CMOS issue

[Tsunami~]

Hi,
need a little help.. have a maximus formula mobo, E8400 cpu,
2x1GB Crucial Ballastic DDR2-6400, 2x512MB DDR2-6400.
2xATI2900, 2x150GB raptor's, 1x1T western.. to install XP32..

had 4x1GB of crucial ballastic DDR2-8000 installed, no go.. then changed to DDR2-6400..

after system is turned on LCD POST display will read "TESTCMOS"
and then nothing..

cpu, north, south bridge and memory led's r green..

have tried 1GB memory in slot 1A, slot 1B, nothing.. same message.

have tried no memory, get no memory installed message and post beeping..

have been told that it may be a memory issue.. any know problems with crucial memory??

reliability of maximus mobo?

any idea's, comments.. help...

thanks...

[Eldonko]

Did you clear cmos?

[Tsunami~]

there is a clr cmos button on the back, pressed it.. nothing, is there a procedure to clr the cmos?? should I power down, remove battery, power up, then press clr cmos and put battery back in ??

thanks....

[Jack Rabbit]

did it ever work?

are any of the parts tested and known good?

[SugarJ]

Originally Posted by Tsunami~

there is a clr cmos button on the back, pressed it.. nothing, is there a procedure to clr the cmos?? should I power down, remove battery, power up, then press clr cmos and put battery back in ??

thanks....

Don't power up. Just pull the battery, clear cmos using jumper, then re-install battery. You may want to remove power from board in case there's a trickle from your PSU.

[Eldonko]

Yeah use jumper, should say how to do it properly in the manual, I cant tell you exact procedure since I dont have that board.

[BrainEater]

The procedure is as follows :

"1:enable clrtc_sw
2:press down the clear cmos button on the back I/O panel."

My manual claims it's a switch rather than a jumper , but I've yet to use mine , and I can't see it (the 8800GTX is in the way)
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also : what version of BIOS are you running ?

[SugarJ]

to enable the clrtc_sw or clear cmos switch, make sure the switch on the mobo near the southbridge is slid closest to the rear of the case. See page 2-24 of your manual for a picture. or look here:
http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...us_formula.pdf

Then you can use the button on the I/O panel.

Also, if this is an board manufactured before January 2008 with a BIOS previous to 0907, the E8400 may not work until you update the BIOS.

[Tsunami~]

Hi all,

thanks for the info, I will try to clear the bios first. The mobo was manufactured before Jan 08. I purchased it in earlier Jan 08. and with the new .45n cpu I will probably have to up-date the bios once I can get into the settings..
All parts are new except for the ATI 2900's, Box has been lying on its side for 4 wks, like a wounded moose while I try to figure out this "TESTCMOS" warning that appears on the lcd display after I turn on the power. I heard that the maximus formula mobo's do not play well with some memory.. I will probably drop some coin on some 512 MB DDR2 PC-2 6400 to test with, after I try the clear bios route. I may have to shoot the moose if after the clr bios and 512MB memory test's do not work..
Any other thought's or idea's are appreciated...

[vinister]

your bios will likely never work with that processor AT ALL until you update it. Put in an older cpu, flash the bios, then put in your new cpu. Was the same with my AMD mobo, had to put in an X2 to flash it before it would boot a PHENOM.

If you don't have an older cpu, you will have to borrow one, or bring your mobo to a shop that can do it for you. I think you could also send the mobo to the manufacturer to be flashed for you if you absolutely cannot borrow a CPU.