Should we do a sound off? lol On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 2:26 PM lopaka polena <lopa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone was still using the list. Hey Thane :) > > My recommendation would be all new everything and check your components > once you have a running system. New cpu/mobo at least. If you know anybody > with spare parts you could try to figure out what is still working but it > will take more time > > lopaka > > < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > Virus-free.www.avast.com > < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 3:15 AM Thane K. Sherrington < > th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > > > You are showing your age. They are DIMMS now. :) > > > > I'd try a single DIMM in each socket. Does this motherboard have a RAM > > config button (some do). If so, try that. > > > > Have you tried a different power supply? I've had power supplies which > > will power up the motherboard but not allow it to boot. > > > > T > > > > On 03-Dec-2023 3:54 p.m., _ Winterlight wrote: > > > After 10 years my E6896_P9X79_WS with i7-4930K has failed me. My > > original setup was running fine but one day it wouldn’t boot and the > board > > reported a CPU error. I cleaned the dust off the board and did a major > > cleaning of the CPU fan and heat sink and it seemed to run just fine. I > had > > a couple extra RAM SIMMS so I decided to install them. What I had > installed > > was 4 CRUCIAL DDR 3 4GB SIMM running at 1866. What I added into bank two > > was two 8GB CRUCIAL DDR3 running at 1600. It didn’t seem to recognize all > > the RAM so I went into the BIOS to try different settings. I enabled Auto > > Memory frequency settings saved and exited out. This is when my troubles > > began. > > > > > > The PC hung at post. I saw nothing on the screen just a black screen. > > At first I thought something must of got corrupt so I tried auto flashing > > the BIOS but it wasn’t working normally so I tried clearing the bios with > > the on board pin, and finally I pulled everything off the board, removed > it > > from the case and let it sit in it’s box for a month. Then I cleaned > > everything and put it back together but same problem. > > > > > > It occurred to me that maybe the CPU burned out when the fan slowed > down > > and then my memory bios adjustment finished it off. So I purchased a used > > but tested CPU on Ebay and tried again. Same issue. I hate to just throw > > this board away but I am out of ideas. Anybody have any ideas to jump > start > > the board? Thanks <w> > > > > >
