asus p4pe wont boot helppp

[tstrike]

hi
i just bought a new mobo and a new p4 2.4b c1
the asus p4pe
i have the radeon 9700 pro
and corsair xms 512 memory pc3200c2
when i boot up my cpu the first time
the voice messenger says

"system failed cpu test"
anyone know what that means???
and what can i do to fix it

thanks

 

[mechBgon]

What brand and model of power supply are you using there? Do you have the secondary and teriary power connectors plugged into the motherboard?

 

[tstrike]

i'm using the
TTGI 420w triple fan psu

i have the ATX +12V pluged in and the big atx power pluged in

it powers up
but nothign happens

i also tried using the ezplu instead of the atx +12v but still nothing

the mobo powers up but
then voice comes up and says "system failed cpu test"???

and i also tried reseating the cpu

 

[mechBgon]

I'm unable to find the full specs on that, although Directron lists some of them (thanks, Google). What you might try next is taking the board out of the case and hooking up only the CPU and heatsink/fan unit, the video card (a less power-hungry one if possible), one stick of RAM and the keyboard. That should help narrow down the possibilities a bit.

Also, you might as well plug in all three power connectors, nothing to lose.

 

[tstrike]

heres a review and shows spec of the psu
review of psu

i have it sitting outside the case already
and
i have it with the geforce2ultra
and only 1 stick of xms 512 on it
and cpu and fan

and still says
"system failed cpu test"

 

[mechBgon]

I hate to be negative about your PSU but it has less 3.3V + 5V power than an Antec 300W SL300 unit. Still, it should be able to get your present bare-bones test arrangement to run unless something is the matter. How about double-check the seating of the CPU in its socket, and the RAM in its socket? Look closely, maybe the RAM is tilted or something?

 

[tstrike]

is the psu that bad?

tried reseating everything still nothing

 

[tstrike]

is the voice post enabled at default
casue when i boot the motherboard
it already has it enabled and working????

 

[mechBgon]

I haven't worked with the P4PE but voice reporter was enabled by default on the A7V333's I've worked with. As for the PSU, I am just narrow-minded about PSU's and brands I don't know about for sure. "Antec, Enermax, or Sparkle Power" is my usual refrain