No video, asus P4SGX-MX

[dudleydoright]

No video or beeps, i swapped out the RAM, I seriously doubt INTEL CPU is DOA.
Hey guys, its been a awhile since i requested any type of advice, heres the skinny.

Asus P4SGX-MX mainboard
512 MB DDR 333, PC 2700 "Major brand"
Pentium 4, 2.4 ghz, 533 FSB "BOXED, retail"

However i noticed in the forum and in the manual that eight metal screws/standoffs are required. A previous member had trouble with his MB until he used plastic, i wonder if the reverse is true. I never had a problem like this before, but then again, i never have left two screws blank. Any horr stories/advice before i take the plunge and get a new case.

Thanks

 

[BOYDIE]

There could be a good chance that your cpu is fine but I think you might have shorted your board.
When I was building a system for a friend I left out the plastic spacers when I went to switch on the computer the board shorted and I had to buy him an other one.Usually if the board shorts the rest of the cards, memory etc are fine.

 

[BOYDIE]

Soz 1 more thing if you didnt use the brass standoffs you have shorted your board.Because if the back of the board (all the metal solder touches the case) touches the case it will short as the case isnt earthed.Soz m8 but that is just bad luck......

 

[dudleydoright]

Nope, I've learned that lesson before and like quadruple checked and made sure i only had standoff/anchors where they are holes in the MB. However, I have two holes, left untouched as my case is old in no contact with the case, with solder tips. I'm just wondering if i need metal standoffs/anchors. in such case i need to get a new case, or dill new new holes in my case to allow for anchoring. Read ealrier that somebody else had this issue.
Thanks

hopefully not a doa

 

[BongStalk]

Just searching for others with the same problem and came across this. I suspect these boards are crap. I've now lost a second one in three weeks. Came into the office this morning to find it dead. It was on day two of a burn-in test. When I left last night it was fine. This morning - nothing. The board, brand new boxed CPU and brand new RAM were sitting on a "burn-in bench" I made with standard plastic standoffs mounted to a piece of pressboard. I build dozens of servers a month, so this helps a lot. I have a pair of power supplies mounted, small 8" LCD on it, etc.
The first one had successfully passed burn-in for 96 hours. I then monted it in a 2U chassis and ran it another 48 hours. It arrived at the colo, ran for about 8 hours and died :/
I feel like I have nobody to bame but myself since I was trying to build some budget servers using the old "Fry's specials." I should have known there was a reason their $69.99 board was being bundled into a $109 combo.

 

[pacificwoods]

Hey BongStalk, I bought this same combo from Fry's for $109.00. The onboard sound didn't work at all.
I thought Asus mobo is good, but not all model, at least the one Fry's put on sale is to be watched for.