just built computer- wont go onto monitor..

solaris.designs · 18 Dec 2007 at 14:27

Alright, just finished building my computer..press the button everything fires up including thew gfx card, then it switches off after about 5 seconds, but then 2 seconds later it all whirls up again seems working fine but nothing shows on the screen.

any advice as to whats wrong with it guys?

mks2005 · 18 Dec 2007 at 14:29

System specs please.

Do you have a Abit IP35 motherboard?

Any beeps?

solaris.designs · 18 Dec 2007 at 14:33

crucial ballistix ram, ip35 motherboard yes leadtek 8800gt gfx card

any ideas?

no beeps

dokko · 18 Dec 2007 at 14:35

Same thing happened to me only i got beeps. Is the speaker in correct?

Turned out to be memory fault.

solaris.designs · 18 Dec 2007 at 14:37

havent plugged speaker in...dont know eher eit goes- got a p182 case if anyone can help? ill got and try my old mem ory in it now

Aero · 18 Dec 2007 at 14:43

try one stick at a time and with no memory in as well

mks2005 · 18 Dec 2007 at 14:46

The first issue, i.e. everything starting, then stopping, then starting again is a known double booting issue with your motherboard. I have the same problem. You can rectify this issue with a BIOS flash. (See: http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=445141)

You could do with connecting that speaker up to determine if there any beeps. I presume the monitor is connected properly?

solaris.designs · 18 Dec 2007 at 15:06

ok heres the latest, i changed the ram and it still did the same, so i put my new ram back in and put in my old graphics card, and everything works!

So i assume my new 8800gt is faulty? just seems a bit odd?

is there anything else i can try? in the bios there is something about pci-e 1.0 and 1.0a, which one should it be?

cheers

solaris.designs · 18 Dec 2007 at 15:10

graphics card fan spin second time too

fobose · 18 Dec 2007 at 15:13

I would try the graphics card in other system just to make sure its faulty. Then you can rule it out and RMA.

solaris.designs · 18 Dec 2007 at 15:19

right this is weird

i just put one of those little dvi to vga converts in the gfx card..and now it all works by vga..:S

any ideas as to why guys?

cheers

dokko · 18 Dec 2007 at 15:48

You need the speaker cable in.

You know where the HD LED cables, Power on & reset cable are on the mobo? Well there all down at the bottom corner, coming from your case, there is a speaker cable one.

Chances are you've missed a pin, easily done, if so the speaker wont go off giving you the beeps.

Consult you manual to find the right way it should go, fiddly, but easily rectified.

dokko · 18 Dec 2007 at 15:49

solaris.designs said:
right this is weird

i just put one of those little dvi to vga converts in the gfx card..and now it all works by vga..:S

any ideas as to why guys?

cheers

Some cards are sensitive as to which DVI you use? Are you using number one, and are you testing on the same one?

solaris.designs · 18 Dec 2007 at 18:16

thanks for all your help guys..although the digital out still doestnt work. nevermind.