GA-8INXP Problems.

[Mike14k]

Hi, just got my GA-8INXP today. Put the 3.06 GHZ cpu and the 1gig of DDR ram in it, connected only the basics, vid card, scsi card and 1 cd-rom drive. Connected the PSU (Vantec), pressed power button the system cuts on, however I am getting absolutly no video at all. I have used a 9700 Pro and 2 various other video cards with the same effect. If anyone has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated.

I have been waiting 4 months on this motherboard and now this, I feel like my head is about to go boom!

 

[Lycan]

Mine takes ages for the video to initalize.
Good 2 to 3 minutes.
Unsure why.

Give it some time.

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: Lycan
Mine takes ages for the video to initalize.
Good 2 to 3 minutes.
Unsure why.

Give it some time.

WHAT!?!

 

[poMONKey]

Lycan... thats not right! what card do you have? i havent got my board up yet...

you guys are scaring me! :Q

 

[dmhinz]

I am having problems w/ my 9700 Pro and this board as well. I also see long delays w/ the video initalizing (totally miss the POST results) but, wrote that off as a DVI issue.

I am also having big problems w/ this board crashing the video to 256 color is I up the FSB past 133 EVEN WITH THE AGP/PCI LOCKED AT STOCK!

What FSB are you running the board at Mike14k?

-D

 

[Mike14k]

I am getting zero video output, no posts at all. This is leading me to believe either the AGP slot is dead or the CPU is dead. The vid cards I tested worked fine in other system, so the vid cards are fine. The box the CPU came in was slighty crushed so was the P4 box itself. So I have no way to test the cpu. Makes me wonder if it is the board or the CPU. The Ram is gooded tested it on my old Alienware System. I have no clue as what to do. I have built many systems but this is by far the strangest situation I have had with any of the systems. The other problem is Giga-Bytes tech support is non existent due to the Chienese new year. So I am stuck with more then likely having to RMA both the CPU and Mobo and wait another 2 weeks to get a replacement *sigh*. Four months of waiting and this.

dmhinz if you are using DVI output you should get no video until windows loads, due to the digital signal.

 

[dmhinz]

That's a bummer - w/ the scarce availability of the 8INXP you will surely have to wait in line again - I feel your pain

DVI does produce a video signal prior to Windows loading - if not, you could never set the BIOS params My video comes up fine using DVI, it is just slow on boot and I almost never see the POST results.:disgust:

 

[Mike14k]

I know, the wait is what is going to kill me. I need to find a freind quick with a 478 socket mobo to test out the cpu and test the 8INXP with a diffrent P4. Oh well........the pain is increasing the more I turn my head right and look at the open case and the mobo taunting me.

 

[Booster]

Many people experience similar problems with various boards nowadays, most likely due to some power issues. Sometimes the PSU is too powerful for the rig . It can be fixed with a weaker PSU, that's miraculous. For example, if your system doesn't make it with a 300 - 450 watter, you may solve the problem with a 250W one.

 

[poMONKey]

Originally posted by: Booster
Many people experience similar problems with various boards nowadays, most likely due to some power issues. Sometimes the PSU is too powerful for the rig . It can be fixed with a weaker PSU, that's miraculous. For example, if your system doesn't make it with a 300 - 450 watter, you may solve the problem with a 250W one.

wow... ive always heard of or seen the opposite, it seems to be the lack of power that hurts... i dunno tho

That's a bummer - w/ the scarce availability of the 8INXP you will surely have to wait in line again - I feel your pain

this is what terrifies me... the HUGE line... i havent hooked my system up yet and the suspense is KILLING ME...:Q

 

[Ketchup]

Don't forget that it could be the RAM too. I got some DDR once that was incompatible with my old ECS K7S5A. I had a hard time believing it was the memory and it was one of the last things I tried. I even sent the board back because I thought it was defective. Good luck finding an answer.

 

[Tummy]

Weird - my 8inxp powers up within a couple of seconds.

I mentioned in an earlier thread that I saw that GB chipset seems to have some problem with the pci/agp lock, and to try 34/68 instead of the default 33/67... maybe it works for somebody else. dunno.

 

[Mike14k]

I have one quick question, is Corsair 512MB DDR266 PC2100 184 DIMM CAS2.5 Registered ECC Memory compatiable with the GB chipset? I am super paranoid right now since the video came on for a split second during a trouble shooting call with Giga-byte a few days ago. The weird thing though the AGP warning light for when you insert a 2x card always comes on with 4x and 8x cards. Thats why giga-byte and myself have concluded the agp slot to be bad. I am just a little paranoid right now. I have assembled many system, but none with such a strange action of the mobo. I am so paranoid, makes wonder exactlly what it is that is acting wiggey.

 

[briansho]

Did you ever find out what was up with this motherboard? I have the exact same problem and mine is being shipped back to where i bought it from right now for a replacement.