Hi. IÂ’m new around here, and IÂ’m grateful for any help I can get.
I am building a computer (my first) and the thing is refusing to boot. My basic specs are as follows:
Mobo: Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3GHz 800MHz (connected to a Zalman cooler)
RAM: Crucial DDR 3200 1GB (as two sticks)
Video card: Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Atlantis
PSU: Zalman 400W
I connected it and powered up to see if the chip and memory were recognized. The fans started whirring and the power LED on the mobu lit up, so power was getting thru, but there was no beeping and the monitor stayed blank. In addition to the usual beeps, this board is also supposed to have vocal post messages that tell you if memory, a CPU, or a graphics card, etc is missing or faulty, but I get nothing.
I tried connecting everything up (keybd, mse, HD, etc) but that made no difference. I tried swapping the RAM around the different slots, and even tried just one stick of memory, but that didnÂ’t work either. I also tried another speaker to the case, just in case the one in my new case was faulty. Again, zilch. At this point, I thought the mobo was DOA, so I sent it back to the supplier, but after testing it, they said it was fine. The power connections were all sound and firm.
Could it be:
1) The PSU? Could one power lead be working OK so that the fans get going, but because the other is dead the board canÂ’t post?
2) A dead video card? Would testing it without the card be a good idea, or would that stop a working mobo from booting anyway?
3) Incompatible memory? I’ve heard Crucial is a good brand, and the specs are right, but I understand that sometimes components can ‘mismatch’.
4) A dead CPU?
5) The Zalman fan isn’t ‘seen’ by the mobo because it is slower than the usual fans and so is refusing to boot? (The mobo has fan-speed control.)
6) Something blindingly obvious that a newbie like me would miss?
IÂ’d appreciate any tips, things I should try first, but please bear in mind that I donÂ’t have any spares to swap around. I donÂ’t think the components on the aging computer IÂ’m writing this post on are compatible.
I am building a computer (my first) and the thing is refusing to boot. My basic specs are as follows:
Mobo: Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3GHz 800MHz (connected to a Zalman cooler)
RAM: Crucial DDR 3200 1GB (as two sticks)
Video card: Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Atlantis
PSU: Zalman 400W
I connected it and powered up to see if the chip and memory were recognized. The fans started whirring and the power LED on the mobu lit up, so power was getting thru, but there was no beeping and the monitor stayed blank. In addition to the usual beeps, this board is also supposed to have vocal post messages that tell you if memory, a CPU, or a graphics card, etc is missing or faulty, but I get nothing.
I tried connecting everything up (keybd, mse, HD, etc) but that made no difference. I tried swapping the RAM around the different slots, and even tried just one stick of memory, but that didnÂ’t work either. I also tried another speaker to the case, just in case the one in my new case was faulty. Again, zilch. At this point, I thought the mobo was DOA, so I sent it back to the supplier, but after testing it, they said it was fine. The power connections were all sound and firm.
Could it be:
1) The PSU? Could one power lead be working OK so that the fans get going, but because the other is dead the board canÂ’t post?
2) A dead video card? Would testing it without the card be a good idea, or would that stop a working mobo from booting anyway?
3) Incompatible memory? I’ve heard Crucial is a good brand, and the specs are right, but I understand that sometimes components can ‘mismatch’.
4) A dead CPU?
5) The Zalman fan isn’t ‘seen’ by the mobo because it is slower than the usual fans and so is refusing to boot? (The mobo has fan-speed control.)
6) Something blindingly obvious that a newbie like me would miss?
IÂ’d appreciate any tips, things I should try first, but please bear in mind that I donÂ’t have any spares to swap around. I donÂ’t think the components on the aging computer IÂ’m writing this post on are compatible.
I have learned from the course im taking and from previous experiences, that the problem is usually very simple.( however, sometimes its more serious and complex) If that fail(switching the vid card out for another) Do what Microbell said. oh, and if it does boot up, load the OS with that different vid card in until the os is installed, then shut down, take the other card out and put the 9800 in and hit the power. It should boot up, but as micro bell said, you may have a bad card, if possible, test that card in another computer.