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mycotopian
03-24-05, 12:12 AM
I just got the final piece of my system today but now I cant get it to boot. I have a feeling that I am screwing up the connections between the PSU and mobo. The PSU is an OCZ 520w powerstream and the mobo is an ABIT AA8XE. There are several options as far as hooking this thing up goes I dont know what to do and can't seem to get video so I am stuck trying to figure it out using the LED POST codes on the board.

How does this thing need to be hooked up?

20 pin or 24 pin ?

do I need to use the extra p4 wire coming from the PSU?

also the memory I am using is the OCZ PC2 4200 rev 2 stuff from newegg. Could that be creating an issue?

Sentential
03-24-05, 12:14 AM
I am stuck trying to figure it out using the LED POST codes on the board.
Its in the manual. Also in refernce to your PSU....what are you having trouble connecting up?

mycotopian
03-24-05, 12:18 AM
also in reference to not having video I am running a saphire x800 pro 256m

and I have refered to the manual. It is very vague

Sentential
03-24-05, 12:23 AM
and I have refered to the manual. It is very vague
How is it vague? What number is the post code displaying? Different code mean differnt things.

mycotopian
03-24-05, 12:46 AM
its throwing some codes that arent in the manual like E5

mycotopian
03-24-05, 12:58 AM
okay ,

hooked up in 24 pin mode I get a 8.7 check cpu core voltage then immediatly a 9.6 - de-assert cpu core voltage followed by a 9f which isnt even in the manual.

Hooked up in 20 pin mode with the 4 pin plug going to the corner of the board near the cpu it kepps flashing C1 which is check memory then ends up on E5 which isnt in the manual either.

SnakeEyez
04-18-05, 12:16 PM
this might help you out
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=57262

Time4aMassiveOC
04-18-05, 04:58 PM
according to batboy you cannot use that ram unless you update bios first, meaning use different ram, update bipos then use the ocz ram... there is a thread above this one i just read dealin with this issue

edit: i just realized hawk answered this right above my post