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New Build: First Boot Problems

ProfessorUtopia

ProfessorUtopia

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Greetings!

I just put togather a new build and I'm having a problem with my first boot up. At first, I would hit the power button, all the fans would spin up and nothing would happen. So I went though and, cleared the BIOS, reseated the MB, RAM and GPU and reconnected every wire. Now when I hit the power switch the fans start to spin up for about half a second and then nothing.

Any ideas what the problem might be? I'd hate to have to RMA something because I just spent $200 to have all this stuff overnighted...

System Specs:
Lain Li PC-61 Case
Xclio 450w PSU
ASUS A8N-E MB
AMD Opteron 148
Corsair XMS 2x1GB PC3500LL
eVGA 7800GTX N527-AX
 
No, I don't, this is my first desktop in 3 years. Is there any way to confirm that the PSU is the problem other than RMAing it and seeing if the new one works?
 
Yea most likely PSU when you want to get rid of the static in your case you turn off the psu from teh back and press the power button in for about 1min the effect is the same fans go on for a second then thats it
if you do get to tryi it out and it isn't the PSU I would think it would be a short circuit somwhere try laying all pieces out on antistatic area first and try everything else. hope everything goes well good luck
When I did my first build (in spec) it would boot and then freeze on the bios entry everytime tried everything found out it was my m8s monitor it was short circuiting the graphics card. Its always small things that can trip us up.
 
A quick fing on google for testing the PSU
Your computer's power supply is one of the most important parts on your system. If the power supply is defective it can cause your computer lock up on you, spontaneously reboot, blue screens of death, and other peripherals to stop functioning on your PC.
But how do you test if you power supply is faulty? Well you could try another power supply, or even easier you could use CaseBuy's EZ Power Supply Tester 2.
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they didn't give a link for the product here the site if you want a look about 1/2 way down. I hope this helps I hated that feeling of worry
 
I went ahead and removed everything from the case. Now when I boot up I have the same issue I stared with. All the fans start up but nothing else happens. The monitor stays idle and there are no beeps from the internal speaker.

Can anyone tell me what this all might mean?
 
I can think of a couple of things to check.

1. Booting without video can be caused by a memory problem. Check your manual to make sure you installed the DIMMs in the correct slots for the type and capacity you purchased. Also try booting with a single stick in the first slot, swap it out with the other one.

2. Check to make sure you plugged your CPU fan into the correct MB header. If that isn't plugged in you'll get behavior similar to what you are describing, power for a sec and then total shutdown.

Good luck
 
This is the exact same problem that I am currently facing at this very moment! I believe that culpret is the motherboard. I doubt its the cpu but i will most probably find out tommorow, i am going to buy a new mobo and check it out. If you find out before pm please.

Edit: Nvm I thought you fans were spinning but no post was occuring or beeps were sounding sry. If the spinning but no post i would go here one of the google results.
If it spins for a second and then dies i would check any dead hardware like cd drive, then check psu, then i would check any stray wires
 
i can almost guarantee its the power supply. I was building a comp for my friend and i got the same problem where the fans would spin for half a second and then stop. I then plugged in my ps and the comp booted rite up. RMA that sucker or buy another one and see for urself.
 
I've tried both DIMMs in the first slot, no change.

When the board is out of the case the fans will spin up, but when in the case they'll only start to spin up for less than a second then everything shuts down. The CPU fan is plugged into the proper header.

Since the fans spin up when the board is out of the case, that would lead me to belive the PSU itself is good, and the problem lies elsewhere. I really don't understand why the fans work when the board is out of the case, but not when it's in...
 
When it out of the case strip it down to minimum spec if it not already.
You just want PSU, Mobo, Cpu with heatsink & Fan, One stick of memory, Vidio card.
Make sure the speaker is on the correct header.
Also all the correct power conections are solid, I've had an intermitant reboot problem due to a loose ATX conector.

First see if it boots or gives you any beeps.
Then try without the vidio card.
Then without any memory.
Then without both.

If no beeps at all then it a dead PSU and/or Mobo and/or Cpu.
If it beeps with one part removed then thats the part which is causing the problem.

Luck........... :D

 
I'm at my wits end here.

