Is my motherboard dead?

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CryptWizard

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I just recieved my new computer parts (965P-DS3, Pentium (Core 2 Duo) E2140, 8500GT and some other stuff) yesterday and put it all together and when I did the touching the power contacts with the screwdriver thing, I was surprised to find that absolutely nothing happened, so I proceeded to find out which component was faulty one by one.

First, I took out the power supply and put it in my old computer: works perfectly. That's the PSU out of the picture.

Next was the RAM (4xSuperTalent 512MB DDR2-800 4-4-3-8 that I got off eBay). I took out all except one module and I tried each module one at a time and tried each module in every slot. Still no luck. That's the RAM out of the picture.

I took the old PCI S3 Video Card that I found on the street in an old discarded Pentium II computer and put it into the new 965P-DS3. Still not working. To make sure that the graphics card I took off the street wasn't faulty itself, first I tried it in my current computer, worked perfectly (abliet not being able to support 1280x1024, not that I expect something that old to). That's the graphics card out of the picture.

Just before I send the motherboard back, does anyone think that something else may be the problem instead of the motherboard, so I don't waste time and money sending back a perfectly good motherboard?
 
Did you feel the North or south bridge when you first turned it on? The most common error a short happening. From what you have said, yeah the problem seems to be the motherboard.
 
I just build my computer and I could even turn on the power for the system. I also thought the mobo was death. But someone advised me that there might be a short circuit between mobo and case, which means the pins underneath the mobo touching the steel of the case. I put something under the mobo, and it turned on and had no problem since. you might want to try that before you rma. I tried bunch of stuffs but that was the answer.
 
Yeh, no fans and I think it isn't the case shorting the motherboard because I've tried it without the case and it still doesn't work.

Yes, I'm using a magnetic screwdriver. Would that have affected something in some way?
 
Damn, I don't have any non-magnetic screwdrivers. What difference does it make?

And I tried doing the thing with taking out the motherboard and putting it on anti-static stuff and trying it there again and it still doesn't work.
 
Thanks PSLEE!!!
I too just put together an asus mobo\pentium system for the first time. I powered it up and couln't get the monitor to come on .It stayed in standby, plus no beeps on power up which bothered me more. I was completely stumped so what do I do? Come Here! I related to the "is my motherboard dead" Interesting input by all . You mentioned exactly what my problem was.I was alittle clueless to the odd looking pin things. they were not mentioned at all in the motherboard install. After getting your advice here I did some surgery. Works fine now. I wouldn't have belived it. I should have fried the mobo without the pins. Thanks Much PaulO
 
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