Help! Built first system and no joy

[ShamrockJack]

Thanks to everyone on the forum, this is my first post but I have been reading the forums for some time and you all have been of invaluable help in choosing the components for the system I am attempting to build.

Attempting being the key word - I have put it together and turning on the power results in an entirely unimpressive nada. I need some of the expert help here to dig out of my hole.

First - A list of the components I am using

Power Supply - Corsair TX750
Case - Antec 182
Motherboard - Abit IP35pro
Memory - OCZ DII800 Reaper (2X2GB)
CPU - Q6600
Cooler - XIGMATEK|HDT-S1283 R
Vid - EVGA 9800GTX
DVD - SAMSUNG|SH-S203N SATA
HDD - WD Caviar SE16 3.5in HD-WD6400AAKS 640GB 3.0Gb/s SATA

So - I happily assembled the rig and when I plugged it in, I got a big old helping of dissapointment. No fans spinning, nothing on the monitor ( Syncmaster CRT) - Only a red LED on the board indicating power and a 0.1. code on the onboard diagnostic window. If I hit the power button that is on the motherboard, Fans start up and a number of codes start to run through the Diagnostic window but it finally settles on FF which apparently stands for a good boot. However, I still do not get an image on the monitor. The funny thing is that the indicator light on the front of the monitor has changed from amber (standby) to green ( active - Usually).

Any ideas, thoughts, or oversights? I can use any help I can get and if I left out any info that would be helpful, let me know and I will update the info.

I have updated components before but never tried to build from scratch so any mistake is possible. No mistake is too basic and no item is too big to overlook.

Help me Obi-Wan, your my only hope!

 

[Boardin087]

did you properly hook up your motherboard to your case? there should be somethign that goes from the power button or power button area to the mobo. this is what turns the mobo on. this would explain why ur mobo turns on when powered up directly but not from hitting the case button

 

[dhc014]

So you're not even seeing the system go through POST?

Try pulling the backup battery and toggling the tiny clear CMOS switch on the motherboard.

I'd guess that something just isn't connected correctly. Too bad I don't have a digital camera or I would post mine for comparison.

 

[ShamrockJack]

Thanks Boardin and DHC,

Some progress - Number 1 culprit was with the monitor. It turns out that the machine is posting - just not showing on monitor. I toggled the monitor power off and on and was greeted by the post screen. Not sure what is causing this - Though I suspect it may the fact that there is no VGS out on the card and I am using a DVI to VGA adapter and it is an older monitor.

The power switch is hooked up and works - it just seems odd that i need to use the onboard power switch the first time I add power.

One thing is that the board lists three power connections. One 24 pin and one 8 pin which are both hooked up. There is also a 4 pin connector by the PCI-E slot that I did not hook up since the 9800GTX has its own pwer connection. Should I run a cable to this connection? It would be the same type that I used to power the pans correct?

Thanks

 

[dhc014]

I did not connect anything to the 4-pin molex connector on my IP35 Pro.

Sounds like your monitor doesn't like the resolution or refresh rate that the 9800GTX is using during POST. I thought that this was some sort of standard though. Maybe it's time for a new DVI display.