hey got the striker 2 formula installed everything powered up downloaded windows vista ultimate did bios, updated drivers, updates, raid 1 messed up after bios flash! rebooted still didnt configure to raid 1. tried to reboot again and tried to repair using windows vista disc didnt work then went to turn pc off now it wont come back on lcd saying CPU init????????

Try this, unplug the system and wait 10 seconds then plug it back in and try to boot again. I've had that problem before and this worked for me.

tried that and it didnt work so i played with it and changed some of the fans around and repluged the power suppply cords in the mother board and it booted right up ill post to let u guys know if it is running stable or not! thanks alot for the reply!

okay guys got a problem it will not start sometimes for no reason!!! when i get it started it plays flawlessly crysis cod4 and kanes wrath for hours! Just some times when i go to turn it on it send powers to lights and fans for about a split second then cuts off. i have checked every connector and tried moved connectors around and it starts up sometimes. i have tried cutting power from the surge protector completely unplugging the pc it doesnt work! seems when i mess with the cords or move different connectors around it works. strange tho it worked fine with no issues for 2 days now im haveing problems again. any help would be greatful!

here are my specs please help!

striker 2 formula using their sound and fans
gtx 280
dominator ddr2 1066 8 gigs ram
gigabite 1200 watt power supply
2 300 gb seagate hard drives raid 1
vista ultimate-32 bit
thermaletake liquid cooled
3 120 mm fans
3 led lights
sagitta2 mid tower by raidmax

also last night checked all the connectors finally got it back on. gamed for hours then when i turned the pc off i just wanted to check to see if it would power back on NOPE! its like 3 am so im like f it and go to bed! this morning i push power and bam its on. so i turn it off and try to turn it back on NOPE! so here i am again messing with the cords unplug everything includingharddrives try to see if i can get it doesnt come on then suddenly i power it on and it kicks on so i test it i try it like 3 times so i start installing everything go to turn it on and bam same thing power for a split second then doesnt cut on. so i turn the power supply off comeback 20 mine later hit the power button its on????????????? wtf is up with this $hizzzit is this the mobo or do i have elec prob somewhere????? please any info would be great!!!!

It sounds like a loose connector or a short. Do you have another system that you can connect the PSU to and see if you have the same problem?

its really strange this pc was working great untill i changed the mobo graphics card, cpu and ram! i baught a pc several months ago and put everything in a sagitta case! everything worked fine for 2 months. then i started getting more into pcs so i desided to rebuild it! so i baught those components then started haveing these problems! even after about the third time i booted the new mobo i had this problem! i have tried unpluging all different kinds of stuff to see if it a connector and its always hit or miss!

I really couldn't tell you what it is, it could be a number of things. As I said before it could be a loose connector (like a wire is loose inside the connector and not always making contact) it could be a motherboard issue which could be as easy to fix as updating the BIOS. It could be overheating or something in your PSU is going bad but isn't quite there yet. Unfortunately due to the uncertainty of what might be causing the issue I would say to rip it down and start from the beginning. Install just the CPU and try to start it and restart it (obviously it won't boot but it will start and beep which is a good sign) and if it works just add one more piece at a time starting and restarting until you either find the issue or have it together and working. I'm sorry I couldn't help more but that's the best I can think of.

well thanx for the reply i just took the battery out and clmos it and it booted up fine im running the driver 1305 no other one to down load?? everything is brandnew too! well just cut it off and what do u know wont power on so i tried the same thing again this time no power on.

I would try running it with just 4G of ram.

hey tried that too didnt work but check this out i put my 500w power supply to the board it turns on all day on it but wont run my gtx 280 or sli mode for that case with anything less than 1000!!!!

So it looks like your PSU is the problem.

i found it, it was the power supply! do not use the odin 1200w gigabite power supply with this board it doesnt work with it! so i baught a cheaper power supply 1200w coolmax and its running like a champ now!!!

cpu int

is 1) you did something wrong - ram is bad, ram voltage is too low etc

2) the mobo is fried

call tech support for a rma

you may the old -5v missing line problem

well its been working great now i have no problems turning the pc on for the past 5 days now!