BIOS Not loading on NEW Computer

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Hey Guys,

I recently bought a new computer, but once I put it together, according to the instructions on this site, but now I've put it together, I have found out that I'm not getting anything from, well anything.

The Fans are spinning, and I am getting an LED on the back for the LAN port, but other than that I'm getting nothing.

I am using:

Motherboard: ASRock - N68C-S UCC
CPU - AMD Athlon II

If you need any other info, please say.

Thanks,
Nick
 
Is the 4 pin for cpu power connected, often gets missed, memory in the correct slots or just try one in each slot.

CMOS reset.
 
Check the CPU cooler is on properly? Ensure there is paste between the CPU and cooler?
Are you using the onboard GPU? Try one RAM stick at a time.
What RAM and PSU are you using?
 
I have a Jumper on the CPU Pins, and I have one stick of RAM, DDR3, and on both of the ports, because this Motherboard has 2 ports for DDR3 and two for DDR3, and I'll try a CMOS reset.

CPU Cooler is on properly, and there is paste in between them.

It is onboard GPU, and I only have one stick of RAM anyways

RAM: EASY RAM - PC10600
PSU: 450w RoHS
 
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That PSU sounds dogdy... Maybe you should try another one.The RAM sounds dogdy too...
You have a jumper on the CPU pins? Like on the actual CPU?
 
In between the CPU and the PSU, there is three pins. With a label "CPU_FAN1" it has a Jumper on, when it's got the jumper on 1+2, it doesn't even start up, on 2+3 it does.

And my Dad has a Dell PC, so I took the the PSU off that, 200w less powerful, but nevertheless, that didn't work either.

And as for the RAM, I got it as a 'Bundle' with the Case and Motherboard, so it was cheap. The only thing is, I didn't buy this, my parents did. And all the cash I have to waste buying a new CPU or whatever, it comes out of the money that I have to buy a Monitor for :(
 
hybrid572 said:
If it's powering up, the PSU shouldn't be the problem as long as it's plugged in correctly.
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Thats not always the case. My friend had a PSU which appeared to still power up, but wasn't giving enough power. He changed his PSU and everything worked after that.
Hmm, seeing as you've tried another PSU, I'm guessing it's the RAM. Can you try to test it in another system?
As for the CPU_FAN1 jumper, I would check the motherboard manual to see what's the best setting.

Slightly off topic but which Athlon model is it? Depending on what you usually do you might not have to buy a new CPU ;)
 
It's Athlon II Duel-Core X2 240.

And I don't know if I can test it in our other System, I'm not sure if it's DDR3 or DDR2. I will check though.
 
Orcvader said:
Thats not always the case. My friend had a PSU which appeared to still power up, but wasn't giving enough power. He changed his PSU and everything worked after that.
Hmm, seeing as you've tried another PSU, I'm guessing it's the RAM. Can you try to test it in another system?
As for the CPU_FAN1 jumper, I would check the motherboard manual to see what's the best setting.

Slightly off topic but which Athlon model is it? Depending on what you usually do you might not have to buy a new CPU ;)
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Thanks for the correction, adds another thing to check for when fixing a PC that I didn't know about :)

That's DDR3 RAM, so you can test it in any ~fairly~ modern PC. It's 1333MHz too, so most motherboards (including yours) support it.

Link to motherboard if it's of use to anybody.
 
Never thought of that...

This is the full extent, apart from what you already know:
I can't seem to get the switches on the front panal working, but all the LEDs do.
All three fans are spinning, but I'm not getting any heat into the CPU or the South bridge
At the moment, I don't think the RAM is needed to boot to BIOS, but I may be wrong
Neither the HDD or DVD-ROM are spinning, and the disk draw won't open.
Please tell me full extent of the damage, I already know that I made a mistake buying cheap stuff. So far the only thing that is working is the case :(
 
It sounds silly, but are you absolutely sure everything's plugged in properly? A lot of PC problems can be fixed by pushing in the connectors a bit.
 
Well, my dad is a software engineer, but was a hardware engineer and he has checked it, and it LOOKS fine, all the connectors are fitted ect, I wish it was that simple :(
 
Had the same symptoms with my system, turned out the PSU wasn't supplying the correct amps/ voltage along the 12v2 rail. Returned to corsair, and they sent a new one (had to buy a PSU in the meantime though).

I know you said you've tried another PSU, but the fact you said it was 200W less powerful is potentially a problem in itself?
 
I know, but it's the only other one we have. I may be able to get another one off my dad's work, but for a basic system like this 450w is enough, surely?
 
You'd have thought so, its not all about the wattage though.

Did you attempt a cmos reset? when i had this issue i replaced the battery on the mobo (turned out that it was fine though).

Unplug any non essential components, wireless cards/sound cards etc (helps narrow down the issue)

Might be worth listing the full specs, including the brand of the PSU's your using.
 
RAM is needed to boot into BIOS.
You might not have the front panel connections plugged into the right pins.
Seeing as the HDD and DVD-ROM are not active (assuming you have the power connected to them), then perhaps maybe it is the PSU. It's not just about the wattage, it's also the amps it supplies and the quality of it.
Thinking about it, you said you tried your dad's dell PSU, but apparantly older dell PCs don't use the standard ATX specs, even though the connections physically fit.
 
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