new pc....

[Alpha-]

hi,

ive just put built a new pc using the following:

AMD athlon 3000+
socket 754 AMD mobo (not sure of the name)
2x 512 mb RAM (think 1 is dead -.-)
40 GB HDD
CD DRIVE
300w psu
256mb nvidia Ge Force graphics card (which needs 250W off the psu)

and the it starts running and carries on running.. but the monitor just wont come on, the monitor works fine on my other pc and so does the graphics card. any ideas?? might be lack of watts in psu maybe?

 

[Nutter]

is the monitor completley dead, no light for standby or anything?

 

[Alpha-]

is the monitor completley dead, no light for standby or anything?

no, the monitor has a amber light on (standby) sorry forgot to put that down.

 

[Nutter]

Well sometimes (happend to me) the plug gets loose from constant movement just push it in a bit more... I also quickly asked my m8 and he said it could be a video card problem :S.. ( im no computer genuis! )

 

[Alpha-]

Well sometimes (happend to me) the plug gets loose from constant movement just push it in a bit more... I also quickly asked my m8 and he said it could be a video card problem :S.. ( im no computer genuis! )

nope im using the video card as we speak thanks for help anyway.

 

[Far]

make sure ur gcard is propperly in. i kno my moniter wldnt show when i didnt put it in correctly.

 

[urbanfox]

Do the fans come on?

Did you use motherboard standoffs?

 

[Alpha-]

Do the fans come on?

Did you use motherboard standoffs?

right i plug the power lead in, the mobo light comes on a mouse light comes on (the mouse is neon :P kinky i no) i then press the PC's on button and the fans start going and stay going but the mouse light turns off :S and

 

[urbanfox]

Did you use motherboard standoffs?

 

[Alpha-]

Did you use motherboard standoffs?

yea i did m8, if i didnt wouldnt the mobo short circuit?

 

[kud125]

well, i had the exact same problem it was a mobo problem

just a heads up

 

[Alpha-]

well, i had the exact same problem it was a mobo problem

just a heads up

could you give me more info on that pls m8?

 

[urbanfox]

Write out everything you did in the build installation.

 

[Alpha-]

Write out everything you did in the build installation.

put psu and mobo in case
connected all power cables to mobo
put in processor, heatsink, ram, HDD, cd drive etc inc IDE and molex cables
put in AGP g card
screwed it all up started it up
fek all happens

 

[urbanfox]

Have you tried clearing the bios?

I need to know what motherboard it is. There should be a brand name and a model somewhere on the board.

 

[Alpha-]

Have you tried clearing the bios?

I need to know what motherboard it is. There should be a brand name and a model somewhere on the board.

i can't get to the BIOS without a monitor, or can i? and all i can see on the mobo is that it is made by Asus


EDIT: vt8327 is also on there.

 

[urbanfox]

There is a clear cmos jumper on the motherboard. Disconnect power and switch it over for 10 seconds then switch it back and try the system again.

If that doesn;t work, take everything out of the case and try caseless.

That V is the southbridge, there should be something else on it very distinguishable, like AN8 etc

 

[Alpha-]

There is a clear cmos jumper on the motherboard. Disconnect power and switch it over for 10 seconds then switch it back and try the system again.

If that doesn;t work, take everything out of the case and try caseless.

That V is the southbridge, there should be something else on it very distinguishable, like AN8 etc

i cnt find a cmos jumper can only see a cmos battery, ill get a photo.


EDIT- ok ivetaken everything out of the case and only inserted the thing onto the mobo tht i need like, cpu, heatsink, HDD and g card. and a monitor of course, when i switch it on the monitor goes green and the sound says "*something* (cnt member) CPU test." then after about 10 seconds the monitor goes on stand by again. with this set up the HDD did BEEP.

i tried then with the RAM and CD drive in but nothing happens :S, i take the monitor cable out but leave the sound in and the sound plays again, also with this set up the HDD does not beep.

so, do i need a better PSU?

 

[urbanfox]

What motherboard do you have, I need to know. If you cannot figure it out, just write down everything that's on the board.

Unplug any power source, take out the battery for 10 seconds and then put it back in.

EDIT

256mb nvidia Ge Force graphics card (which needs 250W off the psu)

There's no AGP videocard that takes 250 watts.

 

[Xiler]

i think the new geforce 7800 gs agp card can use upto 250 watts, and for this card nvidia recomended that u have at least 350W power supply. Might be wrong tho as i dont know much about power supplys. but i am getting a new one for the geforce 7800 agp just to be on the safe side as i have a 300W supply aswell atm.