New system problems, advice would be appreciated

Mr_Flibble · 24 Sep 2006 at 14:00

Hi all,

Ive just completed building my new system (or so i thought) when on first boot up absolutely nothing happened, PSU doesnt come on, no beeps, no fans come on and no output on the screen. The only thing that comes on the the Green Power LED on the motherboard.

What i have done thus far is to strip everyting down to just the Motherboard(has on board graphics), one stick of RAM, the CPU and PSU, all of which has been removed from the case. THe PSU works ok as that has been tried in a different system. The memory i have tried in every Slot and have also tied clearing the CMOS but still no joy.

The spec is as follows:
Intel Core 2 Duo 6600
ASUS P5B-VM
G SKILL 6400 HZ
EVGA 7900 GT
OCZ 520w PSU
SUGO SG01 Case

I am now completely out of ideas as to what to do next so any advice would be apreciated. Needless to say im a little bit annoyed as it has taken a long time to get the motherboard only to find out it may be boned :mad:

wizardmaxx · 24 Sep 2006 at 14:06

U sure all the power connector are plugged in - ATX24pin aux4pin & pci-e

Pulseammo · 24 Sep 2006 at 14:07

Are you certain that you connected the case buttons to the right pins on the motherboard?

Mr_Flibble · 24 Sep 2006 at 14:12

Yep all the power connectors are in and the button were connect to the right pins - Just to be sure i shorted the pins with a screwdriver and still wouldnt boot.

wizardmaxx · 24 Sep 2006 at 14:15

CPU correctly orientated and seated and you 150% sure ?

Mr_Flibble · 24 Sep 2006 at 14:21

Yes the processor is correcty seated and orientated, there was only one way round it would fit in due to 2 notches in the side of the CPU

wizardmaxx · 24 Sep 2006 at 14:28

Try removing the graphics. Start up and see if u get beeps
put back in
Try removing the memory. Start up and see if u get beeps

Mr_Flibble · 24 Sep 2006 at 14:44

I had already tried with no gfx with no joy and have just tried with no memory and again no beeps and no psu comes on.

wizardmaxx · 24 Sep 2006 at 14:46

Sound like mb problem m8

Mr_Flibble · 24 Sep 2006 at 14:51

Not what i wanted to hear but your probaby right. I was thinking it may be a memory issue as with a bit of googling there have been issues with 2.0 - 2.1V memory as apparently this MB can only support 1.95V. But as it does nothing with no memory i think i was just in denial. So looks like my only option is to RMA it

Thanks for the advice though

wizardmaxx · 24 Sep 2006 at 14:56

Yeah if u powered on with no memory, at least it would have started up with beeps.

Good luck though

Pulseammo · 24 Sep 2006 at 16:09

Yeah, even without components on the board I think at minimum when you short the power pins then the PSU should at least spin up and the board will start beeping.

fulcrumer · 24 Sep 2006 at 16:28

Silly I know but I have done it. Hold the power button on the case in for at least 10 seconds.