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My new computer, help!

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hfusion

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Hey guys!

I just ordered my new computer off new egg, and when i boot it up, The power led light blinks REALLY fast, the mouse LED blinks REALLY fast and the computer makes this noise like "whir whir whir whir". I cant figure out where the noise is coming from.
I was also wondering, do SATA make any noise or anything when a computer boots? Caue i dont see these drives even doing anything when i turn it on....

edit: Oh yeah, the diagnostic tool on the back panel of the motherboard flashes the LED's in the pattern meaning "Processor". Also,t he computer does not post.

The hardware in this rig is:

Antec Case :Newegg Link

Lite On DVD-Dual Drive:NewEgg link

Samsung 120gb SATA 7200 RPM Drive (got two of em): NewEgg Link

Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series:http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-498&depa=1

MSI nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "K7N2 Delta-ILSR:NewEgg Link

Thermaltake Silent PurePower, 420W ATX power supply:NewEgg Link

POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON 9700PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "EVIL COMMANDO 2(XF97-C3G):NewEgg Link

AMD Athlon XP 2800+ " Barton", 333MHz FSB, 512K Cache Processor:NewEgg Link

Also, please dont tell me what i "should" have gotten, they are already at my house! But if you can make suggestions on what I could possible fix or look at, please help me!
 
Try reseating the processor and heat sink. Make sure there isn't anything in the socket for the proc. Are you using a shim? If you are, take it off and see if you have the same problem.
 
You're computer should post without hard-drives hooked up so I wouldn't worry about the whirring noise thing for now.

I agree with Mercurien's post. You should definately make sure your CPU/HSF is seated correctly. Are you using the stock HSF or an after-market one? Did you have any difficulty installing it? Check the core of the CPU and make sure you didn't crack it or something if you did have difficulty.

I assume you checked all the power cable connections. You might try re-seating everything once or twice. If the ATX power cable is not seated right that could be causing the problem. You may also want to make sure the video card is seated properly. I actually managed to get the clip to snap shut and not seat the card right on a computer I built a while ago. Took me a while to figure that one out.

Good luck and let us know if you get it fixed or not. This is one thing I haven't run into before so I would like to hear the resolution.
 
ok, i tried taking out the processor and i made sure everything on it was in working order. Nothing looked wrong. No bent pins, no foreign objects etc. I took out the memory module as well, but no go.
 
Ok, well, before i left for school today (im in my college classes now = boring), i did some more work on the computer.

Well I did realize one thing. The sound is not coming from the hard drives. I dont have the SATA drivers installed yet, so of course they aren't going to do anything.

I reset the BIOS a few times and that didnt do anything. BUT THEN! I put the bios jumper on the RESET pins and pressed the power key just out of sheer frustration. The computer powered up!

It didnt do anything, but i was shocked it actually powered up. So i turned it off immediately to avoid damage and moved the pin back. I turned it on again and VOILA. It boots up and hangs on the screen where it shows my hardware and RAM. It says "Floppy Error." I am stuck at this point now. I mean, there is only like...um...ONE...way to install a floppy drive and ive played with it as much as I can.

Anyone got a thought?
 
Can you get to the settings? If so try changing the boot order, like instead of it booting from the Floppy have it boot from the CD-ROM instead. That might help.
 
umm, your voltage 115v at the back of PS right, Heat sink on right way?, just asking i know there stupied questions but little things like this can keep you guessing for hours.. any ways you get to bios and get a 3.5 error, can you get into your bio's? if not the only suggestion i got for you is to pull the whole mobo out mabe you got an extra screw or something causing a short behind it, thats what i think could be the problem make sure you have nothing making contact with it
 
PROBLEM FIXED! The case itself is bad, its not grounded.

We took the parts out of the case and built the computer on some anti-static bags. Booted up like a dream.

My friend got his tool that can measure the....ok, i dont even know what to call it. It can measure..the um..."amount?" of current that can pass through the case and it came up as not grounded.

I think i got that completely wrong, but whatever he used seems to be right , rofl. (sorry, im new to this stuff).

I am returning the case to newegg and they are sending me a new one.

NEW EGG ROCKS. They are overnighting the case with no restocking fee as long as i ship this one back by tomorrow.

Thanks for the help guys =)
 
I always thought the cases just had pins in them that connected to the side of the case that grounded it...I didn't know a case could be defective.
 
Whether or not the case is grounded shouldn't affect the computer. It's just for safety. Your board was probably shorting out on the case. Make sure you don't have a standoff in the wrong place in the case. You should put the same amount of screws on the motherboard as standoffs in the case.

As far as your friend measuring "the amount" of current, was he measuring between the power supply's ground and the case? The case grounds itself by touching the powersupply. The case of the powersupply should be grounded by UL standards. If the powersupply isn't grounded, it is potentially dangerous. Just don't want you to get hurt. =)
 
Oh wow mercurian, you nailed that right on the head.

As long as the powersupply was sitting on my wood table, it was fine. The second the power supply touches anything metal, the computer goes NUTS and then shuts off. I am SO glad i didnt touch it.

I replaced the power supply with an extra 400 watt i have extra while im waiting for new eggs RMA. Thanks so much for the help guys, i really appreciate it =)

NOW! Just for future reference, can anyone tell me some tips on maybe what components i could have improved, etc on this computer?
 
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