VOGONS


First post, by kixs

User metadata
Rank l33t
Rank
l33t

Wanted to test a few Slot-1 cpus and found out that none of my three motherboards would POST - they get the power, CPU fan is spinning. Otherwise they look like dead - no beeps or anything.

Since I use the same ATX PSU for all I guess it must be something wrong with it. Although it powers s370/s462/s478 motherboards just fine.

What should I check with PSU that it's Slot 1 compatible?

Requests are also possible... /msg kixs

Reply 1 of 8, by Tetrium

User metadata
Rank l33t++
Rank
l33t++

Clean the contacts of all the CPUs and see if the Slot 1 slots have any dirt in them. It might also be another common component or even the bench you used to test your stuff on. Also clean the RAM contacts and/or try different RAM (in different memory slots if the board allows this). Or try without graphics card or switch from AGP to PCI or the reverse.
Or try without CPU and/or without any RAM.

Attach a PC speaker.

Try another wall outlet, different power cable, anything that was similar when testing your different stuffthingies.

Whats missing in your collections?
My retro rigs (old topic)
Interesting Vogons threads (links to Vogonswiki)
Report spammers here!

Reply 2 of 8, by kixs

User metadata
Rank l33t
Rank
l33t

Already all done... only the PSU is the same. And all three different mobos have completely the same problem. Start but do nothing. All have different CPUs.

Requests are also possible... /msg kixs

Reply 3 of 8, by Tetrium

User metadata
Rank l33t++
Rank
l33t++

Pics?

Could you post your exact hardware? (especially the motherboards)

Have you removed any of the coin cell batteries for extended amount of time?

Are they jumpered correctly? Were they stored together?

Have you tried that PSU with any other hardware since you tried out your Slot 1 systems?

kixs wrote:

All have different CPUs.

Have you tried swapping CPUs around?
Just to be clear, are all boards removed from their cases?

And you might want to try a different PSU anyway.

Whats missing in your collections?
My retro rigs (old topic)
Interesting Vogons threads (links to Vogonswiki)
Report spammers here!

Reply 4 of 8, by Munx

User metadata
Rank Oldbie
Rank
Oldbie

Might be a bios problem, are the bios chips intact?

My builds!
The FireStarter 2.0 - The wooden K5
The Underdog - The budget K6
The Voodoo powerhouse - The power-hungry K7
The troll PC - The Socket 423 Pentium 4

Reply 6 of 8, by kixs

User metadata
Rank l33t
Rank
l33t

Changed the PSU and Soyo SY-6BA+ is finally posting 😀 - but then again it also POSTs with previous one... no idea what's going on. Capacitors look good.

ASUS P2B is like dead 🙁 Fan is spinning and that's all - CPU is good as it works in Soyo board. It did work the last time I tested it around 2 years ago. And even looks like new...

Requests are also possible... /msg kixs

Reply 7 of 8, by Tetrium

User metadata
Rank l33t++
Rank
l33t++
kixs wrote:

Changed the PSU and Soyo SY-6BA+ is finally posting 😀 - but then again it also POSTs with previous one... no idea what's going on. Capacitors look good.

ASUS P2B is like dead 🙁 Fan is spinning and that's all - CPU is good as it works in Soyo board. It did work the last time I tested it around 2 years ago. And even looks like new...

Good news! 😀

Is the CPU you tested with the P2B a Coppermine? Because not all P2Bs actually support that (cut-off point is around version 1.10, of which some support Coppermine and some don't).
Try it with a Deschutes or a Klamath just to be sure it supports it and clean the contacts of the CPU before installing it, it may need more than a single reseat and sometimes it's difficult to notice a Slot 1 CPU is actually not fully seated.

Whats missing in your collections?
My retro rigs (old topic)
Interesting Vogons threads (links to Vogonswiki)
Report spammers here!