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10-03-2006, 03:59 PM
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Initial Boot... Nadda
Okay, so I ordered my brand spankin' new computer. Here are the parts I got:
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SHW160P6S05 ATI 100-435843 Radeon X1950XTX 512MB GDDR4 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Video Card Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 FSP Group (Fortron Source) FX600-GLN ATX12V/ EPS12V 600W Quad. SLi Power Supply Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM As for the sound card, I haven't bothered to install one yet. Anyway, I hooked everything up (and ripped my thumbnail off in the process) and I plugged that bad boy in. The LEDs lit up, the fans kicked in, including the CPU and video card fans, and I believe I could hear the hard drive as well. And that's it. The monitor remains in stand-by mode (I've tried two) and nothing happens. No beeps from the motherboard to indicate a problem, nothing. I'm going to go through and check all the connections, but I'm at a loss here. Any idea what could be wrong? Last edited by SpFiota; 10-03-2006 at 04:13 PM. |
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10-03-2006, 04:02 PM
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http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=132409
Follow the steps in this thread. It's the only way to troubleshoot a no-display problem and potentially isolate a faulty component. Have you connected both the 24 pin main connector, AND the 4 pin auxiliary power connector to the motherboard? FK
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10-03-2006, 04:10 PM
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I just had the same thing happen yesterday, except it was a 6300 system that was fully operational. Definitely do the OOC testing. I decided that (from now on) I'm going to perform that prior to any full scale installs. Tell us what you find.
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10-03-2006, 06:51 PM
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Fixed it. My power supply is weird. It has two cables, a 4 pin and a 20 pin which go in together. I didn't realize there was another 4 pin cable to hook up. So far so good. Windows is installing. Wish me luck and thanks again for the help.
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10-03-2006, 07:15 PM
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That's actually normal. The 4 pin and 20pin that goes together is actually a true 24 pin connector that splits to allow backwards compatibility with older 20 pin motherboards. The extra 4 pin AUX connector provides extra power, and forgetting it prevents the system from booting up.
At least it was something simple eh? Good luck with the rest of the build. FK |
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