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Nov. 13th, 2004
Computer building problem.
Nov. 13th, 2004 05:14 pmGot the parts.
Installed the mobo.
Installed the CPU.
Spent 45+ minutes wrestling with the motherloving fan and heat sink.
Got that into place. Plugged in CPU fan.
Installed the RAM.
Installed the AGP video card.
Spent 15+ minutes looking for extra power connector. Eventually found enough info online to indicate that this model does not use an extra power connector.
Plugged in monitor. Plugged in keyboard.
Plugged in computer.
The power supply does not respond. Not to anything.
I flip the switch on the back. Still no response. LED on mobo indicates there is standby power. No fan action in the power supply, though. No CPU fan.
Reversed the Power On cable connected to mobo. Nothing.
Reversed it again. Nothing.
Reversed the Power LED cable. Nothing. Reversed it again. Still nothing.
The mobo's giving me that standby light each time. But none of the fans come up and there is no activity.
I found an on button hidden under the front of the case. I pushed it. Now it powers up. CPU fan, on. Power supply fan, on. Case fan, on. However, I get no graphics output of any kind at any point in this rigamarole. Also, ten seconds later, the power stops and I am left with the motherboard LED again. This is a 350-watt power supply so it should not be overtaxed by one graphics card, one cpu, and one cooling fan. I have not hooked up the HD or the DVD-RW drive yet, either.
No POST beeps of any kind. NOt even when I hook up the onboard audio port to a speaker. Not even when I reverse the speaker cable inside the computer.
Any ideas before I go to Best Buy?
Installed the mobo.
Installed the CPU.
Spent 45+ minutes wrestling with the motherloving fan and heat sink.
Got that into place. Plugged in CPU fan.
Installed the RAM.
Installed the AGP video card.
Spent 15+ minutes looking for extra power connector. Eventually found enough info online to indicate that this model does not use an extra power connector.
Plugged in monitor. Plugged in keyboard.
Plugged in computer.
The power supply does not respond. Not to anything.
I flip the switch on the back. Still no response. LED on mobo indicates there is standby power. No fan action in the power supply, though. No CPU fan.
Reversed the Power On cable connected to mobo. Nothing.
Reversed it again. Nothing.
Reversed the Power LED cable. Nothing. Reversed it again. Still nothing.
I found an on button hidden under the front of the case. I pushed it. Now it powers up. CPU fan, on. Power supply fan, on. Case fan, on. However, I get no graphics output of any kind at any point in this rigamarole. Also, ten seconds later, the power stops and I am left with the motherboard LED again. This is a 350-watt power supply so it should not be overtaxed by one graphics card, one cpu, and one cooling fan. I have not hooked up the HD or the DVD-RW drive yet, either.
No POST beeps of any kind. NOt even when I hook up the onboard audio port to a speaker. Not even when I reverse the speaker cable inside the computer.
Any ideas before I go to Best Buy?
