A1XE : cpu fan not running, no video output

[lionstorm]

@tonyw : video card is ATI radeon7500LE.
Lio

[olegil]

Going over things just one more time and reseating all that can be reseated has turned out to be the solution for more than one person before you :-)

You can never reseat the AGP enough ;-)

[olegil]

Actually, I would advice going for as small a PSU as possible, because the big ones are not meant to drive as little current as the AmigaOne uses :-(

[FM]

Maybe your reset switch stucks. I had the same problems when I built my PC and that was the reason.

[Warface]

by DaveP on 2003/5/13 9:55:23 in another thread

@all

LOL! I can see the advertising campaign now:

"Pegasos, take valium before assembling. Genesi cannot be held responsible for any electric shocks or cardiac arrests that may result of the frustration from assembling this in kit form"

It can only get better.

@lionstorm:
Wishing you luck with your board. Hope you can use it soon.

[lionstorm]

@Warface : thanks. I personnaly think next time I order the whole system (tower+mainboard). I thought I could gain something in assembling parts myself but I am loosing nerves.
Lio

[BADHead]

enshure that the video card is firmly home ? :-)

[Framiga]

by lionstorm on 2003/7/15 9:18:56

no beep at power on but could be I did not connect right the speaker. Ram should be ok since it is registered kingston. The fan cooler on the graphic card (ATI radeon 7500) is spinning but no the cpu fan cooler.

Step by Sptep:

1-as i already tell you, the problem with the speaker is fixable going to:

http://www.soft3.net/pages/amigaone-guide-1.php

2-the fan cooler has polarity; try to invert the two leads

3-the next time, buy a pre assembled AOne :-D

Ciao

[Framiga]

by olegil on 2003/7/15 13:19:11

Actually, I would advice going for as small a PSU as possible, because the big ones are not meant to drive as little current as the AmigaOne uses

Could be!

Try to connect a couple of old HD (only the power lines).

Ciao

[Terminills]

Wasn't there problems with the powercolor 7500LE not being supported?  I seem to recall someone having problems with it before(can't remember where I saw it) ...

[amigamad]

Actually, I would advice going for as small a PSU as possible, because the big ones are not meant to drive as little current as the AmigaOne uses

Thats crap a machine will only use upto the power it needs mine works fine with a 440watt qtec power supply. :-)

[Framiga]

Thats crap a machine will only use upto the power it needs mine works fine with a 440watt qtec power supply.

Not all PowerSupply, works in the same way!
Some requires, minimum charge, to works correctly.

Ciao

[spirantho]

Make sure the Reset Switch is connected - IIRC the switch is usually active low, i.e. when there's no connection between the pins, that's a reset signal. No switch = No connection = permanent reset trigger.
At least, that's how I remember it....

For what it's worth my A1XE needs to be turned on twice - the first time there's no graphic display or anything (but the CPU fan goes), then I turn it off then on again and it works. It's a bug in the Radeon cards, they need a PCI Reset - happens on a lot of PCs too.

[lionstorm]

@ Framiga :
Thanks I will try as soon I get home for the speaker. As for the fan, I tried several times to invert, revert etc this bloody cable, even to put it on the second fan connector but no , it does not work.
Never heard before about this reset bug in Radeon card (mine is AGP)
Lio

[Piru]

Make sure the Reset Switch is connected - IIRC the switch is usually active low, i.e. when there's no connection between the pins, that's a reset signal. No switch = No connection = permanent reset trigger.
At least, that's how I remember it....

You remember wrong.

For what it's worth my A1XE needs to be turned on twice - the first time there's no graphic display or anything (but the CPU fan goes), then I turn it off then on again and it works. It's a bug in the Radeon cards, they need a PCI Reset - happens on a lot of PCs too.

Lacking PCI reset is a bug of the motherboard.

[Framiga]

by lionstorm on 2003/7/15 16:44:55

@ Framiga :
Thanks I will try as soon I get home for the speaker. As for the fan, I tried several times to invert, revert etc this bloody cable, even to put it on the second fan connector but no , it does not work.

At this point, could be better, if you test the fan out of AOne mobo.

If the fan is in short, the power supply protection circuit, start.

Test the fan on another PSU or any +12 volts source. The same for the GFX board (on a PC)

Ciao