Motherboard DOA

[Thelus]

Well I got my new computer stuff yesterday and the Mobo was DoA. It's an AsRock 990fx Exreame 3 am3+ mobo. It's giving me 3 long beeps when boot up will not post or power up usb peripherals. memory was check on a different machine and passed the test with flying colors. Got newegg to rma it. Hopefully the next one wont be dead. Oh btw I wont be on untill i get a working motherboard.

 

[sixer9682]

Did you check ASrock support? How about the memory compatibility list? Here's a link to it: ASRock > 990FX Extreme3

Either way, it sounds like a PSU or memory problem.

 

[sixer9682]

What memory are you using, exact speed and type? Also, did you look at the manual or the quick set up guide? http://66.226.78.22/downloadsite/manual/qig/990FX%20Extreme3_multiQIG.pdf

 

[sixer9682]

Oh, looking at the Asrock support site, they list 3 long beeps as "without memory". So either it wasn't seated properly or was not compatible with that motherboard. I think you jumped the gun with the RMA.

Edit: they also list this 3 short beeps if it helps: Main memory read / write test error.

 

[Thelus]

i changed out the psu to a known working one and went out and bought a stick that was on the compatibility list same symptoms happen.

 

[RainMotorsports]

As far as im concerned the odds of getting a bad motherboard are 66%. Wether it be entirely DOA or just has something wrong with it. Too many components to cause problems. Fact of life and it sucks.

 

[sixer9682]

That sucks. Well, it was worth a try with the psu and memory. Hopefully the next one's a good one.

 

[Thelus]

Yeah hopefully the next one will work. Newegg is awesome when it comes to rma.