[dinos22]

what's the CPU pot?
is that otti-pot eek

[Buckeye]

790i user here also, I so want to throw them out the window at times.

A board I was using for my main rig sometime ago with a QX9770 started to give me that same problem. I had to perform major jump starts on it to bring it back alive.

Take everything off the board, but the CPU and main power connectors.
Remove the battery
Set Clear CMOS jumper to clear

This is an attempt to get the BIOS LCD to display something other than FF

This would work for me and I would get beeps and a different error code, that was a good sign I had jump started the board with a different error code.

Now put back in the battery and hit reset button, if all goes well you should not get the FF but a different code.

Reset the Clear CMOS jumper and try again.

If all goes well from here add the rest of the equipment, GPUs, HD's etc.

The board should now post.


This happened to me many times, usually in the morning on first boot up and when I had a stack of work to do right away, it's like it was gunning for me LOL.

This was the only way I could get it to post when no matter what I did I would get a FF and no boot.

This board still works today and I am using it now. It still acts very strange from time to time and makes me want to smash it with a hammer, but I don;t give up that easy HAHA, either that or I like to have nails punched throw my finger nails.

[HITandRUN]

Originally Posted by Buckeye

790i user here also, I so want to throw them out the window at times.

A board I was using for my main rig sometime ago with a QX9770 started to give me that same problem. I had to perform major jump starts on it to bring it back alive.

Take everything off the board, but the CPU and main power connectors.
Remove the battery
Set Clear CMOS jumper to clear

This is an attempt to get the BIOS LCD to display something other than FF

This would work for me and I would get beeps and a different error code, that was a good sign I had jump started the board with a different error code.

Now put back in the battery and hit reset button, if all goes well you should not get the FF but a different code.

Reset the Clear CMOS jumper and try again.

If all goes well from here add the rest of the equipment, GPUs, HD's etc.

The board should now post.


This happened to me many times, usually in the morning on first boot up and when I had a stack of work to do right away, it's like it was gunning for me LOL.

This was the only way I could get it to post when no matter what I did I would get a FF and no boot.

This board still works today and I am using it now. It still acts very strange from time to time and makes me want to smash it with a hammer, but I don;t give up that easy HAHA, either that or I like to have nails punched throw my finger nails.

Holy grail Buckeye! This is quit a revival instruction! I hope it works for him!

[Buckeye]

Try doing all that while the MB is mounted in a TJ07 and Phase attached. OMG I used to just want to scream.

It fianally settled down tho and worked very well for a long time, until I went Core I7 and pulled all that out.

[dinos22]

yeah that used to work if it happened on non-subzero cooling for me too

it is very rare for them to revive after subzero with FF

but i have seen one of them spring back up i think >> not for long

[G H Z]

Killer lookin setup anyway, four containers is wicked stuff

Originally Posted by dinos22

what's the CPU pot?
is that otti-pot eek

Looks kinda like that Korean guys (namegt) only full CU or Dedal's new minigun.