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08-17-2006, 09:05 AM
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Computer wont start!
Hey everyone, i am a first timer in putting together a system for my kids. i followed all step 1-25 on putting the system together and the only thing that starts when i hit the power button is the CPU fans and the video card fan. my parts include k8v-x se motherboard, amd sempron 64 processor, 512 mb ddr 400 memory chip, geforce fx 5500 video card, cd rom, cd burner, a drive and 80 gig hard drive which none of the drives turn on. All the connections have been checked and rechecked. please help,
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08-17-2006, 09:16 AM
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Have a read of this thread http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=132409 and do an "out of case" build.
What make and model of power supply did you use?
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08-17-2006, 09:22 AM
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Do you have the 20-pin main power connector and the 4-pin square ATX12V connector hooked up to the motherboard?
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08-17-2006, 09:54 AM
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yes i have both of those connected
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08-17-2006, 09:56 AM
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the power supply is gps 300 ab made by enlight
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08-17-2006, 10:03 AM
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300w may be a little underpowered for your setup. You may want to swap the PSU out with another stronger one and see if it will work.
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08-17-2006, 10:24 AM
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well i followed the steps at that site . the cpu fans started for just a sec and stopped . nothing else happened
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08-17-2006, 10:30 AM
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Try leaving only one stick of memory in at a time.
If that doesn't work, you may have a faulty PSU, motherboard or CPU (check in that order). Only way to find out to to swap them out. |
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08-17-2006, 10:33 AM
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Do you have a little speaker in the case that you can connect to the motherboard in the normal way whilst you are attempting the out of case build?
Try starting your build up with bits and pieces removed ie: the ram, video card or harddrive, the idea being to try and get a BIOS fault beep from the speaker. Have you reset the BIOS via the jumper on the motherboard? |
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08-17-2006, 10:50 AM
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well that wasnt good i put a 350 power supply , the cpu fans started but instantly smelled a burning smell . i shut down instantly.
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08-17-2006, 11:13 AM
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What is the brand and model of the PSU you swapped it out with?
Make sure you use a good PSU from this list: http://www.forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=131195 |
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08-17-2006, 03:27 PM
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making progress
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08-17-2006, 03:29 PM
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i have an enlight in now 300 found my processor not seated properly and now cdroms working . but no hard drive or A drive and my monitor says its in sleep mode. what do i do to get it on. also noticed when i put the processor back in one of the pins on the processor was not there .
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08-17-2006, 03:50 PM
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Your processor could be dead. Does it look like one of the pins fell off?
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08-17-2006, 05:48 PM
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Yes one of my pins is missing
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08-17-2006, 05:51 PM
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Your going to have to replace the processor then. Don't even try installing the damaged CPU. It may do even more damage.
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08-17-2006, 05:55 PM
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thanks for your advice...... that was a brand new processor i ordered online.... guess i'll be sending it back.
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08-17-2006, 05:58 PM
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Let us know how the new CPU works out when you get it.
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08-17-2006, 06:07 PM
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Thankyou.........already ordered another one online..... let u know how it goes on monday
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08-17-2006, 07:24 PM
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Can you make sure the broken pin is not lodged in the motherboard socket before attempting to fit the new processor, the last thing you want to do is break another pin.
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