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New build booting Question
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24. December 2008 @ 23:21 |
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When I installed build my computer when I turn it on all the lights and fans come on but nothing come on the monitor. is this normal? note that my HDD isnt intalled yet but still it should show some kind on feed back.. what do I need to do?
Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX12V Power Supply
XION Solaris XON-406
BIOSTAR A740G M2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Brisbane 2.8GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core black edition
A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
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25. December 2008 @ 12:08 |
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I just tried it again and the lights, cold cathodes, fans and graphics card cuts on and the cddrive works too. I just cant get it to show up on the monitor screen using VGA...
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25. December 2008 @ 15:17 |
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Integrated graphics or a dedicated card?
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25. December 2008 @ 16:03 |
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Dedicated, HD3650..
But Im using the motherboards VGA slot, not the 3650's DVI..
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25. December 2008 @ 16:54 |
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Have you tried the 3650's DVI?
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25. December 2008 @ 17:48 |
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yeah, just tried it.. when I turn on the PSU the whole computer comes on and the case fans always work, the cpu fan comes on the stops, the cddrive works half nof the time and the 3650's fan comes on like 25% of the time. what is supposed to happen? a black screen show up?
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25. December 2008 @ 18:37 |
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You're meant to see the BIOS screen. If the fan of the graphics card spins down, it sounds like the system is booting.
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25. December 2008 @ 19:44 |
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The fan spins only some of the time abd I dont see any screen.. does this mean my CPU or motherboard is dead because I still have the warranty. if it helps I had trouble installing the Freezer 64 so maybe I couldve damaged the CPU =/ ......is that a possibilty?
Also, my case's power switch dosent work, as soon as I turn on the PSU the whole computer comes on fans, HDD lights and all..
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25. December 2008 @ 21:24 |
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For Motherboards with Integrated Graphics, does the first boot have to be with the integrated graphics?
Maybe you have to manually set it in the motherboard to boot the dedicated card. Try connecting to the cable to the DVI on the motherboard first and see if you can see the POST screen with that. If you can, that is the problem. You can then access the BIOS to set the PC to use the dedicated card.
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25. December 2008 @ 21:59 |
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I doubt that is the problem because I tried the VGA on my motherboard and have a vga to dvi adapter but have yet to try it but if the vga didnt work then I doubt the dvi will. does the ram slots have anything to do with it? I have 2 green and 2 white slots and put them both in the green.
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JaguarGod
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25. December 2008 @ 23:27 |
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That's for Dual Channel Mode. You want to match the colors.
As for the DVI, VGA or DVI would not make a difference unless the connector is not working.
Try booting with fewer components installed. Try CPU + heatsink fan & RAM with integrated graphics. See if that gives you some signs of life.
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26. December 2008 @ 01:33 |
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Tried that too. no luck, do you think it could be the motherboard or Processor? cause I still have the 30 day warranty for both..
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26. December 2008 @ 07:01 |
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Fix the case switches first. Hook up a reset switch wrong and a PC won't boot.
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26. December 2008 @ 11:47 |
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wow.. didnt know that, does the positive negative matter? also, my case has 2 black colored areas for power SW, I'll just use the one in the manual.
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26. December 2008 @ 11:50 |
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Yes, it's very important to get it right.
Two black wires for the power switch? Glad I don't buy cheap crappy cases...
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26. December 2008 @ 14:07 |
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I tried EVERYTHING!!! nothing works, must be the MOBO.. the case switches dont work but the power and hd leds do.
I have 3 important questions before I send back the MOBO.
1. can your pc post with a dead cpu?
2. Is your whole computer supposed to turn on when I turn on the psu? not even touching the case's power switch.
3. Is my motherboard confirmed dead when the properly installed speaker dosent beep? (I tried an older computers speaker too)
thanks
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26. December 2008 @ 14:43 |
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1. No
2. No
3. No, a PC needs to boot to beep. Something else could be wrong.
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26. December 2008 @ 15:07 |
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Do you think it could possibly be the PSU or CPU?
and from what your saying it could possibly be the Motherboard cause I just tried another PSU and it turned on without the power switched being pressed.
Im thinking about sending it back and getting this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186141
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26. December 2008 @ 15:09 |
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26. December 2008 @ 15:20 |
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Thanks I seriously think its my motherboard. I'll get the motherboard you recommended and see what happens. thanks again.
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