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First Computer Build, No Signal to Monitor, Speaker Cable isn't working

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April 1, 2014 7:30:45 PM

This is my first computer build I have done. After tutorial after tutorial and constant researching of the manual, I'm stumped.

The computer has not been able to send a signal to my monitor, and I do not know if everything is hooked up correctly or not, as the speaker cable is not beeping. (Maybe I'm not putting in the right place)

When I turn the computer on, all the fans start blowing from the Video-card, CPU, Case, and wherever else there is one. (I'm not smart with this). Although when I connect a video cable(HDMI ,VGA, DVI , I tried all of them) from my graphics card to the monitor, it blatantly says "No signal", and the screen switches to black. Anyways, here are the specs of my Computer.

CPU : AMD FX 6300

CPU Heatsink Fan : Stock

Graphics card : EVGA GeForce GTX760 w/EVGA ACX Cooler 2GB GDDR5 256bit, Dual-Link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI,DP, SLI Ready Graphics Card (02G-P4-2763-KR) Graphics Cards 02G-P

Case :Rosewill R5 Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Case

HardDrive : WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX

RAM : Kingston KHX16C9B1RK2/8X HyperX Red 8GB (4GB 512M x 64-Bit x 2 pcs.) DDR3-1600 CL9 240-Pin DIMM Kit

MotherBoard : MSI Computer Corp. Socket AM3+ AMD 970 DDR3 SATA3 and USB 3.0 A&GbE ATX Motherboard 970A-G43

PSU : Seasonic S12ll Bronze 620w

I have yet to install the OS since I can't even get the computer to get on to the monitor.

Things I have Done
1. Reinstall everything to my knowledge
2. Put enough force on installing RAM and Graphics card
3. Made sure to not bend the bottom of the CPU.
4. Yes, the fan has thermal paste.
5. Yes, The 4 pin power cable is connected in that area next to the CPU.
6. I have the right cables plugged in the Graphics card.
7. Yes, that big power cable is plugged into the MB.
8. The MB is correctly in the case.
9. The PSU is plugged in and switched on (The computer itself can turn on).
10. I have tried the HDMI, VGA, and DVI cables to hook up to monitor. No success with any.
11. Think I put the Speaker thing in the right place (JFP2 area)
12. The motherboard does not have on board graphics.

Here's a link to a PDF of the motherboard manual : http://www.microcenter.com/images/shared/products/custo...

If you need any other details or have questions, just ask and I'll try to answer it to the best of my knowledge. Thanks!


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April 1, 2014 8:00:41 PM

* The power supply powers up right? I think that's what you meant by #9.

Anyways:
Make sure the internal speaker is connected correctly, then start removing parts....

* Disconnect the hard drive, cd drive, and floppy; restart the computer; does it beep?
* Remove all PCI and PCI-Express devices, including the video card; restart; does it beep?
* Remove the RAM, restart and check for beep.
* Remove the CPU, restart and check for beep.

If you still can't get a beep, you might consider a bad motherboard or a bad power supply (or maybe just something installed wrong between those two parts, like a missing power cable, or something touching/shorting the motherboard).
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April 1, 2014 8:16:31 PM

Might be a stupid suggestion, but is the Video Card in the correct PCI slot?
PCI_E2 in the Manual.

Another question, are the 2 RAM sticks installed correctly? The manual says with 2 sticks they need to go in Slot 2 and 4 (Not 1 and 3 as per usual).
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April 1, 2014 8:19:21 PM

KevinAr18 said:
* The power supply powers up right? I think that's what you meant by #9.

Anyways:
Make sure the internal speaker is connected correctly, then start removing parts....

* Disconnect the hard drive, cd drive, and floppy; restart the computer; does it beep?
* Remove all PCI and PCI-Express devices, including the video card; restart; does it beep?
* Remove the RAM, restart and check for beep.
* Remove the CPU, restart and check for beep.

If you still can't get a beep, you might consider a bad motherboard or a bad power supply (or maybe just something installed wrong between those two parts, like a missing power cable, or something touching/shorting the motherboard).


