P4VXASD2+

[Ldubs601]

Ok, I'm totally new at most of this so bear with me. I got everything installed and hooked up. My mb is a ECS P4VXASD2+. I turned on the power expecting it to POST and go to the Bios page. Instead I get no output on the screen and three beeps. What do the three beeps mean in terms of what I did wrong? I checked the ECS website and manual and got no help. Anybody know?

 

[AndyHui]

You might want to check that your video card is sitting correctly in its slot.

 

[Ldubs601]

It's seated right. All I get is a blank screen and the continuous three beeps. Any other ideas?

 

[sunkim50]

make sure you have your jumper settings right for the memory. DDR ram uses 2.5V and SDRAM using 3V i think.. so you have to change the jumper that is located between the 2 sets of DIMM slots and all those ugly jumpers on the top right hand side of the board

 

[unintelligent1]

I have the same problem. my monitor doesn't get a signal, but i don't get any beeps at all. i checked all the jumpers, and made sure the video card was in there all the way, but it still won't work. does anyone know wtf is going on with it?

 

[mikef07]

Try booting with 100 mhz bus. Guarantee it works. This board is supposed to work with a 133fsb but it only seems to boot at 100 for everyone.

 

[zigCorsair]

Mine runs most things @ 133 FSB without rebooting. It does, however, reboot when playing Age of Mythology. I think I'm going to need to take it back to 100 for the next couple weeks, when I don't have school.

Does anyone know if it's the heat that causes it to reboot? Or does it reboot for other reasons?

Anyone know of a good deal on a mobo that will support my P4 2.4? I'm talking like 40 bucks good deal - hard to rationalize *more* spending.

TIA.

 

[Peter]

Power supply and RAM quality own the top spots of the "why doesn't this thing run at its rated speed" ranking table.
www.memtest86.com is your friend.