No signal on first boot...help!

danewesley · 29 Jan 2010 at 15:38

Ive just finished building my first computer, the specs are as follows....

gigabyte m52l-s3p rev1.0
amd athlon x2 240
OCZ 2GB DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 CL 5-6-6-15
XFX GEFORCE GT220 1GB DDR2 HDMI PCI-E
cooler master 500w silent pro
stock cpu cooler
Samsung SpinPoint F1 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
LG GH22LS50 22x DVD±RW SATA

everything is new apart from the mobo, ive fitted all the parts and triple checked all the cables are in the correct places, the gpu doesnt need a pci express connection, the computer powers on and all the fans start up, leds turn on etc but on my tv it just says no signal, ive tried it through vga and hdmi but neither work, oh and at the moment i only have 1 sata cable so i can only connect either the hdd or dvd drive, and theres is a little red led on the case with a lightning bolt above it that stays lit aswell.

Please help! ive been reading and most people say it could be a faulty mobo?

stulid · 29 Jan 2010 at 15:41

The lighting bolt should be the power up light so that's normal.

One sata will cause a problem if you trying to install.

TV or computer monitor?

danewesley · 29 Jan 2010 at 15:46

its a tv, ive tried vga and hdmi on one tv and vga on another.

BoroRob_UK · 29 Jan 2010 at 15:47

Have you got the seperate 12v power connector attached to the mobo? common mistake...

danewesley · 29 Jan 2010 at 15:48

yes theyre both connected

stulid · 29 Jan 2010 at 15:50

I aunt convinced you can use a TV without graphics drivers installed(needs to detect the TV so it wont display out of range).

BoroRob_UK · 29 Jan 2010 at 15:51

Hmm, So its never come on? You havent changed anything in the BIOS rebooted and then no screen? Try clearing the CMOS or removing the battery.. (with no power cable) plugged in.. Or try reseating CPU, GFX, RAM? Also, check ur mobo theres no strange PCIE speed setting jumper on ur board..? Only things i can think of..

Nemesis379 · 29 Jan 2010 at 15:52

If the computer turns on but the screen is blank, then its a memory problem, OCZ MEMORY SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!, i threw my mobo away without knowing

stulid · 29 Jan 2010 at 15:57

You what? So just memory causes a blank screen?

danewesley · 29 Jan 2010 at 16:01

no i havent changed the bios or anything, ive literally just had most of it delivered and installed it all., ive tried removing the battery and that didnt work

setter · 29 Jan 2010 at 16:02

Memory when placed in the wrong slots can cause a black screen on turning on, done this when i built my i7 rig.

danewesley · 29 Jan 2010 at 16:03

kk i will try putting the memory in again.

danewesley · 29 Jan 2010 at 16:05

still no signal with the memory re inserted

danewesley · 29 Jan 2010 at 16:06

oh there isnt a clear cmos on the mobo, just two pins where something should be plugged in, i did get the mobo second hand, mayb it just doesnt work?

danewesley · 29 Jan 2010 at 16:12

heres a big pic of the insides

Uther · 29 Jan 2010 at 16:17

Make sure the correct voltage is going to the ram in bios.

stulid · 29 Jan 2010 at 16:17

Should be three pins next to each other, one jumper connecting a pair

BoroRob_UK · 29 Jan 2010 at 16:19

u sure the ram is in slot 1 there and not slot 4 ?

danewesley · 29 Jan 2010 at 16:19

i cant get to bios because of the problem

stulid · 29 Jan 2010 at 16:36

See my above post, is the jumper missing/ on the wrong pair of pins?