new KV8 Pro system not booting up ...

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by brbJONES, Oct 10, 2004.

  1. brbJONES

    brbJONES Private E-2

    I just purchased a Abit KV8 Pro. Just hooked everything up, I have experience with system installs so I'm not a total noob, but I'm getting these symptoms: loud multi-tonal beeping, POST codes on the debug LED that aren't in the manual, no output to monitor. The code it seems to hang on is 0.4. which if you check is not in the official manual. There were other codes not in the manual as well, but none perhaps worth remembering. Anyone know where a more complete listing of these POST codes might be (the ABIT website does not have them it would seem)? Any ideas as to why I'm not booting?

    My specs are:

    Antec 430-watt PSU
    AMD64 3200+
    ATI 9800+ Pro
    Koolance Exos watercooling
    noname RAM that I've tested and works

    I've removed everything from the mobo, to where only the necessary PSU connectors and the processor are installed, and I still get the same error: hang on code 0.4. Could it be overheating? I just flushed out the fluid and replaced it with fresh koolance coolant, so overheating might be possible, because it takes a while for the system to get to optimal cooling levels. But my thought is that it should atleast boot for a little while even without any cooling right?

    Any help would be appreciated.
     
  2. brbJONES

    brbJONES Private E-2

    Also I just noticed this (I'm definitely not an Abit expert yet ...):

    The board has 2 LEDs, one near the RAM labelled LED1 (5VSB), and another near the PCI devices labelled LED2 (VCC). LED1 is green, but LED2 is red. I'm not sure what this is telling me, as I don't know exactly what VCC means, perhaps some more research is in order ...
     
  3. brbJONES

    brbJONES Private E-2

    okay here we go ...

    "VCC is a common name for the non-ground power supply line ..."

    "Vcc
    The pin on a chip which supplies it with electricity (obviously, there also needs to be a 'ground' pin as well). Typically the Potential difference between the Vcc pin and the ground will be 5V or 3ยท3V."

    Is this telling me I have a power problem? I'm going to try taking it out of my case and booting it up on the anti-static bag ...
     
  4. Toke

    Toke MajorGeek


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