ASUS RAMPAGE 2 EXTREME BOOT CRASH

[mustapha]

I recently had to replace my RAMPAGE 2 EXTREME with a RAMPAGE 3 GENE. Due to the RAMPAGE 2 EXTREME that’s no longer booting or posting at all, I think it was due to an electrical spike (power in the area went out). I just wanted to know if the mother board can be salvaged.

Ok here goes, all the hardware that was used on the RAMPAGE 2 EXTREME like the MEMORY, CPU, HARD DISKS, and POWER SUPPLY are now being used on the RAMPAGE 3 GENE and the system is running flawlessly on WINDOWS 7 64BIT. I have tried everything which I am not going to mention cause you guys must be tired of it already, from removing battery turning it upside down, to resetting CMOS to using one RAM stick and obviously the RAMPAGE 2 EXTREME only boots with 2 RAM sticks in the blue RAM slots before I had changed the motherboard, but to no avail nothings seems to be helping, I however read somewhere that the bios chips can be bought and be replaced, so I was wondering were and how much it will cost to get it.

Note: Late one evening I was trying to get the motherboard to boot up but it still wouldn’t boot (RAMPAGE 2 EXTREME), I was sitting and looking at it, and then out of frustration I hit the start button like five times continuously, and the machine booted up, but it didn’t POST (BEEP) and there is no LCD picture. I have the ASUS ENGTX285TOP GPU and its power light was green as well. The hard disk light and power light keeps staying on, I have read the trouble shooter by ASUS about that too and had tried there solution but it didn’t work.

So now the machine only boots when the start button is hit like five times continuously, but no POST/screen.

Thanks in advance

Mustapha

 

[tinytomlogan]

Try disconnecting your case power botton and LEDS, otherwise dude just RMA it with Asus

 

[alienware]

Sounds like it could be out of warranty. It also sounds that it's something bad. Not the bios.

If you had a power spike then it's incredibly likely a tran/thyristor blew, caps popped, anything.

I would give up the ghost and toss it in the bin if it's out of warranty. Otherwise you could end up throwing good money after bad.

 

[SiN]

If it was a power spike, and it doesn't want to cooperate, try RMA'ing with Asus.

But, I always suggest using the proper surge srotector to protect your electronics against any electrical damage. One with battery backup adequate for your computer (or anything else plugged in) is a great thing to have so you can turn your computer off properly, in the chance that a power outage occurs. MAKE SURE IT IS RATED SO IT CAN ACTUALLY POWER YOUR COMPONENTS!

You probably don't want to go about any kind of ghetto adventures either, just RMA it and hope they send you a new one.

 

[alienware]

Surge protectors don't always work sadly. Especially in the USA where our power would go out weekly haha.

I've seen one power cut here in three years, and that was an unusual event for the UK. It's because in the USA they put all the power cables on poles and people like to hit them in their cars whilst avoiding deer

Edit. UPS work very very well indeed.

 

[SiN]

Surge protectors don't always work sadly. Especially in the USA where our power would go out weekly haha.

I've seen one power cut here in three years, and that was an unusual event for the UK. It's because in the USA they put all the power cables on poles and people like to hit them in their cars whilst avoiding deer

Edit. UPS work very very well indeed.

Yes, but it can only help your chances

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And yes, the correct term would be UPS, "surge protector with battery backup" haha.

I swear there is always someone running into mah powa' linezzzzz!

 

[alienware]

Dude when I lived in NJ during deer season power outs were daily ffs lol.

Infact, I remember standing out on our drive one night, hearing a loud bang, hearing "BZZZZP" and then being plunged into darkness lmao.

 

[Puunakki]

Take off the heatsink's and take a high resolution picture and post it here, let's see if we can diagnose the problem

 

[mustapha]

Thanks guys for all your input its much appreciated, I got in touch with ASUS and they checked if my warranty was still valid and yes luckily it is, and advised me to send the mobo back to my supplier and inturn my supplier will send the mobo back to ASUS, and i did get in touch with my supplier as well and everythings good, so i have sent the mobo back and hopefully it will be sorted.

Thanks again for trying to help.

 

[alienware]

Excellente. This is why I buy Asus.