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I built two identical rigs as Christmas gifts. I fired them up today for the first time to see no video output whatsoever - and yes, the cable/monitor work. I tested it with a working system.
Processor - Newegg.com - AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Motherboard - Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TA785G3 AM3 AMD 785G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
RAM - Newegg.com - PQI POWER Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model MFB42GUOE-X2 - Desktop Memory
Tried with graphics card - no luck.
Took graphics card out - no luck with onboard graphics.
Took both memory modules out - constant beeps.
Placed 1 memory module in - no video.
Reset motherboard - no video.
Reset connections - no video.
Drained capacitor charge - no video.
Went into a pc hardware chat on IRC and someone told me that my processor might be too new for the board to support. He linked me to this:
BIOSTAR :: TA790GX A3+ :: BIOS
Note - File Size 1024 KB Upload Date 2009-09-02
Description Support AMD C3 verison CPU
File 78DAA902.BST
Questions -
1 - He suggested I get an older CPU, boot it, flash BIOS, and then drop the original AM3 chip in. Does this sound like a feasible solution?
2 - I do not have any other AM3 chips to try - but I could borrow an AM2 chip from work. Would an AM2 chip work with this?
3 - Is there anything else I can try? I mean, it kind of rules out bad or faulty hardware when you have two systems doing the same thing, both brand new.
Processor - Newegg.com - AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Motherboard - Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TA785G3 AM3 AMD 785G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
RAM - Newegg.com - PQI POWER Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model MFB42GUOE-X2 - Desktop Memory
Tried with graphics card - no luck.
Took graphics card out - no luck with onboard graphics.
Took both memory modules out - constant beeps.
Placed 1 memory module in - no video.
Reset motherboard - no video.
Reset connections - no video.
Drained capacitor charge - no video.
Went into a pc hardware chat on IRC and someone told me that my processor might be too new for the board to support. He linked me to this:
BIOSTAR :: TA790GX A3+ :: BIOS
Note - File Size 1024 KB Upload Date 2009-09-02
Description Support AMD C3 verison CPU
File 78DAA902.BST
Questions -
1 - He suggested I get an older CPU, boot it, flash BIOS, and then drop the original AM3 chip in. Does this sound like a feasible solution?
2 - I do not have any other AM3 chips to try - but I could borrow an AM2 chip from work. Would an AM2 chip work with this?
3 - Is there anything else I can try? I mean, it kind of rules out bad or faulty hardware when you have two systems doing the same thing, both brand new.