Help: Processor fail on POST with P4S333 + 1.8A

[JWilco]

Hey all-

There seems to be little info on the net about what to try if the POST -> processor fails.

Setup:
New ASUS P4S333
Northwood 1.8A
Radeon 8500 in AGP
Case: Cheiftec 1040 clone with Channelwell 420W
Crucial 512MB 2100 in DDR slot 0

So, basically, installed just the 478-pin processor, RAM, AGP card and connecting power to MB and LED's for power/HD, etc. On initial power up, no video out and the voice diagnositic says "processor test failed"

I'm a relative newbie, so I wanted to see if I'm missing something obvious. Also it seems like DOA processors aren't all that common. Processor is properly oriented and I seated it twice. I'm using the stock retail thermal pad, heatsink and fan. After 1st try, some thermal pad left on core but no evidence of bent pins or physical damage.

Anything I could try before I RMA this?

Thanks
J

 

[JWilco]

Couple other things:
CPU fan is connected and works on power on but no case fans connected (left case open)
No HDD, floppy, DVD connected yet
MB set to jumperless (JEN1)
Again, thanks for any suggestions
J

 

[Soulflare]

The first few times I tried running a near identical setup (1.8A, P4S333 and 2x256Mb Crucial
PC2100 DDR) I got a message saying something like "invalid clock frequency" in jumperfree
mode, whether I selected 1800Mhz or manually set it at 100/33 (FSB/PCI). I turned jumperfree
off and manually set the jumpers to 100/133 (FSB/MEM) and the error went away.

I updated to BIOS rev. 1004 a few days later, figured I'd try running jumperfree again, and
discovered that even though I selected 100/33 in the BIOS screen initially, the board was
switching for some reason to 119/40 (FSB/PCI - CPU @ 2.142 Ghz, AGP @ 79Mhz). Now with
rev. 1004, the BIOS doesn't do this.

I'd suggest updating the BIOS (if possible - mine shipped with 1001, latest is 1004) or
manually setting the jumpers. Perhaps your system is trying to boot at some wild overclock
right out of the box.

 

[Slacker]

Do you have the special power plug for the P4 connected? either the square four pin plug, or the standard rectangular four pin "molex" plug that asus added to the p4s333 for the P4's power needs?

On the motherboard there are two types of power plug sockets, one is square and is located near the cpu, the other is a standard socket that one of the leads from a power supply would fit into, one of these two plugs needs to be connected to supply power specifically for the P4 processor, but it is either one or the other in use, not both.