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audaxtech
08-08-2006, 08:40 PM
Hello, I just built my first custom computer and I am having trouble booting it up. When press the power button it will start and all the fans will go for a few seconds and then it shuts down. But if I switch it to 230V instead of 115V than it will turn on but I do not see anything on the screen.
Here are the system specs:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ AM2
Antec Sonata 2 w/ 450W power supply
Asus M2N SLI Deluxe ATX AM2 Motherboard
Seagate Barracuda 7200 320GB SATA2 3GB/S 16MB
Corsair ValueSelect PC2 4200 1GB DDR2 240PIN DIMM Memory
BFG GeForce 7600 GS OC PCI-E 256MB Video Card


I was thinking that it is probably the RAM, however it is on Corsair's compatatbility list for the motherboard so I am not sure. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

blue60007
08-08-2006, 08:43 PM
Try this
http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=132409

Cricket
08-08-2006, 08:53 PM
Which country are you in? The US uses the 115v setting and many European countries use the 230v setting.

Is that Corsair VS RAM on the ASUS qualified RAM list?

:) Cricket

minsonngo
08-09-2006, 11:17 AM
You sure you installed the heatsink/fan and processor correctly?

jayb1234
08-09-2006, 01:04 PM
Could be RAM incompatability. There isn't any Corsair Value Select RAM on the ASUS QVL.

glc
08-09-2006, 02:51 PM
That is a big mistake - trying to use DDR2-533 ram in an AM2 build. You need to get DDR2-800 (BIG bucks) or go back to 939 and get DDR400.