New system wont post... ugh.

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kryptic

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Hey everyone. It's been a few years since I built my last rig, so I figured what better place to come for help when I can't get something working correctly.

Today I had some new computer parts delivered:

Radeon X1600XT
Asus A8N-E Mobo
Athlon 64 processor
450watt XClio PSU

I am using my old 80gig harddrives, CD/DVD drives and DDR400 ram.

I set everything up and went to power up the system and all seemed well for a second or two.

There was no Bios "BEEP". Nothing appeared on the screen.

Now, all the fans work. The fans on the CPU heatsink and on the Vidcard, but the computer still won't start or post.

Am I forgetting something? I know it's been a while since I've done this but it isn't rocket science... (or maybe it is?).

If anyone has any ideas on what I could do, or if you need more info, please let me know.

Thanks
 
I've fiddled around some more but to no vail.

I've tried to start it with the bare minimum. Harddrive, Vid card, Mobo, Processor, Ram.

Any suggestions at all? I'm lookin for anything here really.
 
try moving the ram around to different slots... the a64's memory controllers are.. finiky.
 
kryptic said:
Hey everyone. It's been a few years since I built my last rig, so I figured what better place to come for help when I can't get something working correctly.

Today I had some new computer parts delivered:

Radeon X1600XT
Asus A8N-E Mobo
Athlon 64 processor
450watt XClio PSU

I am using my old 80gig harddrives, CD/DVD drives and DDR400 ram.

I set everything up and went to power up the system and all seemed well for a second or two.

There was no Bios "BEEP". Nothing appeared on the screen.

Now, all the fans work. The fans on the CPU heatsink and on the Vidcard, but the computer still won't start or post.

Am I forgetting something? I know it's been a while since I've done this but it isn't rocket science... (or maybe it is?).

If anyone has any ideas on what I could do, or if you need more info, please let me know.

Thanks
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Make sure your CPU 12V power connector(4 pin) is plugged in.
 
lithium726 said:
try moving the ram around to different slots... the a64's memory controllers are.. finiky.
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What he said. If that fails, use only 1 stick of ram, and try different slots.
 
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