- Dec 29, 2013
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Hello,
I have been in the process of building a HTPC for the last couple of months and have run into a major problem that I need some help on.
My system is as follows
- Intel i3-3240 CPU
- ASRock B75M R2.0 Motherboard
- Sapphire Radeon 7770 Ghz Edition GPU
- Corsair Vengence 4GB DDR3 1600 Ram
- WD 1TB Black HDD
- Corsair CX430M PSU
- Cooler Master N200 Tower
- To preface, this is about the 6th computer I have assembled myself and I have never had an issue like this.
After getting all the parts together and assembling the computer for the first time, it turned out there was no display from the GPU. The fan was not even spinning, which concerned me. I instantly took the GPU out and tested in my current computer where it worked flawlessly, ruling it out. I then left it out and tried to start the computer with the onboard graphics. This also did not display anything. I reseated the CPU and that didn't fix it. The PSU was working for the case fans and CPU fan so I left it alone. All of this led me to believe the motherboard was dead on arrival. I explained the situation to some of my tech savvy friends who also had experience with building and they agreed.
I ended up RMAing the motherboard and just swapped the new one in with no success. ASRock said they tested it before sending it out, so I am currently ruling that out. The video card doesn't display anything and the fan doesn't spin. There was no display from the onboard graphics either. Now I am not sure what could be wrong. My first thought is that the GPU isn't getting power, which would explain the lack of disply and the fan not spinning, but that wouldn't effect the onboard graphics. Plus the other fans are working so the only thing I could see would be the PCI port not working. The lack of graphics from the CPU makes me think that it could be faulty, but I am not sure if that would explain the GPU fan not spinning. I am really at a loss.
If anyone has any ideas or just thoughts please let me hear them.
Thanks,
Jake
I have been in the process of building a HTPC for the last couple of months and have run into a major problem that I need some help on.
My system is as follows
- Intel i3-3240 CPU
- ASRock B75M R2.0 Motherboard
- Sapphire Radeon 7770 Ghz Edition GPU
- Corsair Vengence 4GB DDR3 1600 Ram
- WD 1TB Black HDD
- Corsair CX430M PSU
- Cooler Master N200 Tower
- To preface, this is about the 6th computer I have assembled myself and I have never had an issue like this.
After getting all the parts together and assembling the computer for the first time, it turned out there was no display from the GPU. The fan was not even spinning, which concerned me. I instantly took the GPU out and tested in my current computer where it worked flawlessly, ruling it out. I then left it out and tried to start the computer with the onboard graphics. This also did not display anything. I reseated the CPU and that didn't fix it. The PSU was working for the case fans and CPU fan so I left it alone. All of this led me to believe the motherboard was dead on arrival. I explained the situation to some of my tech savvy friends who also had experience with building and they agreed.
I ended up RMAing the motherboard and just swapped the new one in with no success. ASRock said they tested it before sending it out, so I am currently ruling that out. The video card doesn't display anything and the fan doesn't spin. There was no display from the onboard graphics either. Now I am not sure what could be wrong. My first thought is that the GPU isn't getting power, which would explain the lack of disply and the fan not spinning, but that wouldn't effect the onboard graphics. Plus the other fans are working so the only thing I could see would be the PCI port not working. The lack of graphics from the CPU makes me think that it could be faulty, but I am not sure if that would explain the GPU fan not spinning. I am really at a loss.
If anyone has any ideas or just thoughts please let me hear them.
Thanks,
Jake
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