Abit VP6 questions

Stormbringer · Nov 30, 2003

Anyone have any experience with these boards? Trying to build a machine, have 2 of these mobos, and a couple of pairs of P3 cpus. 2x1000Mhz, 2x933, 2x866, 2x800. I can't get any of them to work. When I try to boot, the mobo just looks at me. No beeps, no nothing. The fans power up, and that's about it. Tried with all sets of cpus, tried with multiple memory sticks, multiple vid cards. Is there some issue with VP6s that I'm not aware of?

Thanks.

mtnbikerjerry · Dec 1, 2003

Bad capacitors. I had sent a VP6 of mine in. Check and see if you have bloated caps or leaking caps. If not, RMA online to Abit. I have sent in soo many Pentium 3 level motherboards for repairs.

Check when you purchased it... or your warranty may be void and may cost you 25 dollars plus shipping to get it repaired.

donny_paycheck · Dec 2, 2003

PM Kingslayer. He has one of these if I'm not mistaken.

mtnbikerjerry · Dec 3, 2003

Thats a good idea. He may also try resetting the CMOS, or swapping out to different powersupply. He may have a VP6 that had the cap work done on it already.

Stormbringer · Dec 3, 2003

I've tried different power supplies. After investigating the net a bit, I found the leaky cap problem, and the ones on these 2 vp6s seem to be fine. Not that I can tell by looking, but no swelling, etc. Also unlikely that they were fixed before, as these are at my work, and I'm fairly certain that they were bought new a few years ago, or whenever the vp6s were current.

I may be able to find the old invoices, if so, will Abit fix them? Kind of crappy of them to not fix mobos when they know there's a problem with them, regardless of whether or not we still have the old invoices.

Anything else that might possibly be causing problems? Thanks for your time.

StealtheR · Dec 3, 2003

can you try single cpu instead of dual first? and see wat up

mtnbikerjerry · Dec 4, 2003

StealtheR said:
can you try single cpu instead of dual first? and see wat up

That is a good idea. Is that CMOS battery dead? Try another one from another machine?

cack01 · Dec 4, 2003

You should be getting beeps. The only time mine has not beeped, is when one of my boards died. As was already mentioned, try it with one cpu.

Stormbringer · Dec 4, 2003

I *think* I tried it with single, but not sure. Will try that again in a bit. I have tried changing CMOS battery, went and bought another one, thought that might be it. No dice.

Will update on what happens with single CPU. I thought the total lack of absolutely anything at all happening, other than the fans powering on, to be highly weird. I figured if the board was toasted, it wouldn't do squat, not even fans powering.

I'm stumped.

cack01 · Dec 4, 2003

Usually when a board dies, the fans still spin. It all depends on what part of the board died.

mtnbikerjerry · Dec 8, 2003

Well you think he may be able to send it into Abit for 25 dollars?

turd · Dec 11, 2003

I have one of these and if the CMOS clear jumper is reseated in the wrong position, you will get a brief power-on(fans spin up and die )and then total death. Drove me nuts once. So thats something to check.

cack01 · Dec 11, 2003

Did it work after you reset the jumper. Or did total death mean complete death?

turd · Dec 12, 2003

No it meant death for that power cycle. It did work just fine after I had reset the CMOS jumper properly.

Sorry, sometimes I just reply quickly and am not so clear.

mtnbikerjerry · Dec 15, 2003

So the board works now????

I have not been here in the forums for about a week.

So does the board work?

If it does, I am happy for you. Such a good board... don't loose that board. Last of their kind. Penitium 3 speaking that is.

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