Is my mobo fried?

[FerraraZ]

Here is the mobo I bought for the PC I'm building for my dad:

http://www.newegg.com/product/...x?Item=N82E16813153073

Now the case powers on fine, the power button works. All the fans run, the heatsink as well. When I first turned it on I noticed I wasn't getting any video from the on board video and that my cd drive tray wasn't opening or flashing green.

So to try to resolve my video issue I put a Radeon x800 256mb card in there. I'm not sure if its PCI express 1 or 16x but I put it in anyway to see if I could get video. Still nothing, and the video card is powering up because the fan is spinning.

My cd drive I have no idea why it is not even powered on. Being that this is a SFF computer I used the same line of power connectors that my hard drive and back fan are connected with. I'm just stumped, I have no idea why things are acting the way they are and if you need more info I'll be happy to help

 

[jackschmittusa]

Surely you tested the mb. cpu, and a stick of ram on the bench before assembling everything, right?

Is the "reset cmos" jumper in the right position?

 

[oldsystem]

Check the bios settings and see where it's looking for a display adapter, onboard or PCI-E.

 

[XxPrOdiGyxX]

Originally posted by: oldsystem
Check the bios settings and see where it's looking for a display adapter, onboard or PCI-E.

He can't do that because his system won't POST. Off the top of my head I would say your mobo is the problem. Jetway isn't really one of the high quality brand name manufacturers out there. Only other thing to check is to make sure that the memory you are using is good. Trying putting in memory that is KNOWN to be good.

 

[robisbell]

make and model of PSU?
make and model of case?
make and model of RAM?

 

[coxmaster]

I had a similar problem with a different motherboard. The fans turned on, but nothing else happened. From every case i have seen of this the motherboard is at fault.

Best bet would be to RMA the motherboard if you can.

 

[FerraraZ]

RMA the motherboard?

Case and PSU:

http://www.newegg.com/product/...x?Item=N82E16811144140

Ram:

http://www.newegg.com/product/...x?Item=N82E16820134115

I dunno where to reset the cmos and I dunno what you mean by checking the bios settings because I can't even see the bios.

 

[FerraraZ]

If it helps I plugged the cd drive into my current desktop and it powered which leads me to believe the power supply supplied in the case is faulty.

 

[robisbell]

I think the board is the problem, not sure if it's friend or just junk, jetway main corporate office does not ackownledge it exsists, and the other jetway refuses to give basic spec info about the board out without you emailing them. I'd return the board immediately and get a better one from someone other than jetway.

 

[coxmaster]

Originally posted by: FerraraZ
RMA the motherboard?

Sorry, should have explained. Basically if it is still under warranty you send it back.. they test it, see that it failed and send a replacement.

Or just return it to where you bought it if you can, thats usually easier.

 

[FerraraZ]

Well I just ordered a new power supply. I dont think its the mobo because the cpu powers up so I came to the conclusion that my power supply was faulty and had some bad connections. My new power supply will come tomorrow. Is this good logic?

 

[robisbell]

hwo did you conclude that the PSU is faulty? walk us through the tests and steps you took in detail to come to that conclusion.

 

[FerraraZ]

Well the only test I did was plugging my cd drive into my other PC's power supply and the cd drive worked. The cpu was running and the case switches and LED display also worked.

 

[robisbell]

I'd suggest you get a multimeter and manuall test the PSU properly, I think the issue is the motherboard.

http://www.devhardware.com/for...-it-to-test-75111.html

 

[coxmaster]

From what i have seen the motherboard is at fault.. Like i said, i had a similar problem where the fans would turn on but the computer wouldnt POST or Boot, the DVD drive also wouldnt open..

I got a new motherboard and it all works again!

 

[skulkingghost]

Id say motherboard at this point. Good luck with your mobo replacement.

 

[robisbell]

thank you, that's 3 people that agree the mobo is at issue.

 

[FerraraZ]

haha ok ok, I ordered a new Power supply and a new gigbyte mobo. I really hope this fixes it ha I can feel myself getting poorer.

 

[jackschmittusa]

And a bad mb keeps the cd drive from opening how?

 

[XxPrOdiGyxX]

Originally posted by: FerraraZ
Well the only test I did was plugging my cd drive into my other PC's power supply and the cd drive worked. The cpu was running and the case switches and LED display also worked.

That test does absolutely nothing to confirm that the PSU is the problem. The only thing you confirmed is that the optical drive works and your other computer works. If your motherboard is shorting out or faulty, it will prevent the other components in your system from powering up.

 

[FerraraZ]

Ok ok I ordered a new Mobo and Power supply so we'll see.

 

[FerraraZ]

OK I"M OFFICIALLY STUMPED.

Ordered:

http://www.newegg.com/product/...x?Item=N82E16813128045

http://www.newegg.com/product/...x?Item=N82E16817170015

So I replaced my power supply and my motherboard and I'm still getting no video output from the on board video. People thought it was previously my motherboard but oddly it may not be. I'm just completely stumped. Any help? direction? please!!

 

[Crusty]

Did you forget to use motherboard risers?

 

[jackschmittusa]

Posting this with the exact same Gigabyte mb you just got and running it on the bench (modding my main rig). Using the onboard vid, running 2 sticks of the cheapo 1gb HP 667 ram and an X2 3800. It required nothing special to get running.

Is your ram 1.8v? Mine would not post with a couple of sticks of ram rated for 2.0v (PQI Turbo). It also worked with KVR 800 and Super Talent 667 Is there a stick in the first ram slot?

Interestingly, I bought the same psu as you did too. I intended to eventually put this mb in an old Emachines box that needs a matx psu. I believe it should power it without a problem, although it is still in the box.

 

[FerraraZ]

I put the one stick of 512mb ram closest to the CPU. There are 2 RAM slots