[OT] ABIT AI7 Blues

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Peter Lykkegaard - 28 Jan 2004 18:06 GMT

Hi - I have a small problem - or rather it's my new ABIT AI7 rev 1.0 board
which has a big problem
It won't boot - at all

CPU/MEM/GC/PSU are testet on an Intel D865PERL board, no obvious problems on
this board
CMOS is reset
Tried with a slooow DDR2100 128 Mb stick
Nope nothing

Post code display shows .3 - .0.1 and that's all folks

Any suggestions besides an RMA which I am writing at this very moment
Bugger :-(

TIA - Peter

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Kent_Diego - 28 Jan 2004 18:11 GMT

> It won't boot - at all

It seems you verified everything is OK except motherboard. Bad MB's are
common. One thing to check is to be sure MB is not shorting out at bottom
standoffs and on/off switch is connected correctly. As a check, remove MB
from case, and only have CPU, RAM and video card installed. The PS ON signal
is the green wire on the ATX power supply connector, short to ground (black
wire) through end of backshell on PS connector to turn on.

-Kent

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Peter Lykkegaard - 28 Jan 2004 18:51 GMT

> > It won't boot - at all
> >
> It seems you verified everything is OK except motherboard.
> Bad MB's are common. One thing to check is to be sure MB
> is not shorting out at bottom standoffs and on/off switch is
> connected correctly.

I know apparently the rev 1.0 of the AI7 has some bad habits

> As a check, remove MB from case, and only have CPU, RAM
> and video card installed. The PS ON signal is the green wire on
> the ATX power supply connector, short to ground (black
> wire) through end of backshell on PS connector to turn on.

Oh the MB is actually outside the box at the moment just with cpu, psu and
one memory stick attached
The cab is next to the MB with the front panel switches attached

Oh well

- Peter

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Rene Lamontagne - 29 Jan 2004 00:40 GMT

> > > It won't boot - at all
> > >
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>
> - Peter

Peter, you might try posting on the Abit NG, Some pretty smart guys are
regulars on tha group, to name a few, Tom G, Richard Hopkins, Homie, Big
badger and many others.

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Regards, Rene Lamontagne

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Peter Lykkegaard - 29 Jan 2004 06:16 GMT

> Peter, you might try posting on the Abit NG, Some pretty smart guys
> are regulars on tha group, to name a few, Tom G, Richard Hopkins,
> Homie, Big badger and many others.

Thanks a lot
I have been traveling through the mysteries of the ABIT NG :-)
I have found that rev 1 has CMOS problems and having fast memory sticks
gives failure due to low initial voltage
I have bought a small 128 MB DDR 2100 to see if this was the problem
I have done an RMA on it hopefully getting a newer AI7 from a new rev series

I was just wondering if it was something obvious I have forgot :-)

- Peter

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Peter Lykkegaard - 30 Jan 2004 15:34 GMT

> I have done an RMA on it hopefully getting a newer AI7 from a new rev series

LOL - Took approx 20 minutes for the comp to decide that I'll receive a new
board :-)
Nice - Looking forward to this

- Peter

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