IP35 Help

[Hawker1986]

Hi guys,

I just bought an IP35-dark raider from one of the forum members, but now ive got it I cannot get it working and am after some guidance on if there is anything I have missed, or if it is infact dead as I think. Also I am assured it has the latest BIOS on it.

Now I know all the other components work, as ive tested them all in seperate systems without any problems (ive also taken the components from those systems and tried them on this motherboard without any positive result :S).Specs

Celeron 420 CPU (tested and known working in another PC)
4GB Corsair DDR800 RAM (tested and know working in another PC, also tried known working ballistix 667mhz on the board)
8800GTX (tested and working in another PC, also tried a known working 7100GS)
460W Zalman PSU (tested running my PC2 in my sig with orthos and 3dmark loading it also tried 2 other working PSUs)
Case switch tested and working on another mobo
DVD-RW IDE (irrelevant but working fine)

So this is what happens...Plug it all in, turn on and the red power LED comes on then press the case switch and nothing happens. Ive tried it a load of times in various configs of the above to get it started but nothing happens, ive tried hard starting it with the jumper and a screwdriver, still nothing. Ive reset the CMOS and removed the battery etc. And yes all the power connectors to the mobo were in 24 + 8pin and also the extra molex some of the time to see if that made any difference. Nothing helped. Any other ideas please and if you think as I do that its toast?

Thanks for your help guys and hope that wasnt too long winded.

Hawker

[BUFF]

do you know what BIOS version is on it?
did you try with only 1 DIMM installed?
I'm assuming that you've checked for a short.

[Hawker1986]

do you know what BIOS version is on it?
did you try with only 1 DIMM installed?
I'm assuming that you've checked for a short.

I am told its the most recent BIOS (18).
I did indeed try it with one DIMM without any affect.
And yes I have checked for any shorts, none were obvious.

Also to add to what ive done, ive now also dragged my E6400 out of my media centre and tried that...still nothing, exactly the same as before.

Hawker

[dexstar]

Whats the post code on the LED say or are you saying it does nothing?

[Hawker1986]

It does nothing, just the power light on the board comes on.

Hawker

[S1mplicity]

Sorry I couldn't resist

However your symptoms do seem to be terminal, but check all the cmos jumper and switch settings, but that would show on the post display.

[hawkinsa21]

Hey Hawker, did you ever manage to fix this? Or resolve at all? I have the EXACT same problem

Mine suddenly did this after powering off a fully working system. Just didn't want to know when I pressed the power switch. Has power to the board and everything... Was it PSU related?

Cheers

[hawkinsa21]

Just for info, this was caused by a fauly PSU. Mine was obviously on the way out. Shame as it was a Tagan, but sure enough a new PSU fixed the problem. The Tagan subsequently blew up