Solve : Is my motherboard dead??

1.	Solve : Is my motherboard dead??
Answer» I have an ASUS motherboard P8H68-M LE Series Recently in the past few days I began to experience crashes when overloading the PC with programs and such, which did not cause problems previously. It began to crash more and more, even with less strain on the CPU usage. Now the PC isn't starting up at all, it tries to start to really pathetically spin the PSU fan once or twice then abruptly shuts off, I have tried switching the power supply unit into another rig and it works fine, and I tried switching another power supply unit into this motherboard and the same problems occurred. There is an onboard LED that "indicates that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode." This light does remain green on the motherboard I shouldn't have been messing with it but the motherboard also has an "MEMOK!" switch for installing incompatible DIMM's with the motherboard and it's supposed to light red if there are faults, for some reason when I hold down this button after turning on the PC it does not crash, but I can't just keep holding down the button and also nothing seems to actually launch, since nothing is appearing on the monitor. I reinserted the RAM that I had to make sure there was no problems there. I have no graphics or audio card, let me know if there is any other information I can provide. Don't know what to do, looks like the motherboard is dead? Sound's like that it may of failed from not having enough cooling This board has a 3 year warranty. You might want to exercise the warranty to get a new board after removing your CPU and RAM. Warranty info I found at newegg suggests it has a 3 year warranty. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131964 Im guessing you verified that CPU fan spins and so it doesnt shutdown for a fan tach fault as well as the heatsink is properly attached to keep CPU cool so it wont shutdown from a thermal overload, as well as you have performed BIOS reset to that any overclocks etc are undone and its set back to default settings?Your Boinc stats are still broke... Quote Your Boinc stats are still broke... Yah I have to fix that...he heIs there any other way to confirm time of PURCHASE except for receipts ? Some kind of serial number on the board or anything ? But I think I'm probably well over 3 years at this point, time is hazy. Didn't really understand this ? But I'm assuming its to make sure its valid for warranty ? Im guessing you verified that CPU fan spins and so it doesnt shutdown for a fan tach fault as well as the heatsink is properly attached to keep CPU cool so it wont shutdown from a thermal overload, as well as you have performed BIOS reset to that any overclocks etc are undone and its set back to default settings?" I haven't done anything fancy like OVERCLOCKING, the CPU only turns on for 1-3 seconds so I can't really CHECK about the cpu fan. Let me know what to do, and dumb it down considerably for me , Thanks in advance and thanks for the responses so far.Did you prove that the power supply is good? Do any lights on the keyboard turn on? YES I tested the powersupply on another board with no problems I'll have to get back to you in 3-4 hours about the keyboard lights, because I only had the minimal amount of things plugged into motherboard, PSU, motherboard and monitor. Quote Is there any other way to confirm time of purchase except for receipts ? Some kind of serial number on the board or anything ? But I think I'm probably well over 3 years at this point, time is hazy. Didn't really understand this ? But I'm assuming its to make sure its valid for warranty ? If you remember where you bought the motherboard from you can check into purchase history and recreate a purchase statement to show proof of purchase and date of purchase. Some manufacturers you were able to guess how long you had the part and they were satisfied with that to fall within the warranty period. Others require proof. Even if the board was OWNED beyond 3 years you could always give it a try if unsure.

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I have an ASUS motherboard P8H68-M LE Series

Recently in the past few days I began to experience crashes when overloading the PC with programs and such, which did not cause problems previously. It began to crash more and more, even with less strain on the CPU usage.

Now the PC isn't starting up at all, it tries to start to really pathetically spin the PSU fan once or twice then abruptly shuts off, I have tried switching the power supply unit into another rig and it works fine, and I tried switching another power supply unit into this motherboard and the same problems occurred.

There is an onboard LED that "indicates that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode." This light does remain green on the motherboard

I shouldn't have been messing with it but the motherboard also has an "MEMOK!" switch for installing incompatible DIMM's with the motherboard and it's supposed to light red if there are faults, for some reason when I hold down this button after turning on the PC it does not crash, but I can't just keep holding down the button and also nothing seems to actually launch, since nothing is appearing on the monitor.

I reinserted the RAM that I had to make sure there was no problems there.

I have no graphics or audio card, let me know if there is any other information I can provide.

Don't know what to do, looks like the motherboard is dead?
Sound's like that it may of failed from not having enough cooling This board has a 3 year warranty. You might want to exercise the warranty to get a new board after removing your CPU and RAM. Warranty info I found at newegg suggests it has a 3 year warranty.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131964

*Im guessing you verified that CPU fan spins and so it doesnt shutdown for a fan tach fault as well as the heatsink is properly attached to keep CPU cool so it wont shutdown from a thermal overload, as well as you have performed BIOS reset to that any overclocks etc are undone and its set back to default settings?Your Boinc stats are still broke...

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Your Boinc stats are still broke...

Yah I have to fix that...he heIs there any other way to confirm time of PURCHASE except for receipts ? Some kind of serial number on the board or anything ? But I think I'm probably well over 3 years at this point, time is hazy.

Didn't really understand this ? But I'm assuming its to make sure its valid for warranty ?

*Im guessing you verified that CPU fan spins and so it doesnt shutdown for a fan tach fault as well as the heatsink is properly attached to keep CPU cool so it wont shutdown from a thermal overload, as well as you have performed BIOS reset to that any overclocks etc are undone and its set back to default settings?"

I haven't done anything fancy like OVERCLOCKING, the CPU only turns on for 1-3 seconds so I can't really CHECK about the cpu fan.

Let me know what to do, and dumb it down considerably for me , Thanks in advance and thanks for the responses so far.Did you prove that the power supply is good?
Do any lights on the keyboard turn on?
YES I tested the powersupply on another board with no problems

I'll have to get back to you in 3-4 hours about the keyboard lights, because I only had the minimal amount of things plugged into motherboard, PSU, motherboard and monitor. Quote

Is there any other way to confirm time of purchase except for receipts ? Some kind of serial number on the board or anything ? But I think I'm probably well over 3 years at this point, time is hazy.

Didn't really understand this ? But I'm assuming its to make sure its valid for warranty ?

If you remember where you bought the motherboard from you can check into purchase history and recreate a purchase statement to show proof of purchase and date of purchase.

Some manufacturers you were able to guess how long you had the part and they were satisfied with that to fall within the warranty period. Others require proof. Even if the board was OWNED beyond 3 years you could always give it a try if unsure.

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