Hi all, I have done more extensive testing and have described this problem in detail, so sorry about posting a book.
Please read the whole post in detail before commenting as this problem seems more complex than even I thought. I bought this board about 7 months ago from a friend who had used it for only 3 months and I saw it working before buying.
After being stored in its original packaging for 7 months I am now trying to use it without success. I am a mainframe computer engineer and I have built more than 30 PCs for myself and friends over the years so I am sure this is not something I am doing wrong. I suspect a BIOS related problem but I can not even get to the point of flashing the BIOS. I have the latest BIOS (1005) (needed for the E7500) on a USB pendrive but the system does not see it at all because I can't get past POST
I have a new E7500 Core 2 Duo processor, Nvidia 9500GT 1 gig and a new 500 watt power supply and 1 x 2 gig DDR2-800 mem stick.
With only these components installed and front panel stuff connected, (no drives at all) it will not go further than the following screen and I have also tried setting it up on a table out of the cabinet to make sure there were no chassis shorts.
When I press DEL on bootup or even when I DON'T press anything, I get 1 beep only and this screen, which seems to indicate a NO KEYBOARD fault:
AMIBIOS (C) 2007 American Megatrends, Inc
Asus P5k Deluxe wi-fi ACPI BIOS Revision 0311
CPU: Intel Core(TM) CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHZ
Speed: 2.94 GHZ Count: 2
Press F8 for BBS POPUP
Press ALT+F2 to execute ASUS EZ Flash
DDR2-800 in Single Channel Mode
Initializing USB Controllers
.. Done.
2048MB OK
(C) American Megatrends, Inc
65-0311-000001-00101111-052507-bearlake-A0761001-Y2KC
However, I believe the keyboard is working because on bootup, the 3 keyboard lights flash and the message is different if I hold down F8 instead of DEL (tried both usb and PS2 KBs)
When I hold down F8, I get the following screen which is slightly different:
AMIBIOS (C) 2007 American Megatrends, Inc
Asus P5k Deluxe wi-fi ACPI BIOS Revision 0311
CPU: Intel Core(TM) CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHZ
Speed: 2.94 GHZ Count: 2
Boot Selection popup menu has been selected
Press ALT+F2 to execute ASUS EZ Flash
DDR2-800 in Single Channel Mode
Initializing USB Controllers
.. Done.
2048MB OK
(C) American Megatrends, Inc
65-0311-000001-00101111-052507-bearlake-A0761001-Y2KC
OTHER INFO
I have tried both a USB k/b and a PS2 and the only difference is that with the USB k/b it does NOT tell me "2048 MB ok", but it DOES tell me that it has initialized the USB controller.
Both K/Bs have been tested on another PC so I know they work.
I have also cleared the CMOS via the normal procedure and even disconnected the P/S and left battery out for 30 min.
I have looked through these forums and found one similar post from another user with a different mobo, but his prob was not resolved.
I have also tried the mem in all 4 sockets. I know it is seeing the mem ok because I get the correct beep codes when I remove the mem or video card.
I have even tried booting without the processor to try a force BIOS reset to no avail.
Holding down ALT+F2 on bootup to try a flash only gives me the same screen as when I hold down DEL or nothing.
Thanks in advance for any ideas you can give me.
Ward
Please read the whole post in detail before commenting as this problem seems more complex than even I thought. I bought this board about 7 months ago from a friend who had used it for only 3 months and I saw it working before buying.
After being stored in its original packaging for 7 months I am now trying to use it without success. I am a mainframe computer engineer and I have built more than 30 PCs for myself and friends over the years so I am sure this is not something I am doing wrong. I suspect a BIOS related problem but I can not even get to the point of flashing the BIOS. I have the latest BIOS (1005) (needed for the E7500) on a USB pendrive but the system does not see it at all because I can't get past POST
I have a new E7500 Core 2 Duo processor, Nvidia 9500GT 1 gig and a new 500 watt power supply and 1 x 2 gig DDR2-800 mem stick.
With only these components installed and front panel stuff connected, (no drives at all) it will not go further than the following screen and I have also tried setting it up on a table out of the cabinet to make sure there were no chassis shorts.
When I press DEL on bootup or even when I DON'T press anything, I get 1 beep only and this screen, which seems to indicate a NO KEYBOARD fault:
AMIBIOS (C) 2007 American Megatrends, Inc
Asus P5k Deluxe wi-fi ACPI BIOS Revision 0311
CPU: Intel Core(TM) CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHZ
Speed: 2.94 GHZ Count: 2
Press F8 for BBS POPUP
Press ALT+F2 to execute ASUS EZ Flash
DDR2-800 in Single Channel Mode
Initializing USB Controllers
.. Done.
2048MB OK
(C) American Megatrends, Inc
65-0311-000001-00101111-052507-bearlake-A0761001-Y2KC
However, I believe the keyboard is working because on bootup, the 3 keyboard lights flash and the message is different if I hold down F8 instead of DEL (tried both usb and PS2 KBs)
When I hold down F8, I get the following screen which is slightly different:
AMIBIOS (C) 2007 American Megatrends, Inc
Asus P5k Deluxe wi-fi ACPI BIOS Revision 0311
CPU: Intel Core(TM) CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHZ
Speed: 2.94 GHZ Count: 2
Boot Selection popup menu has been selected
Press ALT+F2 to execute ASUS EZ Flash
DDR2-800 in Single Channel Mode
Initializing USB Controllers
.. Done.
2048MB OK
(C) American Megatrends, Inc
65-0311-000001-00101111-052507-bearlake-A0761001-Y2KC
OTHER INFO
I have tried both a USB k/b and a PS2 and the only difference is that with the USB k/b it does NOT tell me "2048 MB ok", but it DOES tell me that it has initialized the USB controller.
Both K/Bs have been tested on another PC so I know they work.
I have also cleared the CMOS via the normal procedure and even disconnected the P/S and left battery out for 30 min.
I have looked through these forums and found one similar post from another user with a different mobo, but his prob was not resolved.
I have also tried the mem in all 4 sockets. I know it is seeing the mem ok because I get the correct beep codes when I remove the mem or video card.
I have even tried booting without the processor to try a force BIOS reset to no avail.
Holding down ALT+F2 on bootup to try a flash only gives me the same screen as when I hold down DEL or nothing.
Thanks in advance for any ideas you can give me.
Ward