New build problem

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Hi everyone.

Right my mates having trouble with his new rig not powering up, heres what hes just got here .

At first he had his old x800 in, as he wanted to get it up and running make sure it was a ok before putting the x1900 in, but on first powering up lights came on but nowt, so he tried his old psu, worked, so then tried new one again would'nt, so he had a bit of a fiddle with the cables, and it eventually came on perfect.

He got windows installed then powered off as it was fine, popped in the x1900, and it wont boot again, powers on for about 5 secs, quick spin of the fans then powers off, tried old PSU again, same thing.

Any ideas thanks. :)

Forgot to say he popped the x800 back in again, and its the same thing, quick fan spin, then off.
 
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No, after he got windows installed with the x800 in, he popped the x1900 in no boot, put the x800 back in, and now thats the same, no boot, yet it worked before he put the x1900 in. :confused:

Thanks. :)

Yup: both cards use the same PCI-E connector, its weird all he did was swap the cards, and now it wont boot with either.
 
UPDATE:

Right, tried the new PSU on his old motherboard with the new x1900 out of the case, and its powering up fine, so ive suggested taking the new board out of the case, trying the same thing, new PSU, and the x1900, just to see if the new motherboard could be shorting on the case.

Will update once tried.

Anymore ideas still welcome. :)
 
Another UPDATE:

Right, now took the new board out of the case, connected up the new PSU, and the x1900, does the same doesn't power up, so its looking like the new motherboard is DOA, as the new PSU and the new x1900 is working on the old motherboard fine. :(
 
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