new buld not really workin :( help

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first off specs: Thermaltake Tsunami, AMD X2 4200+, EVGa 7800GT, Seasonic S-12 500W, ASUS A8N SLi Deluxe, Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB

ok so i have assembled everything connected all the powers connectors and mobo connections, i turn the PC on, all the fans go on the back LED goes on (the ones in the front don't) the vid card fan turns on, everything seems fine. but i think that my case dosen't have a speaker or something so i don't hear any BEEPs and there is no POST screen or anything....again the video card fan turs on....and i know that my monitor works (but i have to use an adapter that came with the 7800) and i tried the whole disconnect everything from the mobo except for the vid card, CPU and RAm.....didnt work :(
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EDIT: updated pics.(12V ATX connected, vid card in 1st pci-e slot) and the LED's still dont work lol, i connected and reconnected i might try something later on but they aren't really a priority.
 
You are missing a power connection on the main board. The 4 pin molex connector just below the CPU, like the ones for your drives. This board needs that additional connection.
 
Yes, plugging that molex in would be a good idea ;) As for the lights up front (i'm assuming you mean the two LEDs in the door) those are powered by a molex connector if i remember right, so make sure its plugged in.

Your correct, your case doesnt have a speaker.....not sure what exactly they were thinking, but if your that worried about it you can always rip one out of another case to try it out.
 
I was just going to ask what that unconnected 4-pin power connecter was doing in the middle of your mobo.

Not much apparently!
 
Two things it might be. First of all, I have not seen the manual for this mobo, but are you sure that video card belongs in that bottom slot? On my Abit SLI board, I had to install it in the top slot. Second, I had this same problem with my KN8. The problem was that it didn't like the keyboard and in the bios it is set up to "halt on all errors". The solution was to plug a Microsoft keyboard into the PS2 slot and then change the BIOS setting to "halt on no errors". Then I could plug in my Logitech keyboard.
 
I will second the fact that you have the video card in the possibly disabled PCI-Express slot.
 
I think the 4-pin molex that is unconnected is for SLi, and unneccissary unless your running SLi, I'm pretty sure, but you'd have to read the manual.
 
I see it, I think

I couldn't find the 12v block connector on your board in your pictures, so I went to Asus to find a blow up picture to locate it, and I think I see the problem.

You don't have the 4pin 12v block (NOT 4PIN MOLEX) connector plugged in to the mobo, its right next to the proccessor.
 
no connected the 12V ATX thing that was mentioned and still no BIOS....btw the 4-pin molex is for SLi so i dont think its that...ugh this is annoying....could it be the vid card is DOA, it heats up tho so i dont think its that....and i also took the RAm out and tried 1 stick still nothin....could it be that the adapter im using might be screwed, i have 2 i tried both heres a pic:
 
Did you unhook the 12v ATX 4pin to take the picture, because in the picture it does not appear to be connected.

I don't know maybe I'm just blind.
 
devman said:
Did you unhook the 12v ATX 4pin to take the picture, because in the picture it does not appear to be connected.
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yea i connected it....no BIOS
 
I have the same board and can tell you that:

A) Your Video card needs to be in the Blue PCI-e slot (top) and not the bottom slot as this is disabled when you run non SLI.

B) Why isn't the 4 pin ATX connector next to the CPU FAN plug not attached in your pictures? And no, I don't mean the 4 pin molex next to the PCI-e slot. Its only needed for SLI operation.

-E
 
MrE said:
I have the same board and can tell you that:

A) Your Video card needs to be in the Blue PCI-e slot (top) and not the bottom slot as this is disabled when you run non SLI.

B) Why isn't the 4 pin ATX connector next to the CPU FAN plug not attached in your pictures? And no, I don't mean the 4 pin molex next to the PCI-e slot. Its only needed for SLI operation.

-E
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yea done that *updated pics* btw since my case doesn't have a built in speaker can i salvage one from my old PC and put it in?
 
Yes, you can use your old speaker, which sounds like at this point it is needed. If you don't generate a POST code with a speaker attached then your aren't getting past the CPU RST which is the first thing a BIOS does before video and memory get initialized. You might then want to try to re-seat your CPU.

-E
 
Most new motherboards have a little piezoelectric speaker built into them. They look like capacitors with a plastic shield around them. Suffice it to say, if your board doesn't beep, it's not because you don't have a speaker attached to it. There's a problem somewhere else.
 
might seem like a n00b question but how do i know if the HDD has turned on? is there a LED that supposed to go on? lol might be a little late in the game but i gotta know :p
 
You should be able to hear the HDD spin up, but it will do that whether or not your motherboard POSTs. (Power On Self Test) They tend to make other sounds after the fact, but they vary from drive to drive. Realistically, that doesn't matter since the drives get tested after the BIOS begins POSTing; you'd have a lit display with information, some beeps, etc.

For the record, you should be able to successfuly POST with no drives, one stick of RAM, and the CPU and a display adapter plugged into the motherboard; if you can't POST with just that, there's something wrong with any of those four components. If it beeps, then you would assume that it's RAM or the video card; because it doesn't beep it almost certainly means that it's the motherboard or the CPU. They are not neccessarily broken, just poorly connected; you should "breadboard" the computer; test everything outside of the case more-or-less dissasembled, on a non-conductive surface, (e.g. a wooden table, a sheer cloth) and reseat every connection. Because bad connections are so commonplace, you should be sure to completely dissasemble everything, and assemble only the main component. (Do reassemble it with a heatsink on the proccessor.)

And also be sure to test the PSU by itself. Here's how:

Disconnect the PSU from everything, and plug it in. Make sure the main power switch is on (in the 1 or I position) and using a short wire on the main motherboard Molex connector, connect the ONLY GREEN wire to ANY BLACK wire. Don't screw that up. Double check first. If your PSU fan comes on, then it's probably working.

And find a speaker and plug it in just to rule out the possibility that it doesn't have one.
 
Axman said:
And find a speaker and plug it in just to rule out the possibility that it doesn't have one.
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hmmm, you mean like external speaker? if not then my HP has one of those mobo speaker things....i dont know if i can take it out but i might try....damn i hope it isnt my vid card....if i cant figure anything out ill take eveything out and reassemble
 
OMG FINALLY!!!! BIOS!!!! OMG IM SOOO FREAKIN HAPPY!!! lol! thatnks for the help guys, in the end i just reassembled unplugged everything, and then restarted straight to POST then BIOS!! yay, now to install OS :D:D
 
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