ga-x58a-ud3r blank screen - no post

[nvasquez269]

Hi, I just bought this motherboard.  I am not sure what is going on with this board.
specs are,

-Core i7-950 3.06GHz
-Gold XTC 6GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL8 Memory Kit (Three 2GB Memory Modules)
-GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCIe 2.0 x16 Video Card
-I have four SATA hard drives.
-power supply 600w

The case used to have another board (abit), so i am using the same case and hard drives with the same power supply, the only new things are the MB, Processor and graphics card.  I am not getting anything on the screen, i only see red,green and amber lights on two sections of the motherboard, the lights are near the upper and lower side of the memory modules.  At this point, I have remove hard drives, memory, even to having just the processor running and nothing.  this board does not post errors, which is bad, i am used to abit boards.
any advise will be very helpfull.  thank you so much.
 

[Dark Mantis]

Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

Well first things first, have you got all the power leads connected to the motherboard? that's the 24 pin and the 8 pin(near CPU)?

If you connect a buzzer to the front panel connector block on the motherboard you will at least know what POST beeps it makes.

I would suggest if you are still not getting anywhere to remove the motherboard from the case. It is a possibility that there is a short. Lay the motherboard on some cardboard and then check the CPU socket for any bent pins. They are tiny and you may need a magnifying glass to see properly.

Post again when you have done all this.

[nvasquez269]

my power supply can connect the 24 pin to the board but the other wired only has up to 6, do i have to have the 24 and the 8 connected, is it a must?? otherwise i probably need to buy another power supply.  thanks.

[Dark Mantis]

That is probably where your problem lies and to be fair I did think that you were asking a bit much of it anyway being only 600W. I would try and get a good quality single 12V rail of about 700W or more depending on your future upgrading plans.

[nvasquez269]

thanks so much.  i will go buy another one and post the results.

[Dark Mantis]

Dont forget to buy a buzzer also.

[nvasquez269]

Hi, this is to let you know that after buying a new power supply is now working fine.  Are there any bios configuration tips as to how to get the most out of this motherboard.  thank you.

[Dark Mantis]

That is good news and I hope that some others who don't always agree with us on the need for a decent size quality PSU are following this thread too. Did you also add a buzzer?

Usual best practice rules apply when setting up the BIOS eg disable anything that you don't use/need, first boot device HDD0, etc If you have any specific questions then please post on the forum and we will do our best to answer them.

[nvasquez269]

I did not buy a buzzer, sorry I don't get the use of it?? please explain.  again sorry i just don't know what the buzzer is going to do or maybe i am not getting it.

thank you for all your info and yes your recommendation should hopely help somebody else here.

thank you.

[Dark Mantis]

A buzzer is just the modern version of the case speaker. It isn't strictly necessary but is a useful device to have installed for faultfind especially. They are extremely cheap (a few cents) and it is always useful to have around even if you don't install it permanently.

[Rumbler]

I am having the same issues posted here.

Mobo: X58A-UD3R/rev 2.0
Power supply: Corsair 850w
Processor: I7-950
Memory: 3x2gb DDR3 1333mhz

the difference is my Power supply has the 8 pin required. I have babied this machine while putting it togather I have reconfirmed multiple times that every thing is wired correctly. I looked at the pins for the processor on the board and 3 look like they might be the issue, (look at it one angle they all look good, look at it a different angle and 3 are slightly darker/brighter depending on how I move my head.)

{Resolved}

I resolved my own issue. the problem was memory placement. i had my memory in slot 2, 4, 6 instead of 1, 3, 5


I figured left most was 1 it is not its 2 1 is to the right of it. it looks like this (again this is to help others that run into the same thing i did not the forum techs)

2, 1, 4, 3, 6, 5.

[Lsdmeasap]

Ya, not sure why they made slots 1, 3, 5 physical slots 2, 4, 6?