No beeps at all. And the graphics card is in the PCI -E2 slot. I really hope it's not a MB issue. Also I don't know if this is important, but the only visible light comes from the actual power button itself. Also the RAM is installed correctly as well :) 
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April 1, 2014 8:33:00 PM

Ok, so you went down to just the motherboard, power supply, and audio speaker ... everything else disconnected or removed (including CPU and RAM and video card) and no beep.... in that case focus on the motherboard and power supply now.

* Check that all the power plugs are connected to the motherboard.
* Disconnect any other devices as well, like USB headers, any devices connect to the motherboard and maybe even the connector to the power switch if you want, but that is optional. You can use a screwdriver to shortcircuit the two pins that turn on the computer (but just those two pins).

* Try again.

* If it still fails, try a different power supply on the motherboard.
* If it still fails with a different power supply, consider the motherboard to be bad....
Before you file an RMA, make sure that nothing metal was actually touching the motherboard to cause it to not work... maybe a loose screw or where it was mounted.
* If the motherboard works with a different power supply, consider the power supply to be bad and file an RMA.
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April 1, 2014 8:38:09 PM

BTW, just to make sure, the motherboard should still beep when nothing else is attached to it but the power supply, right? Can someone else confirm this? :)  I mean, I think that's how it works, but maybe I'm getting it wrong. Basically, I'm assuming if you can't get an error beep with just the motherboard, power supply and internal speaker connected, then one of those 3 parts is bad (or more than 1).
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April 1, 2014 8:43:11 PM

How do I short-circuit the 2 pins?
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April 1, 2014 8:49:06 PM

benandlucy said:
How do I short-circuit the 2 pins?


Oh, sorry. It's not really that important that you try this. I just wanted to eliminate as many possibilities as possible.

However, it's really pretty easy. You know when you connected the power switch on the case to the motherboard? It probably was just a wire that plugged into two pins on the motherboard.

It should just be two pins... you basically touch the screwdriver on both of those pins.

Like this picture:
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/mechBgon/powertrip.jpg

The screwdriver is touching the two pins that you used to hook up the power switch.
All a power switch does it connect those two pins, so you are doing the same thing as a power switch, but with a screwdriver.

FYI, don't use a magnetic screwdriver. :) 
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April 1, 2014 8:54:59 PM

KevinAr18 said:
benandlucy said:
How do I short-circuit the 2 pins?


Oh, sorry. It's not really that important that you try this. I just wanted to eliminate as many possibilities as possible.

However, it's really pretty easy. You know when you connected the power switch on the case to the motherboard? It probably was just a wire that plugged into two pins on the motherboard.

It should just be two pins... you basically touch the screwdriver on both of those pins.

Like this picture:
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/mechBgon/powertrip.jpg

The screwdriver is touching the two pins that you used to hook up the power switch.
All a power switch does it connect those two pins, so you are doing the same thing as a power switch, but with a screwdriver.

FYI, don't use a magnetic screwdriver. :) 


Oh. I guess it's worth a try to do this. I don't have another Power Supply, so any other ideas?
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April 1, 2014 9:00:24 PM

benandlucy said:

Oh. I guess it's worth a try to do this. I don't have another Power Supply, so any other ideas?

Well if it doesn't work after you try that... about all I can think of checking is to see if any metal might be touching the motherboard.

Other than that, I'm not exactly sure how to check if it is the power supply or motherboard that is bad without switching out a part.


Don't suppose you want to try this technique with a multimeter? :) 
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/ht/power-...

If not, maybe you can take the power supply to someone with a tester who can spend maybe 1-2minutes to test real quick if it's bad or not.... or maybe you can borrow a power supply (any compatible one) from somebody.

Example of a power supply tester: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/ht/psu-te...
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April 2, 2014 4:30:03 PM

I'm going to try to see if I can find another Mobo or PSU. I'll report back when I get answer.
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May 10, 2014 7:23:08 PM

I got an Asus M5A97 R2 Motherboard and it works fine now
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May 10, 2014 7:25:00 PM

benandlucy said:
I got an Asus M5A97 R2 Motherboard and it works fine now

Thanks for the update. Good to know.
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