I tried to install a new cooler and now there's blood everywhere.

[Dharok]

You don't actually need to touch the metal bits on the cooler hard at all, it's just the clips that you have to apply a little force on - just caring for the well being of you hands, that's all!

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

Have you cleared cmos?

 

[Seiken]

My posts have been all over the place, my apologies. Hopefully this will clear some things up.

The parts:

Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK)
Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard
XClio Propeller Midi Tower Case - Black (No PSU)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)

And an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro.

Reseated the heatsink, 4 times improperly, finally properly (I believe). Putting on the stock one did not help.
Reseated the RAM.
Reseated the motherboard.
Reseated the graphics card.
Removed the CMOS battery and then put back in again.
Tried different power cord.

All that happens when I turn it on is the CPU and graphics card fans spin for about 0.2 seconds, and then everything stops. No beeps, nothing helpful. Just nothingness.

If indeed I have broken something, it would likely be the CPU and motherboard, and I should seek a replacement for those parts?

 

[BENdage]

Might need to reset the PSU, its a long shot but may as well. When the system is off turn off the PSU via the switch on the back, then turn the system on while the PSU switch is still off - fans should twitch while it discharges the power from the capacitors, then turn PSU back on and give it a go.

 

[Dharok]

Is the CPU connection plugged in at the top left of the motherboard, next to your cooler - I'm unsure though as it shouldn't just boot for 0.2 seconds it should continue powering even if that isn't plugged in. Worth a try though, you could be the 3rd person today with this problem lol.

 

[Seiken]

Might need to reset the PSU, its a long shot but may as well. When the system is off turn off the PSU via the switch on the back, then turn the system on while the PSU switch is still off - fans should twitch while it discharges the power from the capacitors, then turn PSU back on and give it a go.

I've given this a go, but it's still the same.

Is the CPU connection plugged in at the top left of the motherboard, next to your cooler - I'm unsure though as it shouldn't just boot for 0.2 seconds it should continue powering even if that isn't plugged in. Worth a try though, you could be the 3rd person today with this problem lol.

I ensured that part was plugged in also, still no avail.

I'm beginning to think I've buggered my motherboard. I'll attack it tomorrow with a fresh mind about things.

 

[cooljimy84]

just try removeing the CPU and putting it back in

I had this problem with my XP alothon ( can't spell ) i removed the old heatsink and then put the new one on, it wouldn't start same problem....
Ijust removed the heatsink and the CPU, then put it back together
Worked fine after that....

 

[Trixxy]

** UPDATE **

OK, I have Seiken's pc sitting here, he asked me to have a look before he sends it back (in case they find nothing wrong and charge him).
I've taken the mobo out of the case to make it easier to swap bits around.

Seiken's bits:

Mobo: GA-P35C-DS3R
CPU: E2180
RAM: Geil PC2-6400C4
GFX: Radeon X1950Pro
PSU: Corsair HX520W

My bits to test:

Mobo: GA-965P-DS3P
CPU: E6600
RAM: Ballistix 5300
GFX: 7800GT
PSU: Corsair HX620W


I first powered on his system using his own bits, and right enough the cpu/psu/gfx fans spin for about 1 second then stop.

I then re-seated his cpu and used my E6600 stock cooler, same thing.
Swapped out his gfx/ram/psu with my bits, same thing.

I put his cpu & ram into my rig and it works no problem, got into bios screen ok, so they seem fine. I'm assuming his psu/gfx are fine, as I get the same prob with my psu/gfx in his mobo.

What's interesting is that when you unplug the 4-pin 12v power plug from the mobo, the system stays powered on indefinitely (hsf & psu), although with no video output/mobo beeps. I think I saw someone mention that a few posts up.

So, with only using his mobo, and the rest of the bits being mine, I get the same problem as with all his bits, so it looks like a dodgy mobo, unless there's some setup procedure I’ve overlooked.

Also, I’ve not been getting any beeps from the mobo, despite having a small speaker plugged in.

Any more thoughts as to what could be wrong before I put it down to being a dodgy mobo?

thanks.

 

[PhillyDee]

I think you have done everthing everyone else would try. RMA it.

 

[Ben M]

if i were you i'd take a deep breath, put a plaster on your finger, and come back to it tomorrow.