My new computer won't post:(

Azureth

Azureth

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I got it all connected, all the fans spin up, but no POST or any picture:(

I've made sure to get it all firmly seated in. Tried with only the RAM, CPU, HD.

Specs:

COOLER MASTER RC-690
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
E8400
XFX PVT88PYDF4 Geforce 8800 GT 600 Clock Speed 512MB GDDR3
Corsair VX 550W


G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ
 
take it all apart and put it back together again - i fixed several builds by doing this method, there is usually something overlooked and rebuilding it usually solves the problem, power it up outside of the case, like on your wooden desk or kitchen wooden table
 
LOL for me reading your post, and asking what I did..I fixed it..

put one of your other GPU's in there..
 
I have a question, one thing I wasn't 100% sure about was where to put the little + and - wires, I understood where to put them but I didn't know what was + and -. Could accidentally putting those wires in the wrong spot be fatal?
 
You mean the buttons for the front button?
No.
Make sure you put the mobo standoffs behind the board correctly, and didn't skip any.
 
I had the same EXACT problem last night with my new build. I tried everything and couldnt figure it out, in the end I thought it was my processor. So I took out my new quad and put it in my old Asus P5L, and it worked. So I tried one more time to put it back in the DS3L I bought and it worked! I have absolutely no idea what was wrong because I had to the same problem with a P5K I had initially built. Good luck is all I can say
 
Modred189 said:
You mean the buttons for the front button?
No.
Make sure you put the mobo standoffs behind the board correctly, and didn't skip any.
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Do they ALL have to be in to work? I was told as long as it was stable it was alright, I would've put the rest in (2), but one was right between the RAM slots (how the hell was I supposed to put that in?), and one was basically right under the AC7P heatsink.
 
It's not critical if you can't use one of the mounting holes for whatever reason. I've even seen some boards where there are holes that are not mounting holes. The thing is to make sure the board is supported and secure (especially at the edges) and that it's not flexing and touching the mounting tray.

The really critical thing is to make sure you didn't leave a stand-off that's not matched up to a mounting hole. The stand-offs must be only at the mounting points, and not touching some random spot on the bottom of the mobo.
 
ground fault or new bios update to support card. had an abit board that did not support 8800gtx when i got it did the same thing
 
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