No video on boot :(

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Gawd
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So, I just got my new hardware, a S939 X2 4800+, an MSI K8N Neo4-F, and an HIS Radeon X1600XT iceQ "Turbo" (weee, Turbo!) ... The rest of the system is using 1GB (2x512MB) of Corsair PC3200 DDR-RAM, and the HDD's/Optical drives of the first machine in my sig (80GB, 120GB, and a BenQ 16xDVD+/-RW)

After I put it all together in the case, all went well, except for me putting on the I/O plate for the mobo in upside down, and forgetting to knock out a few punchouts on it... Other than that everything was fine. Now when I hit the power button, the fans whir and the LED's glow in all their mighty glory. Sadly there is nothing on the monitor. Tried both DVI ports, 3 different monitors, and thats all. Anyone able to think of anything? :(

Note- Already tried reseating the video card, and the video card fan is spinning..

Update: Noticed that a power connector wasn't plugged in on the mobo, so I did that, and when I pressed the power button I was greeted by a beep code.. 1 long, 2 short.

According to MSI's site, this means "1 Long, 2 Short - A video error has occurred and the BIOS cannot intialize the video screen to display any additional information"

Update 2: Oookay. Got it working. Sort of. It now gives me video, but hangs at the "CoreCell" logo when booting.. But if I disconnect both HDD's it will let me into the BIOS. If 1 HDD is connected it hangs. My DVD-/+RW also does not get power and is not detected by the mobo (but is connected to the PSU and the second IDE slot.)
 
Just incase anyone is wondering, my PSU is a 350w iCute.. Came with my case.. I think it may be the culprit, but more feedback and insight would be nice.
 
Ive had somewhat of the same problem with my Asus A8N-Sli board with a MSI 6600GT (with zalman) and it intermittently gives me video errors. Turns out the zalman was too heavy and it caused the card not to make contact with the PCI-E slot. Moral of the story: double check to see if the card is seated properly in the PCI-E slot. Also might want to double check your PSU.
 
all hardware should be tested outside the case before installation. it makes it easier and only takes a sec. =)

wow...there is probably too much u gotta check. with all uneeded hardware outta there, check the cpu and ram settings but leave just one hdd in for now so it boots. config all known bios options saving properly

sounds like hdd settings need proper configgin for the extra devices. keep farting with it, you'll get it
 
I am having this same issue with:

e6600
Asus p5w-dh
crucial ballistix ddr2-800
antec true power 2 550w

I get no display by 2 monitors that I have tried. I do not have a case speaker (p-180) so I don't know if i am getting any beeps and the radio shack here doesn't have any. Can I somehow rig a regular speaker to act as a case speaker?

I am testing the motherboard out of the case right now with just the processor and video card installed. Reseated everyting but the processor and nothing. Next step to try to find a new video card to test out?
 
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