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GA-EX58-UD4P is beeping!!!

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Gold Mine:
This is a new rig just built yesterday.

Core i7 920
Akasa Nero CPU cooler
GA-EX58-UD4P (rev 1.0)
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870
Enermax Noisetaker 600W (used PSU)
Corsiar 6GB DDR3

The system booted up successfully ONCE but after a reset something went wrong. At power on everything lights up and all fans are spinning. I get a series of short fast beeps and nothing on screen. The system then restarts and repeats the same beeps. The manual seems to indicate that this series of beeps is a power error. I have checked both the CPU power connector and the ATX power connector. I tried 2 different graphics cards and got the same result. Haven't tried the RAM yet but all the inner parts are just new except for the PSU which should be adequate anyway. Any help would be great!

Gold Mine:
Strangest thing. I just tried starting up 3 times with each of the 3 RAM modules on their own and it successfully booted with each one. Maybe it doesn't like all 3 modules at once?

Gold Mine:
It just booted up successfully again with all 3 modules. This could be an intermittent problem.....

Gold Mine:
Problem seems to be solved. I'm installing Vista and drivers now. I noticed that the 3 RAM modules each had a 7 figure number ending with 0,1 and 2 respectively. I tried inserting the modules in this order but I don't know if this is what made the difference. Maybe a bit of trapped static electricity? I made sure to flick the switch on the PSU on and off again when it was unplugged to remove any excess charge in the components. Anyway this is just my first experience with the EX58-UD4P. Hope it helps others :P

runn3R:
Hello Gold Mine

usually static electricity just kills the components - sometimes immediately, sometimes it results after few weeks or even months from the event.  so i don't think it was the reason.

anyway check your system precisely by pushing it by some heavy benchmarks / games to make sure everything is correct now.

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