why is my motherboard doing this.

[DoNotDisturb]

No post, no beep... its a soyo dragon k7v +.....all it does is turn off then on. (cpu fans ARE turning on)

the last CPU used got fried, could it have friend the mobo also??? how do u know if the mobo is fried.


i've used multiple CPUs on it also.. same thing.. maybe the previous chip messed up the mobo??

 

[mechBgon]

First, make sure your heatsink is oriented so the stepped end of the heatsink is at the solid-plastic end of the CPU socket. See figures 7, 13 and 14 of this heatsink-installation guide for an illustration of two issues to watch for.

Once you're sure the heatsink is on in the correct direction, try holding down the Insert key while powering on to POST. If that works, go into the BIOS and disable the Fan-Off Control feature documented on page 15 and 15 of the manual.

 

[mechBgon]

Also, noticing your signature, I wonder if you'd find this interesting: 17 or Bust, search for the solution to the Sierpinski problem 😀 If you get to trying that, hope you join the AnandTech team... we're up to 3rd last I knew! 🙂

 

[DoNotDisturb]

what anandtech team? if its for math, then for sure i'll join. (math is my biggest passion)

 

[DoNotDisturb]

tried everything... no beep.

 

[mechBgon]

We have a big distributed-computing team doing the 17-or-bust project and a bunch of health-related molecular-simulation ones too, plus SETI@Home and some others... watch for a front-page write-up in the next few days on AnandTech.com 😀

As for the mobo, how about double-checking that the RAM is all the way in (sorry to suggest obvious stuff, but you never know) and push down and rock the AGP card to make sure it's down past both rows of contacts in the AGP slot. If you don't have an RPM-signalling fan on the CPUFAN1 header, you will want to again hold down the Insert key while powering up, or else add an RPM-signalling (3-wire) fan onto that header.

If that doesn't get it going, then maybe unplug all drives and try again. If nothing, then take the board out of the case and try it on cardboard. If nothing, take out the RAM and video card! It ought to beep error codes with no RAM! :Q If it won't beep error codes with no RAM, no CPU, no video, then I'd say either the board is toast or the PSU is toast. I hope it ends up being something minor. Remember that the board will expect RPM on the CPUFAN1 header by the DIMM slots or else it won't POST without holding the Insert key (until you can disable FOC anyway).

 

[DoNotDisturb]

mobo is toast, i'm going to try to rma it.

 

[mechBgon]

Bummer 🙁 did you try clearing the CMOS already too?

 

[DoNotDisturb]

yup.