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XteriorMotive

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ok so i was putting a computer together for a friend with some parts i had sitting around and it wont display anything the fans spin and the harddrives spin so i dont know what is wrong help. i have tried 3 different processors two different psu's 2different ram sticks and the onbard video as well as a tnt2 and mx4000 but othing will work

Specs
2.4Ghz Celeron (also tried with another 2.4 and my 3.0 prescott)
Gigabyte 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard
Onboard VGA
512MB Samsung memory
40GB Samsung Spinpoint Harddrive

Thanks in advance
Xteriormotive
 
XteriorMotive said:
Onboard VGA

Xteriormotive
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sure the onboard video is turned on in bios? :p

check your bios settings make sure they are all ok

then try a diffrent screen

soulsaver
 
i have tried a few monitors my 19" Phillips CRT, 15" Dell,15" Slimage(Generic) LCD

also i have tried three video cards Onboard, TNT2, MX4000
 
Have you tried reseating the connectors?

Mine wen't a little apeshit yesterday afternoon. Unplugging and replugging the ATX connector and P4 connector worked.

Edit: You remembered stand-offs, right?
 
yeh reset cmos, its on the motherboard it should tell you how to do it in the manual, its just putting the pins in diff location.
 
1. Reset the CMOS

2. Unplug everything from the mobo and PSU. Only leave the PSU connected to the mobo, the RAM installed, and the CPU/heatsink installed. See if it posts then.

3. Are there any beep codes coming out of the speaker?

4. Do the power supplies you are using have the P4 4pin header?
 
Clear CMOS and try booting.

If that doesn't work, then pull the RAM and try to start the system. If you don't get beep codes I would say the problem is the mobo or PSU since you tried different CPUs. You may also want to try the Celeron 2.4 in your system to make sure it's good.

I would also try plugging your PSU into the second system to rule out PSU problems. If the board doesn't boot then, I would say the problem is probably with the mobo.

This is also assuming you have tried all this without the mobo being in the case to rule out grounding issues.

 
No, I said re-seat the motherboard, not the cmos!!!!

Take the motherboard out and put it back in, maybe a bad contact with the case somehow.
 
i have had it on a my desk in a case and on cardboard and it stll wouldnt work i also i have tried 2 psu's a 400w generic and a 400w antec a have reset the cmos a few times and it still wont work
 
I usualy start over from scratch when/if it gets that bad

pull out everything..

reseat mobo cpu/hsf and one stick of ram... then see if you can post with the onboard video

if it works install each other component one at a time boot checking after each one to determain if maybe one was causing the problem
 
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