ASUS P4G8X Deluxe motherboard boot problem

[bmt-216a]

I recently built a new PC and it is working fine, except .... when booting the machine, it hangs sometimes leaving the HDD light on.

I also get "System failed VGA test" message (sometimes) or "System failed due to CPU over-clocking".

I reported the problem to ASUS, and they recommended to flash their version 1004 Bios (beta version ). That didn't help.

Then they suggested to do following:

"Please re-assemble your machine in a pure environment (remove unnecessary components out, just leave motherboard, power supply, CPU with cooler fan, video card and memory, without computer housing) to see if the problem occur."

That didn't help either.

I am sure that the VGA card is good (I used it for years on my previous machine) and I tested the memory separately (I have two 512 MB sticks).

The problem always occurs.

Anybody has an idea??? Thanks

[TOAD6147]

Have you run a memory tester utility? Are the RAM's of GOOD quality with a well-known name?

[bmt-216a]

Yes, they were tested. In the meantime I received a tweaked BIOS and all the problems are gone. www.x86-secret.com.

Thanks for your suggestion.

[bmt-216a]

A small update. ASUS has made a BIOS version 1004-014 (Beta) available. That seems to work as good as the tweaked BIOS I mentioned yesterday.

[The User]

I have the P4PE motherboard with the same problem. I updated the bios but that has not helped at all. Have to reboot over and over again and if I am lucky the vga test goes away once for every 50 or more tries. The system is unusable. How can you use a computer when the video card and monitor do not work because of the motherboard?

Asus has been known for quality motherboards but it seems they are taking a dive lately. I see no solution to this problem other than returning the motherboard which will be a hassle as the problem went away when it was new but now it is back with a vengance.