Arcarius
08-23-2007, 08:04 PM
EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Thermaltake W0106RU Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 700W Power Supply
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan
Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK
I have HDDs and a LiteOn DVD burner of course, but they are not connected and are not relevant to my issue (yet?).
I followed the steps outlined in the "Having problems with a new build?" sticky; booted to bios fine in Step 10. Proceeded to place mobo in case, used 10 brass standoffs as provided with case and screwed the mobo in at the 10 standoffs. I put the video card back onto the mobo (didn't want to move the mobo with the video card on it), reconnected the 24pin, 8pin and the PCI-E power connectors to the mobo/video card.
Mobo LED will not come on (and obviously not boot, no post, nothing... as if I didn't even plug in the PSU).
So I figured it was probably a short, took video card out, disconnected power cables, unscrewed mobo from case, checked and tightened standoffs, replaced mobo into case, etc... tried to power on again, nothing, not even the mobo LED was on.
Then, I took the mobo out of the case, back onto the nonconducting surface I used in steps 1-10 (cardboard box), mobo light still does not come on.
I have tried reseating the ram, reseating the video card, reseating the 24/8pin, video power connector. All both in the case and outside of the case the second time.
I have tried another power cable (outlet to psu) that I have tested with my monitor (cable works), same result.
I would try another PSU first, but unfortunately I just got back to college and I left my old pc at home for the parents to use.
Any tips guys?
Thanks in advance!
P.S. I didn't do any damage to the mobo moving it into the case as far as I could tell, I've built a few other computers in the past 5 years; maybe about one a year.
EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Thermaltake W0106RU Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 700W Power Supply
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan
Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK
I have HDDs and a LiteOn DVD burner of course, but they are not connected and are not relevant to my issue (yet?).
I followed the steps outlined in the "Having problems with a new build?" sticky; booted to bios fine in Step 10. Proceeded to place mobo in case, used 10 brass standoffs as provided with case and screwed the mobo in at the 10 standoffs. I put the video card back onto the mobo (didn't want to move the mobo with the video card on it), reconnected the 24pin, 8pin and the PCI-E power connectors to the mobo/video card.
Mobo LED will not come on (and obviously not boot, no post, nothing... as if I didn't even plug in the PSU).
So I figured it was probably a short, took video card out, disconnected power cables, unscrewed mobo from case, checked and tightened standoffs, replaced mobo into case, etc... tried to power on again, nothing, not even the mobo LED was on.
Then, I took the mobo out of the case, back onto the nonconducting surface I used in steps 1-10 (cardboard box), mobo light still does not come on.
I have tried reseating the ram, reseating the video card, reseating the 24/8pin, video power connector. All both in the case and outside of the case the second time.
I have tried another power cable (outlet to psu) that I have tested with my monitor (cable works), same result.
I would try another PSU first, but unfortunately I just got back to college and I left my old pc at home for the parents to use.
Any tips guys?
Thanks in advance!
P.S. I didn't do any damage to the mobo moving it into the case as far as I could tell, I've built a few other computers in the past 5 years; maybe about one a year.