MIDItheKID
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Okay, here's the specs:
Intel i7 920
ASUS P6T Deluxe (v1)
6gb Corsair DDR3 XMS
GeForce 260 Core 216
Corsair 750w PSU
2x 500gb WD SATA drives (no raid)
Pioneer 112d DVD-RW
Sound Blaster x-Fi Platnum
Here's a basic description of the problem:
When I hit the power button on my computer, it powers on for about half a second, then immediately powers off. If I keep my finger on the power button, it will do this over and over and over again. Strange thing that I want to note is that even if I press the power button once, it will go through this on/off cycle 3 or 4 times before "giving up". Sometimes if I keep trying (takes about a half hour or so), I can get it to power on, and it will stay on and run relatively smooth, but my USB hard drive will act as if it is unplugged, and in order to have my computer recognize it again, I have to unplug it, and plug it back in.
This is when it happened:
I had the rig running fine for about 2 months (built it in december). And i built it inside of an old case that was a really tight squeeze for that monster sized video card. So I decided to buy a new case. I swapped all my parts into the new case, and it booted up like normal. I then left my computer on and went out for the night. I came back home and my computer was off, and when I tried to power it back on, that's when it started doing the chain restarts.
What I have tried:
First thing I tried was taking out all the non-necessary parts (HDD/DVD/Sound etc...) Still had the issue. So then because I wasn't even getting a POST, I decided to strip it down even more. I removed the video card first. Still same chain restarting. Due to the fact that the last modification I made to my rig was the new case, I thought it might be a grounding issue. So I took the motherboard and PSU out of the case with the CPU and the RAM still in. I placed it all on a large wooden table in a room with no carpeting. I then tried again, same problems. I thought maybe it was a defective power cable, so then I swapped it for another one. Still the same problem.
At this point I started freaking out a little. I thought maybe it could be one of those funky RAM problems so I took out the RAM thinking to myself - "Well if it's the ram that's making it happen, I should at least be able to spin up the processor fan by powering the board on". But still, no go. Now I was down to 3 parts, mobo, PSU, and CPU. I decided the next step was to take the CPU and CPU fan out. I did this, and was left with a dry motherboard hooked up to the PSU.
One side note i'm going to add in that I forgot to mention earlier is that the P6T motherboards have an on board power button, so the case, or any other kind of power switch has been unplugged for quite a while at this point (rules out a faulty power switch).
So here I am. Power supply and motherboard only. Now, the motherboard chipset heatsink has a neat little neon light on it, that shines nice and bright when the computer is powered on, so this is what i'm using to tell if it's booting up right at this point because there are no fans besides those in the PSU. I hit the power button aaaaand... still the same problem... On for about 1/2 a sec, then off for a 1/2 sec, then on for 1/2 sec, then off for 1/2 sec. Ouch...
Alright. So because I was down to 2 parts, I went to a friends house. He has a almost identical rig (we built them together) and I asked if I could plug his power supply into my motherboard and test it. So I did this. And the same problem happened. I then plugged his PSU back into his computer and it still functioned fine.
At this point I thought I had figured it out... It was the motherboard, right?
Wrong!? Maybe?!
I RMA'd the motherboard and was a little suprised when ASUS sent me another V1 of the P6T Deluxe (due to the fact that V1 is no longer being manufactured). When the new one came in the mail, I hooked it all up, and still have the same exact problems.
At this point i'm not even sure what to do. The only thing I haven't really tested is putting my CPU in my friends rig and seeing if that might be the problem. But even if it was the CPU, wouldn't the mobo at least power on? I mean... If I take the CPU out, it still has the same problem. And last time I checked, if you power up a mobo with no CPU in it, it will at least spin up the fans.
I made sure to double check all my power connections too.
And because I couldn't figure out what else it could be and I narrowed it down to 2 parts, I RMA'd my power supply also.
That came in the mail, and still the same issue.
Please help... I've been without my baby for almost 3 months now, and I use my computer as my Music Production Station, Work Station, and Play Station. I don't even know what to do without it.
Thanks for your time if you read through this whole thing.
Oh, and it's not a heat issue, because it still has the same issues after being off for over 8 hours (no heat). Not to mention when the problem happened, I had just put it in a new case that is HUGE with 4 120mm fans... plenty of cooling.
