Help ! GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R will not boot up for more than two seconds

[Aussie Allan]

OK, I think I've narrowed my problem down to one or two of two things:

1- a bad PSU

and/or

2- a defective motherboard.

Odd thing is, when I hold the CMOS switch in, it will run but not post video at all. Off to swap out PSU's......

  There's a good chance one of the rails is gone in the PSU.......It's an unfortunate fault to have really.........Not being able to boot means swapping parts in and out till it fires up..........Highly doubt VGA will cause the PC not to boot.....you probably have your finger on it with the PSU......because if it aint.........you might have a new square Frisbee for the Dog.

  Aussie Allan

[Tinker]

I oddity I have found with the X58A. During some testing on SATA 3 (which this board isn't) the PC
part booted shut down & panic, appeared to have died. I then removed power leads let capacitors
drain, then held in CMOS button at rear of case. Thankfully was then able to boot into bios & reset.

Have never had this happen before so might pay to drain CMOS before you try new PSU.
very quirky bios.

As stated in earlier post you need mouse & keyboard connected. Newer bios is set for USB
keyboard but USB mouse is switched off by default.


Regards tinker.

[steve2470]

I'm waiting for my new PSU to arrive from Newegg. Here it is:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

CORSAIR Professional Series HX750 (CMPSU-750HX) 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Hopefully it's not DOA and works properly.

[p13m4n]

It might be one or more bent pins on the CPU socket. Check out this thread in full: http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,6322.0.html

[Tinker]

Lets hope that's the problem Steve. I'm using Cooler Master 600w  Silent Pro is quiet. Don't
forget the bios tip so at least you start with clean bios before you rebuild. Don't rule out
anything. Was your graphics working on old board during the fault. Capacitors often fail
though they dont usually short out things they are connected across main leads for
smoothing. Hope to hear soon it's sorted.


Regards tinker.

[steve2470]

Lets hope that's the problem Steve. I'm using Cooler Master 600w  Silent Pro is quiet. Don't
forget the bios tip so at least you start with clean bios before you rebuild. Don't rule out
anything. Was your graphics working on old board during the fault. Capacitors often fail
though they dont usually short out things they are connected across main leads for
smoothing. Hope to hear soon it's sorted.


Regards tinker.

Yes, the graphics card was working fine.

I connected my bios beep speaker and all I heard was a very soft beep. Only one beep. It boots up for only two seconds or so. I'm really starting to think it's my psu. Yes, I will remember the bios tip, thanks.

[Tinker]

Hope you have keyboard  & mouse in this time Steve. 


Regards tinker.
 

[steve2470]

Hope you have keyboard  & mouse in this time Steve.  


Regards tinker.
 

USB mouse plugged in, PS2 keyboard plugged in, working vga card securely plugged in and monitor works, good RAM module in white slot furthest from CPU, CPU and HSF installed, beep speaker installed, both VGA power connectors on same rail of psu, both power connectors to the mobo (24 slot and 8 slot)... and..

nothing... same.... one very soft beep. I really think my psu has given up the ghost. We'll see after my new one gets here.  I did your BIOS tip, Tinker, exactly as you stated it, also.

on edit: Actually the noise I heard was not the speaker beeping but probably a fan noise. During the very short bootup the speaker did not beep at all.

[Tinker]

Not that it will make any difference until you get new PSU Steve but.. check your manual
for memory. Think you will find first white slot is DDR1 dual is DDR3 so slot 1 white is
nearest CPU. Slot 5 which you used is for final 3 channel memory config. Best sort that
beore you fit PSU.


Regards tinker.

[steve2470]

Not that it will make any difference until you get new PSU Steve but.. check your manual
for memory. Think you will find first white slot is DDR1 dual is DDR3 so slot 1 white is
nearest CPU. Slot 5 which you used is for final 3 channel memory config. Best sort that
beore you fit PSU.


Regards tinker.

I shifted the good RAM module to the white slot nearest the CPU (DDR3_1). You were right, it made no difference. I'm looking forward to testing the new PSU.

[Dark Mantis]

Hi

Before you start chucking money at the build I would suggest making sure that your CPU is supported by the motherboard's BIOS that is installed.  If not you will need to use a supported chip to flash the BIOS first and then you can replace the original CPU again.

[p13m4n]

I somewhat doubt that the PSU will solve your problem, but good luck. You mentioned that you checked the CPU, but have you checked the socket on the motherboard yet? You'll want to go in there with a flashlight and preferably a magnifying glass.

Also, boo hoo, call the whaaambulance, etc.

[p13m4n]

I wonder what happened with the OP...

[Dark Mantis]

Maybe he has fixed it and gone as often happens. People sometimes forget to come back and let the forum know how they got on. On the other hand maybe he 's just busy at the moment.

[steve2470]

Maybe he has fixed it and gone as often happens. People sometimes forget to come back and let the forum know how they got on. On the other hand maybe he 's just busy at the moment.

Hi, sorry for my absence.

The mystery is now solved !

Apparently my Asus 590 GTX graphics card was defective and frying motherboards. It took a qualified PC tech to finally narrow down the cause. He tested absolutely all options and it WAS the cause.

Once again, thank you for your time and I'm never again building a PC. Way too much frustration.