I only check the +5 and +12 and they were both about .01 volts over (very close).

It seems to be failing POST. I am about resigned to do an "unplanned upgrade", but I would like to know which component to replace - motherboard or CPU. I am leaning towards motherboard.

At this point, I have removed the motherboard from the chassis and have it sitting on an insulated pad and connected to the PS. I have rotated two single sticks of memory thru all 4 DIMM slots and the result is always the same - no beep and no video.

We had some violent thunderstorms several days ago and I came home to discover that the power had gone down at some point. My computer would not boot. It was left turned on, but hibernating (Vista Ultimate 64). I have a custom rig with ASUS P5K Premium MB, 4 X 1GB Crucial Ballistix, Q6600, PC...