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Need help troubleshooting an asus nct-d

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First post, by Jade Falcon

Posted on 2016-09-18, 22:40

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I recently got a asus nct-d motherboard and need help troubleshooting it.

Parts in use

2 3.6ghz 800fsb 2mb Xeon (have tested with several other cpu's)
Dell 7800 gtx
4x 1GB 1Rx4 PC2-5300P DDR2 ECC REG RAM HP 416356-001
650w sea sonic psu

The problem
The system will not post and the mobo beeps one long beep and 2 short over and over again.
If one stick of ram is in the first ram slot it will shut off after awile. If not there will be w long pause in the beeps and it will start back up beeping.

My post card gives a 31 code and f1 when on ram is in the system, but the beeps are the same without the ram.

What I done

Cleaned the contacts on the 7800 and reinstall it (no change)
Tried every ram opinion I could think off. One stick tried in every slot, 2 stick and so on.
Tried one cpu, different cpu's and so on.
Tested the psu (it's good)

What I have yet to try
Different ram
Different gpu (don't have ether)

any help? I order a second set of ram and a gpu to try. Just thought I'd asked in case I'm doing something stupid.

Also anyone know what jumper 3 and 4 dose? The manual says nothing about it.

Reply 1 of 5, by Jade Falcon

Posted on 2016-09-19, 00:57

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Found a pci-e s3 card I forgot I had. I tried it in the system and nothing changes.

Reply 2 of 5, by luckybob

Posted on 2016-09-19, 04:25

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it's a video error of some sort. The one long and 2 short is a dead giveaway.

That said, for AMI bioses a 31 code is a bit different. I never can get a 100% concrete answer on these damned 80h cards. Each version of the bios is slightly different. That said, 31 is right at the start of video testing on most versions I read. This falls perfectly into line with the L-S-S beeps.
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Also, reset the bios and try a regular pci video card. As for jumpers 3&4. If I was a betting man, I would say they had something to do with the FSB selection. Considering the placement. Take them off, see what happens.

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Reply 3 of 5, by Jade Falcon

Posted on 2016-09-19, 11:53

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I tryed removing the jumpers and nothing changed. I did ordered a pci card to test the system.
I also have read that 31 could be a ram errors. The board calls for pc2-3200 and in using pc2-5300.

I'm just a little confused that it would pull a code that about a card missing and not something else and given that I don't deal with sk604 system that often I'd thought I asked.

I should get the pc2-3200 ram today.

Reply 4 of 5, by Jade Falcon

Posted on 2016-09-19, 15:22

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Did some more looking, looks like one long and 2 short can be a ram problem with some older asus bards.

Reply 5 of 5, by Jade Falcon

Posted on 2016-09-19, 21:06

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Found it out. It was the ram.

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