Do ASSUS boards POST without any components?

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I continue to struggle with getting the latest technology up and
running. I gave up on a Foxconn and bought an ASUS and a new power
supply and still have issues.

So I want to know if I have zero components (no cpu, no memory, all
slots open), should the board POST or does the CPU read the BIOS chip
to POST?

I have a new CPU on the way and also bought a cheap PCI Video card to
see if it's the PCI-Express card that has a problem/ incompatibility.

I have the following and can't get either mobo to POST at all (no
beeps, I even plugged in a speaker from an old case on to the speaker
prongs on the mother boards):

ASUS PK5-E
Radeo HD 2600 Pro PCI Express
4 x 80GB SATA2 Drives (new) ,
4 x 1GB Cosair 1066 DDR2
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHZ 1066 FSB
SeaSonic 550V SS-HH550 Power Supply
 
I continue to struggle with getting the latest technology up and
running. I gave up on a Foxconn and bought an ASUS and a new power
supply and still have issues.

So I want to know if I have zero components (no cpu, no memory, all
slots open), should the board POST or does the CPU read the BIOS chip
to POST?
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My ASUS Mobo (A7N8X) spoke to me. I put into the chassis and plugged
earbuds into it and powered it up. (No CPU, memory, disk or video).

It said "NO CPU", so I put the CPU in. Then it said "NO MEMORY", and
so on. It asked video and them the boot device.
 
With an "older" board that doesn't "talk," are there at least any beep codes
without CPU and RAM?
 
there are no beeps at all... with no cpu and no ram... with some
components like CPU only and 1 stick of RAM... with no video card,
with video card...

I'll try more combinations but, to answer your question: No. No beeps.
 
so I am most likely looking at a bad CPU and/or bad RAM... hope the
mail man shows up to day with new test cpu and PCI video card (see if
its the pci-e card that is a problem should I get that far)
 
With an "older" board that doesn't "talk," are there at least any beep codes
without CPU and RAM?
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Does a modern board have a audio generation device on it? It't been
many years since I worked at that level.

Are you sure you've plugged the speaker jumpers into the right pins on
the mobo?
 
Yup, the speaker is on the correct pins. they are easily identifiable
on this this board.

So now it get's worse.. I get a BRAND NEW Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Quad-Core Processor, 2.40 GHz, 8M L2 Cache, LGA 775 in the mail
today... put it in.... powers up.. powers itself off, then back on
again. Sounds like a heat sensor kicking in...but I know the CPU is
seated properly and the heat sink that came with it is on, and put on
correctly per instructions.

Still no beeps, no POST. Nadda. I saw a posting about getting cheap
RAM with lower voltage requirement. Person said they did that, it
worked, the THAN could put their higher voltage RAM on.

Am I just not using the right board for this CPU? I've been building
my own machine for almost 2 decades now and have never had this much
trouble... 2 mother boards I've tried, 2 CPUs, 4 different RAM
sticks...
 
Yup, the speaker is on the correct pins. they are easily identifiable
on this this board.

So now it get's worse.. I get a BRAND NEW Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Quad-Core Processor, 2.40 GHz, 8M L2 Cache, LGA 775 in the mail
today... put it in.... powers up.. powers itself off, then back on
again. Sounds like a heat sensor kicking in...but I know the CPU is
seated properly and the heat sink that came with it is on, and put on
correctly per instructions.

Still no beeps, no POST. Nadda. I saw a posting about getting cheap
RAM with lower voltage requirement. Person said they did that, it
worked, the THAN could put their higher voltage RAM on.

Am I just not using the right board for this CPU? I've been building
my own machine for almost 2 decades now and have never had this much
trouble... 2 mother boards I've tried, 2 CPUs, 4 different RAM
sticks...
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Is the ATX12V 2x2 square power connector plugged in ? It has two yellow
wires and two black wires, and provides power to the processor.

Paul
 
it has an 8 pin (2x4) actually and that is plugged in. I've tried 2x2
as well.

Same, no dice.
 
thanks. I actually have the darn board sitting on top of an antistatic
bag. the power supply on the other hand I wouldn't know what to do
for precautions.
 
I have to PSUs, the "good one" SeaSonic 550V SS-HH550 Power Supply ,
has no switch an the other one "DYNEX 400W" has the switch and its on
115V (I am in the united states).

Same results, I'm ready to try cheap DDR2 that has lower voltage
requirement. I have Cosair now that says 2.10V on it.
 
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