help needed P4PE mobo

[tstrike]

hi
got my asus p4pe
with a 2.4b c1
and corsair xms memory pc3200c2

when i try to boot it up it
the voice tells me "system failed cpu test"
so i am leaded to belive my cpu is broken
but a thought came to me

and maybe the motherboard is broken and may be reporting to me wrong messages

so i tried taking out the cpu and boot it up
and it tells me "no cpu installed"

does this mean the motherboard is 100% working?

right now trying to find a friend that has a p4 system for me to test my cpu if it's working

any opinion on this
if the motherboard can think and see that there is no cpu installed
when i take it out
does it mean the motherboard is 100% working?

thanks
kind of a noob question
but kinda frustated for getting defective parts
thanks for any help in advance

 

[o1die]

Check your 12v rail reading in the hardware monitor. If it's below 11.7, that can trigger the message. I fixed the problem on my p4s533 by removing a jumper on the board to disable the speech reporter, and changing power supplies. I use an L&C 350 watt, available from dealsonic for only $17.95 shipped. All readings are at or above spec, and it's very quiet.

 

[Marine]

Are you sure you have the square 4 prong cpu power supply plugged in? It's between the CPU socket and the AGP slot. If you don't have one of these on your PSU, you can plug in a standard power connection to the EX-Plug located just behind the ATX power connection. You have to have one of these connections powered or the CPU won't work.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Where did you purchase the CPU from?

 

[tstrike]

yea all the power connections are all plug in
bought the cpu from atacom.com