9CJS LED says "F" - no boot

In alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.chaintech, Lazarus wrote:

 >do the fans go on etc

Yes.

 >by "no boot" do you mean you have no picture but everything else seems fine?

No beeps, no video. Haven't got as far as attaching a drive to it.

 >what vga card are you using?

Matrox Parhelia, but even without it there is no beep.

 >the display should say "FF" when everything is normal.

Should the display change as it boots? It seems to say "F", but closer
inspection shows that the second digit is also F, but lower brightness.

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forget about the beeps you dont get them until you load bios defaults IIRC

What I do know is that I had the same as as you and I got no beeps either
until I finally accessed the bios.

Try a different graffix card. It wouldnt work with my ati radeon and the
card was fine and met all specs so a mate of mine said "look at the way they
sell g force cards I`ll bet a ti4200 will work"

So I bought one and it did first time!

So try another vga card!


"Nigel M" <reply DeleteThis @thegroup.com> wrote in message
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 > In alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.chaintech, Lazarus wrote:
 >
  > >do the fans go on etc
 >
 > Yes.
 >
  > >by "no boot" do you mean you have no picture but everything else seems
fine?
 >
 > No beeps, no video. Haven't got as far as attaching a drive to it.
 >
  > >what vga card are you using?
 >
 > Matrox Parhelia, but even without it there is no beep.
 >
  > >the display should say "FF" when everything is normal.
 >
 > Should the display change as it boots? It seems to say "F", but closer
 > inspection shows that the second digit is also F, but lower brightness.
 >
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 > Nigel Mercier<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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In alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.chaintech, Lazarus wrote:

 >So try another vga card!

But shouldn't I see some activity on the LED without any cards in?


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I cant remember mate! Again, maybe it doesnt work right until you load bios
defaults.

Try swapping the vga card! 1.5v only remember!

.............I just searched through my email from the time I couldnt get a
picture either and the post DID display FF

BUT I would still try another vga card if I were you because this board is
pure class when you get it going!




"Nigel M" <reply.RemoveThis@thegroup.com> wrote in message
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 > In alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.chaintech, Lazarus wrote:
 >
  > >So try another vga card!
 >
 > But shouldn't I see some activity on the LED without any cards in?
 >
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 > Nigel Mercier<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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In alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.chaintech, Lazarus wrote:

 >BUT I would still try another vga card if I were you because this board is
 >pure class when you get it going!

I've tried another card (an old TNT2), same result

Any other suggestions? Something obvious that I've forgotten to do?


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I have the same problem, what can i do to resolve it???

my graphic card is a Geforce TI 4200 but i have also tried with a Geforce MX460 without any results
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what psu do you have? what is the make and model number? what is the amp rating for the 12volt line?

try booting with just the vid card, 1 stick of mem, cpu and hs/fan. disconnect the power to all other hardware and case fans.


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