Hardware:
EVGA E762 4-Way SLI Motherboard
Perfect Storm ddr3 2x3
Intel 980x ES
Intel 980x Retail
Intel 3580
Problem:
Motherboard posts straight to "F3" and locks
Troubleshooting:
-Ram stick rotation
-clear cmos/battery removed
-CPU Rotation, none of above 3 cpu's resolve F3 lock
EVGA Tech Support "Shammy":
Clean board thoroughly
Especially small chips around socket area
F3 freeze is motherboard locked at smbus check, something locking smbus
Board Condition:
- Numerous sub-zero runs
- Socket contained vasoline
- Art eraser all over the board from head to toe
- Back of socket vasoline'd and eraser'd
FIX:
- Removed all heat sinks from board
- Removed TIM from chips
- Removed Battery from board
- Removed Bios Chip from board
- Started very hot shower
- rinsed motherboard front and back under hot shower water
- spinkled Joy dishwashing soap on front of motherboard
- dowsed with shower water
- lightly brushed with soft brush to lather up motherboard, pcie/dimm slots/socket
- BE CAREFULL IN THE SOCKET NOT TO BEND PINS - THEY BEND EASY!!!!!
- Lathered up backside of motherboard
- Rinse under hot shower water till all soap is gone
- Lay motherboard on large towel
- Cover top of motherboard with top of towel and wrap
- Place motherboard into clothes dryer atop shoe drying rack (SO IT DOESNT TUMBLE)
- Dry on high heat for two 30 minute sessions, let cool between sessions
- Replace heatsinks w/fresh TIM, replace Battery and Bios chip
- Setup to run
- Clear cmos again and run
RESULTS:
Motherboard is very clean and working like normal so far.
THANKS:
Thank you to Shamino for sparing yet another noob rma.
