New build, no monitor output

Talrinys

Talrinys

Talrinys

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Hey OcUK
This is my first solo computer build without my father's help, and i'm really excited about it, problem is that i've hit some problems.
I've connected everything, but when i turn on the computer the fans spin and everything, but there is absolutely no output to the monitor so i have no idea what's failing, can't check if memory settings are at fault or anything.
CD drive pops out, no idea why that's relevant anyway but i suppose that it shows that i at least did something right :D
Oh and is it normal for the bar on the CPU to require quite a bit of force to get down?

The rig is:
Gigabyte P35 DS3
Intel 2160
Corsair DDR2-800 XMS2 2GB(only 1GB plugged in right now)
Nvidia Gefore 9600GT
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB
Corsair VX 450W
 
By Bar on the cpu, I presume you mean the locking mechanism that holds the cpu in place? :)

You may want to check the cpu again, make sure you have put it in 100% correctly, but no doubt you did anyway :) Check for any bent pins on the motherboard cpu socket as well while your there.

Have you connected the pci-e power connector to the graphics card as well? Also have you connected the 24 pin and 4-pin power connections to the motherboard? Just things that have to be asked sadly...As people can miss them.

Does the motherboard have a speaker on it by any chance? Or have you connected one up via your chassis at all? Might want to power the system on with NO ram installed if that is the case, juse to see if you get any error beeps. (should be like 3 long beeps....) This will indicate if the cpu is talking to the motherboard basically. :)
 
Unfortunately there's no speaker AFAIK, none on the Antec 900 chassis or on the MOBO, would love to know if it's actually able to POST or anything.

The PCI-E power connector is in, along with both power connections to the motherboard.

I will check my CPU, but i checked both the CPU and the motherboard socket for any bent pins before inserting the cpu. This was the first time i've ever tried to install a CPU before, i just slowly dropped it into the socket with the right alignment, don't suppose anything could go wrong there?
 
Well, I wouldn't have dropper it in..Placed would have been better :P

Just make sure it's in flush, they can sometimes just not work upon first boot...But reseating them rectifies the issue normally :)

Do you have any other ram available? Just to try?
 
my advice is take everything out, and put it all back in

check the motherboard jumper is in the right place (ie it's not set to reset the cmos)
 
Check that the ATX12V lead is plugged in properly, I had a similar problem and solved it by unplugging the lead and plugging it in again.
 
ATX12V is in there correctly, tried both of them(2 x 4 on the power cable) three times now and it doesn't work. Gonna try the graphics card in my rig to see if it's dead.
 
I'd definitely try all your parts one by one in your other rig. If they're all OK, I'd take the whole lot out of the case and rebuild it on an anti-static bag or something, starting with the minimum necessary parts (CPU, GFX, 1GB RAM).

(edit) Does your other rig have a speaker you could borrow? Could be useful for diagnosis.
 
ive had a build where a faulty keyboard prevented the system from posting - I doubt its your issue here, but its an easy one to test so give a go anyway.
 
Okay people, thanks for all your help, i really love the people at this site, always willing to lend a hand :D

Now... get ready to laugh, i use a dual monitor setup, and of course i have had the computer plugged into the wrong monitor all the time. I must have been confusing it with the constant reboots when it was running fine all along :P

Still have a few issues, power works weird, whenever i turn it off it turns itself right back on, but overall it's looking fine. Now to get completely nervous by the weird Vista install :P

Thank you again :D
 
Mattus said:
...I'd take the whole lot out of the case and rebuild it on an anti-static bag or something...
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Isn't the point of an anti-static bag to conduct electricity? Sounds like you'd want to build on an insular surface. Anyway, sorted now.
 
Well...it's better to put it on the bag then your bedroom carpet ;) Put it that way!

But well done on getting it "working" matey :)

Now..have fun with Vista...
 
Hehe well it's not for me, so he'll have the troubles of Vista, running Vista on my own rig though, not as bad as they say.

Kinda stuck now though, gonna have to slipstream SP2 onto an XP install disk, install that and then use the vista upgrade thingie, hate Microsoft for that little idea.
 
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