ga-880gm-ud2h new MOBO can't post

[Ugg]

Hi

I have a new ga-880gm-ud2h  which I exchanged for a faulty ASUS at a PC fair near Birmingham yesterday

the supplier transferred  the CPU & Memory on powering up the system nothing happens apart from fans turn DVD opens and closes & there is power to both HD, HD LED is on.

on picture Tried VGA & DVI port

CPU AMD X2 255


my Power supply is CorsairTX650 it has 2X4pin 12v

Question 1 do i need both these 12v connectors side by side black is on pins 1-4 grnd and yellow on pins 5-8 12v

Memory 1x 4gb TeamElite 1333 in slot DDR3_1 (TED34096M1333C9)

I've looked on the memory support list and the only 4GB memory listed are Kingston

Question 2 is this memory list upto date & is the stick i have compatible

DVD in SATA2_4
150GB Raptor in SATA2_0
2TB Samsung in SATA2_1

Question 3 what am I  missing?

The PSU I'm using is not the intended PSU I had intended to a Antec Earthwats 380w until i read in the manual about recommendations of 500w psu if / when i get this to work i'll be using the on board graphics & the only add on will be a TV capture card (Still in its box)

Question 4 Is the ANTEC good enough or should i stick with the Corsair

[absic]

Hi there,

Question 1: Yes you really need to use both connectors of the EPS connector from the PSU. These plug into the 8 pin socket near the CPU.

Question 2: The QVL memory list isn't always up-to-date and you are often better off checking at the RAM Manufacturer's website for compatibility.That said, if you know the RAM Module is fine in another system it should still work.

Question 3: The obvious thing to check would be is the CPU supported by the BIOS. If you have a rev 1.0 or 1.3 version of the motherboard it might not have the F5 or later BIOS needed for the Athlon 255 processor. This would give the same result as you are now getting of the system failing to boot. If you have a rev 1.0 or rev 1.3 motherboard (you can find the rev no printed on the motherboard usually somewhere near the bottom left hand corner) then you would need a CPU that is supported before you can update the BIOS.

Do you have a motherboard speaker attached? If you do what, if any, POST beeps are you getting. If you haven't attached a motherboard speaker then this would be the next thing to do as the POST beeps can really help when it comes to trouble shooting.

Question 4: Stick with the Corsair PSU.

[Ugg]

Thank you for quick repply

Question 2 looked on the Teamgroup web site and the Module i have isn't listed (It worked on the previouse board) I have some DDR 2 in another PC is it worth booring them & trying?

Question 3 the motherboad is Rev 1.4 & the CPU is on the list.

The Case i'm using dosn't have a motherboard speaker I think I have one I could nick out of another case if so how would i attach it to this motherboard?

[absic]

Sadly DDR2 memory can't be used so that won't work for you here.

If you can get hold of a motherboard speaker it will attach to the motherboard header. Check the User's Manual for further details (Page 27) If you haven't got the manual you can download it from here: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3635&dl=1#manual

Another thing to do would be to clear CMOS, especially as the board may have been used before. This will clear any old information held and give you a clean base to start from. If you're not sure how to clear CMOS properly check here: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,2286.0.html

[Ugg]

This isn't going well!

Found a motherboard speaker & plug it,  cleard the Bios by unpluging and placing small screwdriver accros the pins (About 3secs as per manual)

now nothing happens at all the fan on PSU & CPU strat then stop

unpluged speaker same!
What have I done wrong?

[Ugg]

Disconnected every thing

Press power button fans start then imediatly stop as if the power has been swithed off

Going to stop now & cook my tea

will try other PSU tommorw

Thanx for your help

[Dark Mantis]

Try clearing the CMOS properly like this:


Remove the power cable from the mains supply and then press the power switch on the case for a few seconds just to drain any residual energy in the PSU capacitors.

Once done remove the motherboard battery for at least one hour before replacing it.
 
Next plug back into the mains supply and boot.
 
You will now need to enter the BIOS by pressing DEL and load Optimised BIOS Defaults.

Make any other changes to the BIOS settings to suit your self like disabling the floppy drive, disabling the full screen logo and making the HDD the primary boot device and then press F10 to save and exit.

[Ugg]

OK still no joy

Note Power not plugged in

removed batery & Replaced it an hour later

still with Corsier 650w PSU connected Press power button fans start then imediatly stop as if the power has been swithed off as before

As sugested connected a 380w antec PSU on pressing power button nothing at all happoens

(this PSU is brand new still in its box & untestted by me but MOBO manual states the psu 500w or greater so its either it's not man enouth or it's a dud)

any suggestions as to what to do now?

[Dark Mantis]

I don't know what make or model your little PSU is but chances are if it is a cheaper range one that it doesn't even really reach it's 350W stated output. You must use a decent, preferably single 12v line model.

[Ugg]

Dark Mantis

I know the 380w Antec wasn't man enough absic suggested i try it as it was all I had to hand without dismantling another PC ethern then it's PSU has 2*4 12v plug

[Dark Mantis]

The only option if you want to try it is to use it as a master/slave setup with other PSU.

[Ugg]

Hi

I'm at the limit of my experience, which I'm always willing to expand.

However I don't have the equipment or spear parts to test beyond what I've done.

so I've bitten the bullet and gone to a local PC repair shop.

when i find out what the issue is I'll update this thread.

in the mean time thank you once again for you help.

[Dark Mantis]

Cool, I will certainly be interested in hearing the outcome.

[Ugg]

Hi

This has been resolved it turns out there was a Dodgy pin in one of the PSU's 12v CPU connectors.

[absic]

Hi Ugg,

pleased your issue has been resolved and hopefully no more trouble now.