So the new motherboard arrived today. Put it in, being extra super careful this time to make sure I didn’t physically damage anything, and then hit the power switch.

Guess what?

That’s right. Goose egg.

So before calling anyone this time I decided to go do some research on my own. Turns out that my problem isn’t as uncommon as one might think. There seem to be two issues.

1) The configuration I have takes a shitload of power.

2) Turning the motherboard on with an insufficient power supply causes the BIOS to do some kind of freaky lock up thing.

SO…

I have purchased a 600 Watt power supply that has a 24 pin connector. I have taken everything out of my motherboard, as the forums suggested, and am letting it sit for a few hours. When I get home from rehearsal tonight I’m going to put in the processor, memory, and graphics cards and fire it up. If nothing happens at that point I’m going to turn it all over to etcet and see if he can get things working, because at this point it is taking everything in me not to be a raging asshole around the house.

Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to go study my script for a while.

Edit This is the forum that I found with information that was relevant to my situation. It’s also where I made a post asking if there was possibly anything else I was missing.

It’s actually the motherboard.

I don’t even have words right now.

My new CPU is on the truck for delivery.

Please, please, please let this fix the problem.

New CPU = DOA.

Replacement ordered. Will not be shipped until today. I now have to wait until tomorrow to find out if the CPU is, indeed, DOA…or if there is some other problem. I’ll agree with ASUS, here. The POST process is only interrupted if you install the CPU, so it’s pretty damned likely that is the problem…but…I’m shaken on this one. Big time. I dropped a LOT of cash into this machine, and now I’m starting to worry that it will never work.

See, I’m a freak. I admit it.

Oh well.

New computer parts will arrive by 3 PM today!

YES!

Unrelated side note…Hey xanyboi! I need ONE Light Leather to make my new swanky Axe in WoW! Can you help a brother out? Send it to me COD if you need some silver for it.

SHIP MY COMPUTER PARTS ALREADY YOU BASTARDS!

That is all.

The new computer parts are ordered. All things being good and well in the world, they will be here on Wednesday.

My sister Kim is in the hospital, and may be having her baby soon.

I have a splitting headache, and I’m going to go back into my room and watch the news for a bit so that, hopefully, it will go away and I can play some WoW.

That is all.