New computer doesn't post...

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the specs are in my sig. First, I put everything together, powered it on, and the fans came on, but the thing did not post, and the power LED and HDD LEDs did nothing. However, the onboard LED on the mobo does light up.

I took everything out and installed the mobo, a single dimm, and a single video card (no HDD...it should post without a hdd), and still nothing. All of my fans are properly connected and all power connectors are connected.

What do you think is going on? I suppose I will try reseating everything a second time.

I also reset the CMOS, and still nothing at all. The P180 doesn't have a PC speaker either, so I can't hear any post codes. I was extremely careful when putting this thing together, so it is dissappointing that is isn't firing up. Man, I think I was cursed by the computer gods or something, because this stuff only seems to happen to me and not to the people that bang the mobo and stuff all to hell when installing.
 
did you try putting memory in different slots? I remember bulding a brand new rig based on ASUS mobo, and it wouldn't post unless I moved memory to slot #4..
 
TheMostWantedPolishTwin said:
did you try putting memory in different slots? I remember bulding a brand new rig based on ASUS mobo, and it wouldn't post unless I moved memory to slot #4..
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hmmm....haven't tried slot 4. the manual said that if you are using dual channel, then the memory goes into either both the blue or black slots. If you're using a single dimm, then the memory goes into slot 1.
 
Build it on a non-conductive surface outside the case. It's possible the mobo is grounding out to the case. Sometimes the risers that come with the board/case don't function the way they're supposed to.
 
Sieravor said:
Build it on a non-conductive surface outside the case. It's possible the mobo is grounding out to the case. Sometimes the risers that come with the board/case don't function the way they're supposed to.
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so what if it DOES work? Then I need to buy a new case? The risers were built into the case and I cannot unscrew them to replace them.

Dammit, why does this stuff always seem to happen to me?? Well, I am extremely busy right now, and I took it to a computer shop to have them look at it for me. Hopefully they can work the problem out. Hopefully they attempt to run the thing outside the case, like you said.
 
Take stuff out and put in only the basics. CPU, Heatsink, Mobo, PSU, 1 HD, 1 Video Card, 1 Stick of RAM.
 
iSkylla said:
Take stuff out and put in only the basics. CPU, Heatsink, Mobo, PSU, 1 HD, 1 Video Card, 1 Stick of RAM.
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I did that, except without the hard drive. the computer will post without the hdd, right?
 
Yes, the computer will POST without the HDD. It'll just give an error, identifying that there is no HDD.
 
Sieravor said:
Yes, the computer will POST without the HDD. It'll just give an error, identifying that there is no HDD.
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I figured that, but I thought that maybe this particular mobo doesn't pass post without a hdd connected.

hmmmm...
 
If the shop can't fix the problem, ask them if they have a PC speaker that you can borrow so you can hook it up to your motherboard and listen to any POST beeps.If you don't get any beeps, reverse the speaker connection and try again. Try having only the CPU and power connected to the motherboard and see if you can get any POST beeps. If you don't get any beeps, there's something wrong with one of those three parts. The motherboard should give you POST beeps letting you know video or RAM is not connected.
 
TRY NEW MEMORY! Some mobos won't post without memory in any of the DIMMs (so it'll appear to be a mobo issue if you ever happen to take RAM out), and if you have bad or incompatible memory, well... that's it.
 
haha, I'm an idiot. I didn't have the 12 V connector plugged in. I've never dealt with a socket 939 mobo before. I am so embarrassed.

I'm installing windows as we speak. w00t! I can't wait to fire up a game on this thing.
 
man, this thing is incredible. It is rock solid stable and very quick. I've played BF2 and Fear (Fear for the first time, on any computer actually) on it with 1600x1200 resolution and absolutely maxed settings (AA and AF) and it ran without a hitch, and looked amazing. I couldn't believe my eyes. BF2 certainly came to life, that is for sure.

So far I am very happy with this computer.

BTW, does anyone know of some games that support widescreen? I wanna test out my fw900 in all its glory. I know D3 does, but I forgot that at my dorm room at school. :(

Also, do I have to set the profile to the specific game I want to play before playing, to get maximum benefit from SLI, or do I just need to make sure the profile is installed?
 
Congrats on getting it set up! Yeah, almost made that exact same error with the extra power connector for my Pentium 4 setup when I built it back in August. Hadn't ever used the extra voltage connector before either. :)

I know from personal experience that Half-Life 2 and Call of Duty 2 both support widescreen resolutions. I think there are some hacks for other games that are also available, but I wouldn't know where to look since I don't have a widescreen. :(
 
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