WelshWitch

OK .... Thanks very much for your help :)

Just installed a new PSU ( Silverstone Strider 500w) and still no post beeps, same as previous PSU basically ... green light on MB comes on, fans work, LED's work but no beeps ( this is just with the PSU connected and the system panel connectors) is it time to give up on my motherboard?

Ahhh ...OK, that explains it ....... while I'm here can I just ask, does the thermal paste just go on the 'chip' i.e. the bit in the middle?

Hi, just an update ...... I have managed to get the MB away from the casing (dodgy stand off replaced), so I placed it on an anti-static mat with just the power connectors and still zilch .... no POST beeps, nothing so it's either my MB or PSU. I have decided to invest in a decent PSU first, so if the MB HAS gone I can use it on a new build. I have also removed the Asus fan that I put on there as I was unhappy with the fit and the silicone based thermal paste (it just wiped off really easily .... is this normal?) Also, along with the USB 2.0 module attached to the Firewire connection, I found an extra stand off left on the casing so going back to beginning ...... fingers crossed lol! :mad:

A link to test the PSU would be great :)..... not sure I'll bother with testing the MB if the PSU seem OK ..... I've been looking at replacement boards ( already have an AMD Athlon x2 5000 ) ...... will miss the A8N-SLi though :( ...... and a bit concerned about how to remove it from the slide panel

:( no ....still nothing ..... I'm guessing it's my motherboard?

Hi again, sorry just noticed that there is a 2 x USB 2.0 module on the back panel of my comp and the connection it was attached to was IEEE 1394 which is a Firewire connection ( not me:mad: )and it says in the manual that doing this could damage your MB, I don't think I've ever used those particular USB ports as there are 2 USB 2.0 ports on the front but it's made me realise that maybe I should just check every single wire and connection with the manual!

I've just taken it out of the case but I'm a bit of a novice ..... if I can get it off the sliding partition it's attached to ....how do I connect it up to see if the beeps and monitor are working as I would have to remove all the back panel modules? ....I apologise for my stupidity in advance?

Hi, there is a speaker at the edge of the board in front of the mb, it was working fine before, I was getting beeps when the comp booted (and then crashed again) but now ....nothing.... it's attached to the mb in the brh corner by a 4-pin plug and I've tried putting it in both ways. The mb comes out of the case on a sort of sliding door that it's screwed onto ....unfortunately one of the screws won't come out of the MB so I can't get if off completely (had to gently lift it up to get broken pin out from behind) to try what you've suggested. I'm a bit confused as to the amount of extra wires and things I have too ..... I still have the manual for the mb and the accessories it came with don't match what I have in the box! there is a thick black lead with white attachments similar to the VGA which I assumed were DVI so I tried attaching the monitor with them and strangely I had the monitor saying 'No signal received' but with the VGA it's just a black screen and the monitor goes onto the orange standby light ....could it be a problem with my video card ...... although that wouldn't explain the hard drive not booting ..... and back to the speaker the other connections in that area work fine i.e system power led, hdd activity led ( although this only comes on when it first powers up and than goes off) and the reset button works because when you press it you can hear the hdd trying to start and the hdd led comes on again!

yes I did, but not sure if I did it right, would that make it not boot up?

Computer powering up but hard drive won't boot Hi, had to take my motherboard out to clean off my nforce 4 chip, wrote down where all the wires went, installed a new fan on the chip, put the motherboard back in connected it up and it's powering up i.e. fans working, green light on MB, dvd drives working but after the initial whirr of the hard drive .... nothing, no monitor activity, no beeps, just dead. I've reseated all the connections but it still won't boot, any suggestions?

Hmmmmm ..... I notice it's been discontinued on the US site and it's not available in the UK on the site ....probably why it's so expensive on Amazon:mad2:

Hi again, just wondered what you thought of this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000LGFHFG/ref=sc_pgp__m_A1WYZQ02J81SQY_1?ie=UTF8&m=A1WYZQ02J81SQY&n=&s=&v=glance I know it's quite expensive but I need a decent one for peace of mind, this chip's been through a lot lol;) Have emailed them to see if it will actually fit my MB but any advice from this site would be great!

It's approx 5.3cm from middle to middle:)

Hi Helcaraxe, thanks for the reply ..... I will certainly look at the Akasa coolers ....and cheers for confirming the info about the Zalman :)