havin problems...

[Far]

I turn on the computer...its completly stable....but the monitor stays in power safe mode.....any ideas???

 

[gwai lo]

do you hear the POST beep?

is this computer new?

did you add hardware or do something different?

are you sure it's working at all?

 

[Far]

nah no beep.....bad mobo?

 

[gigaxtreme1]

Man, you gotta tell us something about the machine. System specs, what you did recently, otherwise we're flying blind.

 

[Far]

aight heres the specs:

ASUS P5GL-MX Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 915GL Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

WinFast PX7800GTX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card -

Track 1 intel Pentium 4 550 Prescott 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Processor Model

Track 2 pqi TURBO 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered

Track 1 Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200JD 320GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard

Track 1 Sunbeam FireLine Optical Mouse MS-2011-BK-BL Black 3 Buttons 1x Wheel

Track 2 Gigabyte Black IDE Combo Drive Model GO-B5232A-B - Retail

Gigabyte (626)-854-9338 option 4 www.giga-byte.com

 

[gigaxtreme1]

OK, no beep the first thing a machine does when it turns on is acccess the bios for start sequence and initialises the CPU. If the CPU is not seated properly or the heatsink is not attached right the machine will not even give a post beep. Double check that, then make sure all the cards and memory is seated securely. Tell us exactly what the case lights do, any sounds like hard drive access or anything that could give us a clue where the startup fails. Might help to clear the CMOS via the jumper or removing the battery for a few seconds.