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First post, by andy120

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I have acquired a km400a mb that does not power on. however if i force power i get a repeating 2 tone, higher and lower pitch. never come across that before. any idea what it means. happens with and without ram and cpu fan.

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Reply 1 of 5, by giantclam

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if Ami BIOS that's low cpu fan speed

Reply 2 of 5, by andy120

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yes its ami. will try a different fan. caps all look good and no burn marks.

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Reply 3 of 5, by andy120

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The fans do a twitch only on both cpu and chassis.

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Reply 4 of 5, by Repo Man11

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In such a situation, one of the best ways to eliminate the possibility of an unintentional ground is to remove the motherboard from the case and set it up on a bench with the bare minimum of components and test it that way.

"We do these things not because they are easy, but because we thought they would be easy."

Reply 5 of 5, by giantclam

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If the +12v rail is good then it must be failing post and shutting down ~ caps "looking good" means nothing really ...what do you mean by 'forcing power"?

+1 on repo man's advice