Motherboard Won't Boot, Help?!?

[baboclus]

Hey guys, I've got a Gigabyte DS3L that won't boot at all for me. As of this morning the entire computer built around it worked, though it wasn't incredibly stable, but now I can't even get the motherboard to boot.

Specifically, I short the power pins on the mobo and all I get is the processor fan to spin a couple of times. I've ripped it out of the case, I'm using only one stick of RAM (1GB OCZ PC-6400 Gold). I'm using a Intel E8400 processor and stock heat sink and fan and I have a Thermaltake 750W PSU.

I know that the PSU works, I've tested it separately and it's fine; since the mobo is out of the case I don't see how there can be any shorts which would keep it from booting. Is there any advice I can get regarding this? Thanks guys, take it easy!

 

[Nenu]

Try resetting the CMOS.

 

[Seb1]

...it worked, though it wasn't incredibly stable, but now I can't even get the motherboard to boot.
I'm using a Intel E8400 processor...

What kind of stability problems had you when the rig was running ? Do you have the F8a beta BIOS version or else?
You have a few options: clear CMOS, if you can get in BIOS, then set 2.1V (+0.3) for the RAM and CPU Fan control to PWM. That is a known issue that the default CPU fan control doesn't work always with this type of mobo. I've seen various reports about the temperature misreadings on the 8x00 series CPU's, probably with an older BIOS version the board kept the fan speed at 0 ...don't take seriously that last guess from me, probably the problem it's somewhere else.

 

[slideways666]

board is toast... i had the same problems and if you do a search youll see.. I ended up having to take it back to where i got it from and they handed me a new one... I talked to a bunch of other gigabyte guys that had the same problem.. All was good-- then all of a sudden it would the start up shuffle... fans was start up for about 5 seconds-- then shut off then start up for about 5 seconds then off... No one at that time was able to fix theirs and all had to replace the board... Did you update the bios? Cause that is when we all had problems when we went to f2 i think it was.. My current board has been good since getting it.. But next time im going to go with an abit...


http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardw...35c-ds3r-cmos-error-problems.html#post1205658
http://forums.tweaktown.com/showthread.php?t=25051

 

[Seb1]

board is toast...
http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardw...35c-ds3r-cmos-error-problems.html#post1205658
http://forums.tweaktown.com/showthread.php?t=25051

@slideways666: The links mentioned by you are about the GA-P35C-DS3R... that's a different board, please don't associate those problems with the GA-P35-DS3L !!!
It is normal that every board has problems, mostly because manufacturing errors, BIOS bugs, bad handling and users without proper informations, etc.

P.S.: By the way, it seems that my mobo was made by Foxconn for Gigabyte, like many others...