Intel i7 920
ASUS P6T Deluxe (v1)
6gb Corsair DDR3 XMS
GeForce 260 Core 216
Corsair 750w PSU
2x 500gb WD SATA drives (no raid)
Pioneer 112d DVD-RW
Sound Blaster x-Fi Platnum
Here's a basic description of the problem:
When I hit the power button on my computer, it powers on for about half a second, then immediately powers off. If I keep my finger on the power button, it will do this over and over and over again. Strange thing that I want to note is that even if I press the power button once, it will go through this on/off cycle 3 or 4 times before "giving up". Sometimes if I keep trying (takes about a half hour or so), I can get it to power on, and it will stay on and run relatively smooth, but my USB hard drive will act as if it is unplugged, and in order to have my computer recognize it again, I have to unplug it, and plug it back in.
This is when it happened:
I had the rig running fine for about 2 months (built it in december). And i built it inside of an old case that was a really tight squeeze for that monster sized video card. So I decided to buy a new case. I swapped all my parts into the new case, and it booted up like normal. I then left my computer on and went out for the night. I came back home and my computer was off, and when I tried to power it back on, that's when it started doing the chain restarts.
What I have tried:
First thing I tried was taking out all the non-necessary parts (HDD/DVD/Sound etc...) Still had the issue. So then because I wasn't even getting a POST, I decided to strip it down even more. I removed the video card first. Still same chain restarting. Due to the fact that the last modification I made to my rig was the new case, I thought it might be a grounding issue. So I took the motherboard and PSU out of the case with the CPU and the RAM still in. I placed it all on a large wooden table in a room with no carpeting. I then tried again, same problems. I thought maybe it was a defective power cable, so then I swapped it for another one. Still the same problem.
At this point I started freaking out a little. I thought maybe it could be one of those funky RAM problems so I took out the RAM thinking to myself - "Well if it's the ram that's making it happen, I should at least be able to spin up the processor fan by powering the board on". But still, no go. Now I was down to 3 parts, mobo, PSU, and CPU. I decided the next step was to take the CPU and CPU fan out. I did this, and was left with a dry motherboard hooked up to the PSU.
One side note i'm going to add in that I forgot to mention earlier is that the P6T motherboards have an on board power button, so the case, or any other kind of power switch has been unplugged for quite a while at this point (rules out a faulty power switch).
So here I am. Power supply and motherboard only. Now, the motherboard chipset heatsink has a neat little neon light on it, that shines nice and bright when the computer is powered on, so this is what i'm using to tell if it's booting up right at this point because there are no fans besides those in the PSU. I hit the power button aaaaand... still the same problem... On for about 1/2 a sec, then off for a 1/2 sec, then on for 1/2 sec, then off for 1/2 sec. Ouch...
Alright. So because I was down to 2 parts, I went to a friends house. He has a almost identical rig (we built them together) and I asked if I could plug his power supply into my motherboard and test it. So I did this. And the same problem happened. I then plugged his PSU back into his computer and it still functioned fine.
At this point I thought I had figured it out... It was the motherboard, right?
Wrong!? Maybe?!
I RMA'd the motherboard and was a little suprised when ASUS sent me another V1 of the P6T Deluxe (due to the fact that V1 is no longer being manufactured). When the new one came in the mail, I hooked it all up, and still have the same exact problems.
At this point i'm not even sure what to do. The only thing I haven't really tested is putting my CPU in my friends rig and seeing if that might be the problem. But even if it was the CPU, wouldn't the mobo at least power on? I mean... If I take the CPU out, it still has the same problem. And last time I checked, if you power up a mobo with no CPU in it, it will at least spin up the fans.
I made sure to double check all my power connections too.
And because I couldn't figure out what else it could be and I narrowed it down to 2 parts, I RMA'd my power supply also.
That came in the mail, and still the same issue.
Please help... I've been without my baby for almost 3 months now, and I use my computer as my Music Production Station, Work Station, and Play Station. I don't even know what to do without it.
Thanks for your time if you read through this whole thing.
Oh, and it's not a heat issue, because it still has the same issues after being off for over 8 hours (no heat). Not to mention when the problem happened, I had just put it in a new case that is HUGE with 4 120mm fans... plenty of cooling.