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[Drizgar]

Hi all. I'm hoping somone can help me out here. I just built a new computer, but I cannot get anything to post to the monitor after turning it on. I do not hear any beeping sounds when I turn on the power, but all of my fans and the LED on the MB have power. The MB is a ASUS A8N-E with a AMD Athlong 64 X2 processor. I have tried the following but still no luck:

1) Remove EVERYTHING from the case
2) Set the motherboard on a non conductive surface. The motherboard box is perfect for this. .DO NOT PLACE THE MOTHERBOARD ON THE STATIC BAG! It can acually conduct electricity! We are going to try and assemble a running system outside of the case.
3) Install the CPU and heat sink.
4) Install the RAM (only install 1 stick for SDRAM, 2 for RDRAM)
5) Install the video card
6) Connect the monitor to the video card.
7) Connect the power supply to the motherboard.
8) Connect power to the power supply
9) Do NOT connect ANYTHING else. Make sure you have the power connector on the CPU fan connected.
10) Use a small screwdriver to momentarily short the power switch connector on the motherboard.

[rspassey]

What PSU are you using for this build? Could you also list your full system specs, please?

Did you double check to make sure that you have connected all the PSU to Mobo wires, including the tiny one beside the CPU? (lots of people mistakenly forget to attach this one).

[Drizgar]

MB: ASUS A8N-E
PSU: Antec 550 Watt
Video: EVGA 7900 GT
HDD: Western Digital 250 GB
Memory: Corsair Twinx2048-3200C2

I see that 4 pin connector by the CPU, but there is no corresponding power line from my PSU. All it has is the 24 Pin power line.

[Eriol]

there should be one coming from your PSU

[Drizgar]

Ah, found it. 2 of them were stuck together and I didn't realize they would come apart. I now get my post on the monitor so I can continue forward.

Thanks guys.