Any advice on what could be wrong?

[Retroman09]

Hi,

I've built a new small form this evening but can't get the thing to boot.
Its got power but I'm just getting nothing out of it in terms of display from both the on board DVI and HDMI and the Graphics Card.

Bit puzzled as what to do next.

Any advice welcome.

Retro.

 

[Retroman09]

I've removed Hdd's and Gfx card and still getting no output. It sounds like it powers up for 10-12 secs, stops and then starts again but then is perm on. Just no visual output.

Could this mean my new mobo is faulty?

 

[Retroman09]

Hmmm really struggling to figure out how to do that on this new mobo. Its a MSI H81I and It doesn't seem to have a jumper for CMOS reset I guess I could remove the battery? Is there a suggested length of time to do this?

Should a CMOS reset really be required straight out of box?

Retro.

 

[Retroman09]

Ok well the new stuff I just bought is:
Intel G3258 CPU
MSI H81I mini ATX
Crucial BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz Ballistix Sport Memory Kit CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V
Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 2.5inch SSD

Old stuff is a Radeon 5700 series GFX card, 550W OZ PSU