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Hello. First of all, everything is working fine, but this motherboard seems really stupid and it might only support diagnostics in a specialized lab.
here are the breadboarding tests:
-power supply + mobo + cpu + ram = everything powers up just fine with video output and ok post
-power supply + mobo + cpu = NO SPEAKER BEEPS and failure to get power in board, no fans started, although there is a small twitch, like a dead cooler struggle (how the **** am i supposed to diagnose a failed ram in the future Asrock?)
-power supply + mobo + cpu but with 8pin atx cable removed this time = same no power output and lack of beeps (how the **** am i supposed to diagnose a vrm failure or board failure and differentiate it from the other failed parts Asrock?) this scenario powered up my dead Asus and old Asrock, and all the classic boards for that matter
To understand where i'm coming from and why i might be seen as a rant, you need to know that my last Asrock failed 2 weeks ago, right one month after warranty and i've been falling apart. It stopped powering on one morning after 2 years of normal use(model b75M-gl). I've tried all possible combinations and breadboarding. The only way power was getting in and fans started spinning, was after i removed the 4pin atx cable. I've read online that's a vrm/mosfet failure symptom and i was convinced all other parts in my system were fine, except the Asrock. So after having no where to test 'old' components, i've ordered a replacement on that socket(1155), from Asus this time thinking it has surge protection and incredibly low vrm reported failures online. Buy what a mistake! After 3 days of waiting in distress, my heart almost stopped when my i3 cpu failed to work in this triple checked compatible Asus board. There was no video output and after all breadboarding combinations, no beeps were outputed through my case speaker. It's been a nightmare finding someone with chipset 1155 in a ****ty small town, but i've finally tested the Asus and i3. Turned out the i3 was fried(possibly by the old Asrock board), and the Asus came DOA. That's bull****! But testing was at least possible, due to power starting everything, despite the no video signal or speaker output.
Now, the new order came in, an Asrock H97M Pro4 along with a i5 Haswel Refresh. What a waste, as there are small differences from the old ivy bridge i3 i've owned, but this time i knew low end parts were not an option.
So my topic point being breadboarding... In the future, how the hell am i supposed to test this H97M Pro4 stupid board, in case something fails??? if it's not powering up at all without one of the components removed ?
here are the breadboarding tests:
-power supply + mobo + cpu + ram = everything powers up just fine with video output and ok post
-power supply + mobo + cpu = NO SPEAKER BEEPS and failure to get power in board, no fans started, although there is a small twitch, like a dead cooler struggle (how the **** am i supposed to diagnose a failed ram in the future Asrock?)
-power supply + mobo + cpu but with 8pin atx cable removed this time = same no power output and lack of beeps (how the **** am i supposed to diagnose a vrm failure or board failure and differentiate it from the other failed parts Asrock?) this scenario powered up my dead Asus and old Asrock, and all the classic boards for that matter
To understand where i'm coming from and why i might be seen as a rant, you need to know that my last Asrock failed 2 weeks ago, right one month after warranty and i've been falling apart. It stopped powering on one morning after 2 years of normal use(model b75M-gl). I've tried all possible combinations and breadboarding. The only way power was getting in and fans started spinning, was after i removed the 4pin atx cable. I've read online that's a vrm/mosfet failure symptom and i was convinced all other parts in my system were fine, except the Asrock. So after having no where to test 'old' components, i've ordered a replacement on that socket(1155), from Asus this time thinking it has surge protection and incredibly low vrm reported failures online. Buy what a mistake! After 3 days of waiting in distress, my heart almost stopped when my i3 cpu failed to work in this triple checked compatible Asus board. There was no video output and after all breadboarding combinations, no beeps were outputed through my case speaker. It's been a nightmare finding someone with chipset 1155 in a ****ty small town, but i've finally tested the Asus and i3. Turned out the i3 was fried(possibly by the old Asrock board), and the Asus came DOA. That's bull****! But testing was at least possible, due to power starting everything, despite the no video signal or speaker output.
Now, the new order came in, an Asrock H97M Pro4 along with a i5 Haswel Refresh. What a waste, as there are small differences from the old ivy bridge i3 i've owned, but this time i knew low end parts were not an option.
So my topic point being breadboarding... In the future, how the hell am i supposed to test this H97M Pro4 stupid board, in case something fails??? if it's not powering up at all without one of the components removed ?
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