I've been having erratic results when trying to boot up; sometimes the fans will start, sometimes they won't. No luck even getting a beep yet. I thought it had to do with the board being in or out of my case, but, upon further efforts, that doesn't seem to be the *ah-hem* case.

I'm just going to RMA this board and see what happens. I'll keep you *cringes* posted...
 
ProfessorUtopia said:
I've tried both DIMMs in the first slot, no change.

When the board is out of the case the fans will spin up, but when in the case they'll only start to spin up for less than a second then everything shuts down. The CPU fan is plugged into the proper header.

Since the fans spin up when the board is out of the case, that would lead me to belive the PSU itself is good, and the problem lies elsewhere. I really don't understand why the fans work when the board is out of the case, but not when it's in...
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Could be a grounding issue and not so much a problem with the board. Maybe something is touching the board causing it to ground out when in the case?
 
Unfortunatly not, it still has problems out of the case. I made that call too quickly. One of the first things I checked was to see if something might be grounding it, but I found nothing.
 
You've probably done this - but it's easy to overlook - so these suggestions:
- Have you plugged in the 4-pin 12V plug to the motherboard?
- Have you plugged in the auxiliary power plug to you vid card?

Hope this helps!
 
have you checked your PSU like everyone is suggesting and if you don't have one use the one in the comp ur using now (as long as it has enough W) or buy one or like i suggested earlier buy that tester above in the quote.
 
I could be either the psu or motherboard. I've seen systems repeat the same signs and had both problems occur. Short of testing it with another power supply or mobo, there isn't alot of easy ways to tell.
 
Make sure that your PSU is set to 110/ 115/ 120 and not 220/ 230/ 240. If it's set to the wrong voltage, fans get a spin and nothing else. I wouldn't worry about it damaging the PSU by the way; it's would be undervolting things which isn't terrible.
 
I've checked over everything at least three times. There's no user error.

As far as the PSU goes, I've called the local compusa and they don't have any kind of PSU tester in stock. Since my current computer is a laptop I can't cross check anything.

I've seen a few other instances of people having problems with this board, so I'm going to RMA it and see what happens. I'm really in no mood to order a PSU testing kit online, wait for it to arrive, and find out that the PSU isn't the problem. My gut tells me it's the motherboard, so that's what I'll go with.

Thank you very much for your advice everyone.
 
ProfessorUtopia said:
I've checked over everything at least three times. There's no user error.

As far as the PSU goes, I've called the local compusa and they don't have any kind of PSU tester in stock. Since my current computer is a laptop I can't cross check anything.

I've seen a few other instances of people having problems with this board, so I'm going to RMA it and see what happens. I'm really in no mood to order a PSU testing kit online, wait for it to arrive, and find out that the PSU isn't the problem. My gut tells me it's the motherboard, so that's what I'll go with.

Thank you very much for your advice everyone.
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Why not go to CompUSA and buy a PSU? If you get the same problem with the new PSU at least you know 100% that it is the motherboard and you can return the PSU. The only thing it will cost you at this point is time. I would try that first before RMAing the board.

Can't hurt, right?
 
Based on my experience, this problem happens because:

1.) PSU isn't working correctly

or

2.) Mobo isn't grounded and is/was shorted.

I am more convinced of the latter.
 
alright i had just fixed the problem i had with my fans spinning but no post, the problem was the motherboard. One guy also recommended that you check if the battery in the mobo is good.
 
If the mobo was shorted, if it wasn't DoA, is there something I might have done to cause it? I've built a couple PCs before with no trouble, so I'm not sure what I could have done wrong.

Also, could that therein mean that there's a problem with the PSU?

I'm really swayed toward thinking it's a mobo issue because, since I've had this problem, I've come across a couple other reports of people having difficulties with this board. But I have yet to happen across one report of a problem with this PSU.

Thanks again.
 
ProfessorUtopia said:
If the mobo was shorted, if it wasn't DoA, is there something I might have done to cause it? I've built a couple PCs before with no trouble, so I'm not sure what I could have done wrong.

Also, could that therein mean that there's a problem with the PSU?

I'm really swayed toward thinking it's a mobo issue because, since I've had this problem, I've come across a couple other reports of people having difficulties with this board. But I have yet to happen across one report of a problem with this PSU.

Thanks again.
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Why not try a new PSU? At least you can elminate the possibility that the PSU caused the issue right?
 
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