Another RS480M2-IL won't POST thread

Someone tell me I've missed something obvious!!!
I'm just putting together a new PC (HTPC actually), with an MSI RS480M2-IL motherboard (on board video etc), and it won't POST.
I'm now back to the mboard sitting on a stack of paper with CPU + fan, memory, the 2 power connectors, and power switch (off and old PC).
When the power is switched the CPU fan starts, and that's it, nothing on the monitor at all, it doesn't even power up.
There are no LED's on the mboard, and no speaker to beep that I can see.
I've built plenty of PC's in the past, and had lots of problems and always managed to sort it, but not this time!!!!
Any ideas what to try next?
Oh BTW I have tried the reset jumper for the bios as well.
Thanks
Mark

There are known and repeated problems with the Venice E3 core's memory controller and yours/ours and other motherboards. Try your DIMM in all 4 slots for post test. Some are reporting Slots 2 or 3 work for single DIMM. You may need to try the radical CMOS clear procedure I and others use between tests when you get the black screen and no post. To do the radical clear, pull the power plug, pop out the CMOS battery, and placed the CMOS jumper in discharge for 20 minutes.
E3 apparently also overheats due to not correctly dropping voltage (not what you'd want for HTPC).
The new Venice E6 cores are reported to fix the E3 bugs. Winchesters also work fine, as I can attest.
Danno

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This is my first post on the forums. I’m from Portugal ,so I might write things that won’t make much sense to you but I´ll try to keep it simple.
I bought a Sapphire 5750 vapor-X for my kid's PC and I’m afraid I’m yet another one with the “black screen, no post” syndrome. I have tried the card on another system and it works fine.
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Quote from: Fredrik on 22-February-11, 20:27:16
Can you ask the obviously very kind servicemen at your store to update BIOS for you.
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