On Wednesday, October 09, 2013 18:53:17 Joseph Apuzzo wrote:
> Ok now I'm not saying this is it, since it's obvious but did you connect
> both power connectors to the motherboard? ( I assume you did )
> On modern mother boards you will have a normal ATX power connection, but to
> activate the PCIX Bus you need the ATX-12v connection plugged in.
> Also note that only modern PSU's have the ATX-v12 connector. I have
> verified that your motherboard needs both connections
> http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4396#ov
*sigh* I'm familiar with this motherboard because it was a candidate I had
looked into for a box I recently built; if you read the comments on Newegg,
you'll find out that there are two known problems with it.
1. The x1 slot nearest the CPU isn't usable because the northbridge
heatsink interferes with cards plugged into the slot
2. The northbridge overheats when the computer is under heavy load.
This board lacks a heatpipe between the nothbridge and the
heatsink for the onboard power supply above the CPU (which also
has a heatsink that's a bit too small). Some have had the
northbridge heatsink overheat to the point where the board
under it overheats and darkens.
> Now again I assumed you did that, but if you have not, it would explain
> what is happening.
This sounds logical.
-- Chris
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