ASUS A7V333 Won't POST :(

[Chinabox]

I finally got rid of my ABIT KA7-100 when it died on me for the second time in two years, and got an ASUS A7V333 as per a recommendation by a close friend. Of course, I'm having more trouble with this board than I did the KA7 (which I thought was impossible).

Basically, the story is as follows. My computer is hooked up as it should be, everything positioned nicely in the case, screws in, cables in the right places, etc. When I push the power on switch, one of my case fans spins for about 1/1000 of a second and then nothing. No POST, nothing on my monitor, not even the sound of my power supply attempting to start up. After searching the web a little for information about this problem, it seems that many have run into something like this and most went RMA. Is there any hope for me?

Please let me know...Thank you kindly.

Zach

 

[mechBgon]

Hmm, I would try putting it on your desktop on its antistatic bag and giving it one stick of RAM and the video card (make sure the video card is all the way down into the slot, past the second row of contacts). For good measure, you might want to put an RPM-sensing fan on the CPUFAN header so the board sees an RPM signal and is thus assured the CPU fan is running. If it still won't fire up, call Asus and request an RMA, and prepare to wait about three weeks.

If the fans stay running but you get no video, plug headphones or speakers into the audio-out jack (green) and see if it's saying "System CPU fail! System CPU fail!" over and over, another likely RMA situation in my experience.

Edit: also, is your heatsink definitely on the right direction? One end of the base has a step cut into it, which must go over the solid end of the CPU socket for clearance or you can expect the board to kill power to the CPU due to the resulting temperature spike. Furthermore, if you have a heatsink that has a removable clip, such as the Volcano 7, it's imperative that the pressure point of the clip be centered on the CPU core. If the clip is 180 degrees backwards, you're going to have problems even if the heatsink itself is on in the correct direction.

 

[Buz2b]

You might want to go to this forum and take a look. There is a "sticky" for that board that is over 17 pages long. Very informative but reaalllly looooonnnggg!
I will (hopefully) be building a new system with this board this weekend. I'll let you know if I find any similar trouble and/or resolution for it.
And in the meantime, I would also suggest you put together the system (with absolute bare minimum components) outside of the case first. What PS are you using?