Need help with new PC build! PC not posting :(

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DenniSTi

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parts:
motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157130 no onboard video
cpu: q6600, lapped, bought off ebay used (I'm scared this is the problem)
RAM: corsair 4gb ddr2 800
video card: x800gto (this I know works 100%) until I get my 8800gt in the mail
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339012
Case: http://www.firingsquad.com/hw/3641/Just_PC_GAzelle_Plastic_ATX_Case/ (old case from 2003)


Problem: there is no video when booting up, the fans power up, the mouse lights up, the keyboard does not, there are no beeps, I know the case speaker works but it's not working for this motherboard


Things I've tried: I've tried booting without ram, 1 or 2 sticks, without the cpu, without the video card, resetting cmos, plugging 1 or both of the 20 pin or 4 pin atx power plugs, reseating the cpu, starting with no drives hooked up


Things I haven't tried: swapping out parts (my old system isn't really compatitable, but I can try another PSU), removing the CMOS battery (the motherboard manual makes no mention of what purpose it would serve), anything else I haven't thought of


Things of concern: this old case's system headers don't have places to hook up to on this motherboard, like the Power LED plug takes up 3 slots and the motherboard only has 2 to plug into. There is also a header that takes up 3 slots entitled VCC, D-, D+ and another one attached called Ground that also has no where to hook up to on the motherboard. The Reset and HDD LED headers also do not appear to be working because the blue LEDs on the front of the case aren't working (they normally do) and the reboot button isn't working either. Also another thing to note, if I have just the 4pin atx power plug hooked up it won't power on; same if I have the both the 20pin AND 4pin plug it wouldn't power up except after I had the jumpers set to CMOS reset which I thought was odd. Any other time the only way it powers up is with just the 20pin atx plugged in.


Questions: This motherboard is advertised as PCI-E 16x 2.0 in some places and PCI-E 16x in others. Would this old x800GTO have an issue with this, and is perhaps the reason why I'm not getting video?
Also, would it boot up with a screen without a CPU seated if everything else was working?


My guess in order of likelihood: bad motherboard, incompatible video card, something hooked up incorrectly or not hooked up, incompatible case, bad cpu, or bad psu.



Please help me guys! I haven't built a pc in about 4 years, but I'm not a complete newb and this is SOOOO frustrating. Any help, ideas, suggestions would be great. My main concern is if it is the used Ebay Q6600 then I need to know right away so I can get my money back. Thanks in advance.


edit: links fixed
 
The links aren't working properly. Could you list out the specific components you're using (and fix the links)?

Have you tried testing everything with the motherboard out of the case? Or any of the other steps listed here?
 
Yes, I've tried those tips except for taking the motherboard out of the case. I don't understand this quote, "Use a screwdriver if your board doesnt have an onboard power switch. Jump the two power switch leads to turn the power on. "
 
I believe what was meant was that you use the screwdriver to touch the power switch leads and "jump" them while testing the motherboard.
 
Ok, so I'm even more discouraged now then before. I tried everything: running bare system outside the box on cardboard, putting in an old 775 p4 that I know works, using a different PSU that I know works, trying multiple video cards that I know work, different cpu fans... and still no post. Which would made me think it was the motherboard.

THEN when I tried testing my old system components (different motherboard) on the cardboard box I got the same exact thing. Now I realize after further research I should have used an anti-static bag on the cardboard box. After researching electric static discharge I'm even more paranoid I could have damaged multiple components. Also I have no clue whether I should start with the cmos jumpers set on default or not. I'm not sure what else to try but it looks like it's either a bad motherboard, cpu, or something I'm doing wrong.


I'm so frustrated and close to giving up and going to a local PC shop..
At the very least I need to buy a working pc speaker or a new case so I can hear if this thing is beeping or not.
 
I'm going to get a new power supply and case soon, but I finally got everything working! I was dumb and apparently never plugged in both the 12pin and 4pin atx plugs into either motherboards which is why they never fully booted. I even got the speaker on my case working.

The only thing I have to resolve is my motherboard has only one case fan plugin and I currently have 5 case fans and only 1 plugged in. Can someone point me into some daisy-chain case fan extension of some sort please?

Thanks for the help.
 
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