Never see or heard of anything like this.

[BeauJangles]

hey guys. Well, my computer has been having issues lately and I seem to have most of them resolved, except for one that is extremely perplexing. In fact, it's so perplexing that it almost doesn't anger me (like most of my other problems do 🙂). Here's what's up. Probably about a week ago I went to turn on my computer, it started up, i heard all the fans spin up, but the screen stayed blank. Weird I thought, i bet my monitor cable came loose. under my desk I go, only to find the cable is properly seated. I check the monitor has power, it does. Then I realize I never saw the computer POST. So I turn it back on. The 2 number screen on the monitor immediately goes to FF, or fully functional, without POSTing. Wierd. So I reset it, does the same thing. Reset a few more times, then it starts to work. Since then it has happened a few times, but now when I go turn it on it just goes to FF and nomatter what I do I can't get the damn machine to even try posting!!! ahhh!! Power is definately going to the motherboard, btw.

Here is my setup:
epox 8k7a
1.2 @ 1.4 ghz Tbird (dont tell me to downclock, it won't even try to POST, so that doesnt have anything to do with it
Radeon LE
256 megs Crucial DDR
40 gig Maxtor HDD

I did switch powersupplies a few months ago, but they are both 300 watt and this setup ran fine on the new one for a long time...

Any ideas?

 

[BeauJangles]

Ok, so i took out EVERYTHING and just ran the mobo alone with the PSU... well it's definately the PSU or the mobo, and I would tend to believe it's the mobo because it's getting power and all. I don't understand why it just stopped working though.

 

[mrman3k]

300watts is plenty, people often say you need more but often you do not unless you are running a lot of items. If you fear it is the PSU make a list of all the items in your case and add up their wattage, if it exceeds the PSU, then upgrade to 350W or whatever. Otherwise I bet it is your motherboard or graphics card, first try another graphics card if possible, then if that still does not work, then it is the motherboard or monitor.

 

[Xenon14]

I HAVE SAME PROBLEM!!! k71.33/ epox 8k7a. I was playing medal of honor, and my computer reset. It posted C1 (detecting ram) i rebooted it like 100 times and it worked, this happened a few more times until rebooting it 1000+ times doesn't work. It doesn't even get to bios! It just starts up, posts C1, then E2 (an error not listed in the manual). I re-assembled my whole computer, nothing worked. I'm gonna be sending my mobo to newegg this week, supposedly they'll either fix it or send me a new one.

 

[Xenon14]

I'd also like to note that i have Crucial ram, Radeon DDr, and IBM 40gig hd. I tried reseting CMOS, upping the voltage on the cpu and ram, nothing worked. So i think it's the mobo.

 

[Jen]

i got one here that just posted FF on bootup wont go through any of the other checks for memory etc. i have switched out every component.........that leaves just the motherboard left as the problem. even cleared the cmos..........no good its going for RMA



Jen

 

[Doomguy]

Check the Clear CMOS jumper. Make sure it's not on.

 

[JackOfHearts]

My brother in law's system died that same way🙁

One new mobo from newegg later life is good.

sorry about your luck man...

 

[BeauJangles]

Ugh... it's really dead. Doesn't even turn on now. Gotta whip out the Epox RMA stuff. Anyone got their number handy? I can't seem to get to their site?

 

[venk]

Something like that has happend to me on my Epox 8KTA3 (hmm...notice a trend here 🙂), i would crash, reboot with no post, reboot again and it would start up normally.

Sometimes i needed to do a cold boot to get it going

 

[Xenon14]

The odd thing is those serious crashes occurred only when i played Ghost Recon or Medal of Honor. How could software cause such permanent damage...to a mobo nonetheless. Hard drive is understandable, but mobo? I had all the latest drivers; it's very odd.