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[flaw42]

Hey I recently started my home build yes I am A Newbie messed around fixing pcs but never built so I will start by telling you my setup
Xiode Case
ECS Elitegroup 915pl-A2 Socket 775 MOBO
Intel P4 3.0 Ghz HT 2mb Cache 800FSB Socket 775
Radeon X550 256Mb DDR2 PCI E Video
Maxtor 200GB 8mb Cache 7200Rpm ATA Hard Drive
Ultra X Connect 500 Watt PSU
Thermaltake Mini Typhoon CPU Cooler
Lite-ON Dvd 52x Cdrw
I Used Rounded IDE Cables
OCZ 512Mb PC3200 DDR400 Memory x 2 With Ultra memory Coolers
OK so I installed the Cpu and Cooler Then Instaled PSU put the MOBO in Case(Yes wore Anti Static Strap and Grounded myself before hand) Hooked up speaker,Front Leds,Pwr Switch and Reset switch as well as front usbs and mic audi header. o and cpufan to correct slot connected four pin connecter to ATX4P1 as well as the square on in the area of cpu I have a 20 pin power cable the mobo is a 24 but book said 20 would work so connected that as it said.Round ide cable to hard drive switched jumper to MA Hooked up video card installed memory as what the book from MOBO said I am sure I might have left out a couple little connections. But here is my Prob I turn it on all my fans works it will stay running But cant see crapola I have tried 3 diffrent memory cards 2x pci-e and 1x pci. Notta so I have taken this apart and redone 3X to the MOBO Book and cant get a dern thing I have treid running one stick of memory interchanging beetween slots. I am beating my head in a corner because this is my first one and cant seem to get it going. I have 11 fans total that stay running fine the hard drive is kicking on and running the led shows that as well I have also tried clearing cmos. by the jumper and removing battery. I was told that if you rmove the battery it wont turn on but mine runs without it just as it does with it.Please help me I expect jokes because I am fresh fish but I just want this to run.What did I do wrong????

[glc]

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=132409

Get a 24 pin PSU.

[flanzig1]

Would return the Ultra PSU and get a true 20+ 4 and 4pin ATX 2 and Ultra's are of questionable quality.
After the PSU, this is the next step: http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=132409

[flaw42]

OK so here is what I did I got a 24 pin PSU and notta.. So I returned the ECS and went with the Abit IP-95 MOBO...Waiting on it back screw the ECS lesson learned with that.. I did read alot of the reviews and was told the type of ultra PSU was great and heard alot of good about it.. Is that true or r they junk..

[glc]

Well, we tested 3 of them and only one worked right. Check out the reviews section on our main site.

Not a great choice for a replacement mobo - that Abit has a Via chipset. Good luck.

[flaw42]

Sorry were you saying that 1 of 3 of the mobo was good or the PSU??? And I read so many good reveiws about the MOBO I am trying to build a decent system with a medium budget? What should I use...

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by flaw42 Sorry were you saying that 1 of 3 of the mobo was good or the PSU???

It was Ultra power supplies.

Cricket

[glc]

If you want a good cheap motherboard, I'd get an Asus P5L-MX.