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01-30-2006, 06:24 AM
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Its alive
I'm a rookie computer builder, so go easy on me!
Anyway heres the story, put all the bits for my new build into the case, plugged it all together then checked it over. All good well so i think. Power time plug it in, wow its alive sort of..... when i plugged it in the fans all started little light on the board came on. i thought this a bit odd as i hadn't pressed the power button on the front. nothing else was happening nothing on screen. so thought best press the power on button ...still nothing the computer just does nothing (no power the cd-rom though.) any help would be grand, to make it do some thing, like what its meant to. Its nothing to special motherboard Asus K8v-mx AMD sempron 3000+ 80gig Deskstar hard drive Last edited by stumpy; 01-30-2006 at 07:25 AM. |
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01-30-2006, 07:34 AM
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Hello stumpy and welcome to pcmech;
Also welcome to the world of building your own PC, yes it can be a bit frustrating at first but it is worth it, and this is how you will learn so much, anyways try following the instructons listed here: http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=12753 Happy Building: KK
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01-30-2006, 08:19 AM
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same thing happens put it all together then turn power on at the wall and it comes alive, no display. i tried to turn if off by touching the pins for 4 seconds and nothing
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01-30-2006, 09:06 AM
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Shiro Usagi
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You have the parts assembled out of the case and still nothing?
What are the complete system specs for this computer? List the parts by brand and model including the power supply. Do you have spare parts you can swap in to test with? Do you have another computer you can swap your parts in to test with?  Cricket
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01-30-2006, 09:24 AM
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AMD sempron 3000+
motherboard : Asus K8V-MX (has graphics and sound on it) q-tec PSU 400 watt(atx 12v) 512mb of ram made by crucial asus cd-rw/ |
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01-30-2006, 09:38 AM
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Shiro Usagi
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Do you have another compatible power supply you can swap in to test with? The Q-Tec power supply might be defective.
Cricket
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01-30-2006, 09:42 AM
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havn't got another computer, got a 200w power supply will that do the job for a test or is it not powerfull enough
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01-30-2006, 10:05 AM
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That board has a 24 pin main connector *and* a 4 pin auxiliary connector - is your power supply compliant?
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01-30-2006, 10:07 AM
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Shiro Usagi
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Give it a shot with just the motherboard, CPU, heatsink, video card, RAM, PC case speaker, monitor and keyboard. Hopefully you'll get an image on the monitor.
Cricket
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01-30-2006, 10:12 AM
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yes the bought plugs from psu are on the board 4 pin 12v and the larger 24 pin.
why does the cpu fan and psu fans start up straight away when plugged into the wall is that meant to happen |
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01-30-2006, 10:17 AM
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old psu not got right plugs
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01-30-2006, 10:22 AM
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Shiro Usagi
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Do you know anyone who might have the right type of power supply they can loan you for testing?
Cricket
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01-30-2006, 11:03 AM
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If it starts right up, I'd think that the motherboard may have a stuck electronic relay - but it's best to test with a different power supply first.
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01-30-2006, 05:03 PM
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same thing with a diffrent power supply whats next? time to send it back!!!
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02-01-2006, 02:31 PM
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well it works now the motherboard was faulty thanks for all your help guys no doubt i'll be asking again
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