Got comp, problems...

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EnFoRcEr!!

Limp Gawd
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Just received my parts from newegg... having some problems building it though.

First lemme give you the specs:
Aspire X-QPack
eVGA e-GeForce 6800 GT PCI-Express
AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+
Western Digital 160gb SATA HDD
MSI RS480M2-IL MicroATX mobo
Corsair XMS 1GB(2x512mb) TwinX PC3200 DDR400

Ok... so,
I built it all up, and when I start it up, I dont get any visuals from my monitor.
Things I have tried:
Re-arranging memory, using only 1 stick.
Using on-board video
Swapped monitor.

That's basically it for now, I have no spare parts I can try and swap to test... i'm open to all suggestions, at this point i'm about to bring it to my local shop.

Thanks in advance!
 
Do the fans spin up ?
Do you get any beeps from the bios ?

Two things to try.
Clear the cmos.
Try and boot without any memory in and see if it gives you the bios beeps for bad memory.

Luck............. :D
 
The fans & lights are working. No akward sound or anything like that..
I will try what you suggested. Already tried clearing the cmos, no luck though.
 
EnFoRcEr!! said:
The fans & lights are working. No akward sound or anything like that..
I will try what you suggested. Already tried clearing the cmos, no luck though.
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You can also pop out the battery on the mobo for a few minutes - it does the same thing as a CMOS reset, but is guarenteed to reset everything in the computer. I've dealt with a couple computers where the CMOS reset didn't work like it was supposed to.
 
Have you double checked to make sure that all the pins in the 20 or 24 pin connector are seated properly? I had a similar problem with my Enermax a few months ago, and it turned out that one of the pins was loose.
 
Sieravor, I tried using onboard, I dont think that the GFX card is DOA.
Damien, I'm not sure how to check that, could you tell me step by step?
 
If you look at the 20 or 24 pin connector that connects your PSU to your mobo, make sure that all the pins are firmly in place. That means that they should all look the same - when I had one looks, I could see that one of the ends of the pins going into the plastic housing wasn't as firmly in place as the other. Does that help to clarify what I mean?
 
Weird... my PSU is a 20-pin connector, and my motherboard is a 24-pin. Is that probably why i'm having problems? If so, i'm going to buy a 20-24pin converter cable
 
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