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12-22-2006, 11:32 PM
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First time PC builder--no video signal and no DVD rom activity
Hey all, this is my first time building a PC. I got all the parts in earlier today and have been working all day trying to get it to work.
For a while, I was experiencing some strange problems regarding the computer powering up. The case LED lights would blink on and off and the fans would power up and down every half second or so in synchronization with the LED lights. I eventually somehow got the computer to actually turn on and stay on. Fans stay power on and the HD light comes on and stays on. IF I disconnect the ribbon cable that connects my DVD rom to my hard drive, then the DVD rom works. It will blink when the CPU is turned on and I am able to press its button and open it. If however I connect the ribbon cable, the DVD rom no longer shows any activity even though the HD still appears to work in that the light comes on and stays on. The HD light does not blink as if it were reading data, but I think this is normal since I have nothing written on it now. I'm using an LCD display that has both DVI and VGA inputs. I've tried both ways and get "no signal." What could be causing this? Let me also state that configuring the USB/LED pins was confusing, as the manual that came with the ECS motherboard was not incredibly detailed, to put it mildly. Here are my parts: XION Solaris XON-403 Black with Green LED Light Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811208009 ECS P965T-A (V1.0) Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135022 BFG Tech BFGR79256GSOCE GeForce 7900GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143070 Thermaltake W0106RU Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V CE, CB, TUV, FCC, UL, CUL, and BSMI certified http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153039 CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145098 SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1644N 160GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152049 NEC Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE / ATAPI DVD Burner - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827152076 Help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
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12-23-2006, 12:03 AM
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Based on all the chaos you are describing, my mind leads to the poor quality ECS board as the problem.
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12-23-2006, 12:10 AM
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Possibly, but I'm not ruling out that I configured something wrong either since this is my first time.
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12-23-2006, 01:11 PM
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For the HD and DVD drives, the correct configuration is 80 wire IDE cable(blue connecter to mobo/black for the HD/gray for the DVD. Both drives should have their jumpers(next to the data cable connection) set to CS(cable select).
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12-24-2006, 10:48 AM
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12-27-2006, 11:14 PM
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problems with my new pc
hi there, i have a big problem, i just bought my new stuff, to build my pc but it doesnt work HELP!,
specs of my sistem: asus p5b atx lga775 core 2 duo E6300 corsair value select pc2-5300, 1GB ( 2x512MB) bfg geforce 7950 gt oc 512MB pci-e so, this is my problem, i installed my pc in a case, with a power supply of 650W, and 24 pins, the first problem was that my case had a power supply of 550W but i was just 20 pins, and my MoBo needed 24, okay so i bought a new power supply fo 650W. then with all installed in my case, i desided to connect all to my power supply, with all conected, i tryed to turn on my pc, but i just doesnt work, myheadsinks didnt even work. then i desided to turn it on just with the core 2 duo and ram, and it worked, so i installed everything again but i didnt do anything no beeps.. nothing i need help! sorry for my english jeje, if anyone knows any solve to this pro i will appreciate every comment. thanks if you want, email me please thanks thats all. |
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12-27-2006, 11:19 PM
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Well, you need to start your own topic so we can help you exclusively there. This thread belongs to Stinger911.
I'd try this and let us know when you reach trouble, in a new thread: http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=12753 |
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