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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: whautot on September 29, 2010, 07:25:19 pm

Title: help please
Post by: whautot on September 29, 2010, 07:25:19 pm
Hello all,

I have just purchased a GA-MA770-UD3 motherboard. I have put it in my case but it does not power on. The power LED does not come on but the fan led's come on really DIM??? I purchased this to replace my ASUS M2N-E SLI which had developed a fault with the network port. I sometiimes had issues turning that on also and the fan led's used to just flash very quickly but not boot. I have a 600W OCZ GameXstream PSU.

Before I spend another load of money on a new PSU can anyone suggest something else to try?
Title: Re: help please
Post by: absic on September 29, 2010, 07:28:53 pm
Hi,

silly question but have you connected the motherboards 8 Pin ATX power cable near the CPU as well as the 24 pin motherboard connector?

If the answer is yes, could you post back with your build specs?
Title: Re: help please
Post by: whautot on September 29, 2010, 07:36:19 pm
yes I have plugged the 4+4 in.

Motherboard GA-MA770-UD3
AMD Athlon X2 600+
2GB OCX Memory
Nvidia 8800 graphics
OCZ 600W GamerXstream PSU
Title: Re: help please
Post by: Dark Mantis on September 29, 2010, 07:39:26 pm
Try this for testing the PSU     How to jump start a PSU video   http://www.corsair.com/cinema/movie.aspx?id=1358543
Title: Re: help please
Post by: absic on September 29, 2010, 07:42:17 pm
Hi,
sorry but could you confirm your CPU? Is it the AM3 Athlon X2 600E or the AM2 Athlon64  6000+
Also what revision number is your motherboard?
Title: Re: help please
Post by: whautot on September 29, 2010, 08:00:57 pm
my processor is AM2 Athlon64  6000+
motherboard revision 2.1

thanks for the tutorial will have a look later
Title: Re: help please
Post by: absic on September 29, 2010, 08:05:46 pm
As Dark Mantis has said, it would be a good starting point to check your PSU as the symptoms you are describing would seem to point in that direction.

Do you have a motherboard speaker attached, so that you can hear the POST beeps? If not it would help as the beeps can indicate several problems.
Title: Re: help please
Post by: whautot on September 29, 2010, 08:10:13 pm
sorry no speaker. I will check the PSU and let you guys know how it goes. Thanks for your responses, great forum
Title: Re: help please
Post by: whautot on September 29, 2010, 09:37:00 pm
tried the PSU test and i can get any of my fans to come on. Guess the PSU is knackered
Title: Re: help please
Post by: Dark Mantis on September 29, 2010, 10:06:03 pm
It does sound like it if you followed the instructions carefully. At least that is an easy answer. ;)