urgent help on 1st build!

cmndr_andi said:
If it says HD AUDIO or AC97, thats a connection to the mobo sound card and not the one you want.
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thats exactly what i've got...I'm now on a hunt for the mobo manual, which has run off mysteriously. I think my parts are conspiring against me :D
 
right, found the manual. It had hidden itself underneath the sheet on my desk...underneath the xps. lol.

my f-panel connector has the 4 pins for speaker, and I remember seeing a cable I didn't plug in, however I have a feeling that was for sata.
 
guys, got any more ideas?

i might have to start RMA'ing stuff, or if worst comes to worst, i'll go down to ocuk with all my stuff (I live in London lol) and work with the guys there to get it sorted. I sincerely hope it doesn't come to that though =(
 
thanks waiwaiwk, tried removing all ram and cpu as shown earlier in this thread, don;t get any error beeps due to no speaker, and tried all the possible combinations of ram.

I seriously appreciate all the time you guys have put in to help me out, extremely kind of you.
 
my old dell has one...but it's wired through the middle of the front panel. Why they make things as difficult for customers as possible i'll never know, lol. I mean, if someone is going to bother to open the computer, s/he will probably know what needs to be done, and what is what, so give that person full access to the PC.

I'll see if i can salvage one from another computer though.

Here's the compatibility list of ram for my mobo:
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/MemorySupport/motherboard_memory_ga-ex58-ud3r.pdf

and this guy has bought this ram, and used it fine on the mobo I currently have:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-048-KS&tool=3

strangely it's not on gigabyte's list, so I don't know whether to stick to the list, or trust the reviewer.
 
I've wanted to build my own PC since I was 11 lol, but with the grades I recently achieved my parents decided to give me the all clear to go ahead, it's a shame this has marred one of my ambitions, but I'm sure i'll feel great when it's all sorted.
 
Since the speaker on My dell is out of reach, i'll go open the study pc.

bear with me guys, getting this sorted tonight would be awesome lol.

by the way, if I need to get different RAM tomorrow, and I ring OCUK to arrange the RMA, and send my current one back, will I have to make a new order for the new set of RAM, or will OCUK send me the new RAM and just charge a few extra £'s to my account?
 
unfortunately not mate, my heatsink (with the bloody push pin design) is rock solid. While I was checking the CPU for any bent pins, I made sure to reseat it very carefully.
 
cmndr_andi said:
I feel really sorry for you, you clearly worked hard to get the rig and now a stupid memory incompatibility is stopping you from enjoying your monster PC. I hope you are able to get it sorted soon.

I think you will need to contact OCUK on monday, I don't think they are open on Sundays. If you told them your problem and directed them to this thread they will hopefully allow you to exchange your RAM for that Kingston stuff, and just pay the excess cost + shipping.
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Don't feel sorry mate, because as they say, every cloud has a silver lining.

the way I see it is:

I just started summer holidays, so i've got 8 weeks to get this fixed,

The next time a new PC builder encounters this problem, he will get to avoid all the hassle of testing,

I'll have learnt a lot about my computer in the process,

it will get sorted eventually, and I originally meant to spend 2 days on this build, but I ended up doing it in 5-6 hours, so it's not as if i'm losing time,

and lastly, as Thomas Edison said when he was told to give up:
I have not failed a thousand times, merely learnt one thousand ways not to build the light bulb.
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only, i've done slightly less than 1000 attempts!
 
NW_SKINHEAD said:
See with it auto shutting down after about 10 seconds would have led me to guess at a heat problem, i guess not though...

atleast with the auto shut down its preventing any damage to the rest of the system
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I agree, if it was running for 10 or so seconds, then shut down it might be due to the thermal trigger, but in my case it's only 2-3 seconds before shutdown, and under normal conditions in a well cooled room, the cpu shouldn't be able to heat up that fast.
 
hmm...the study computer is a dell vostro 200. I'm pretty sure it has a speaker, because I remember hearing it, and people on various forums I found from google have had issues with it...strangely, the user manual doesn't show me where on the mobo it is, unless im missing it?
 
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right, now that for the speaker issue, worst has come to worst, i'll have a go with the computer im currently using.

it's a dell dimension 9150, and if it doesn't have a detachable speaker, dell would be wise to find a remote hole and hide there for a while.

lol =)
 
thanks mate, I will definately be giving them a ring on monday, either for help, or to RMA a certain component.
 
what works for me is a hot shower, a cup of tea, and relaxing in bed with a good book.

(speaking of books, "To kill a mockingbird" is fantastic!)

now, back to the dimension lol.
 
all three computers are ddr2, about an hour ago I tried putting a stick from my xps into the ud3r, but the notch wouldn't line up, so I assumed ddr2 doesn't fit into a ddr3 motherboard.

EDIT: Beaten to it =)
 
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