- Nov 7, 2014
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Hey guys, I just got my new motherboard, hard drive, and CPU in the mail yesterday.
My motherboard has an 8 pin cpu power port, and my PSU only has a 4 pin connector. Luckily, in the manual it shows where to plug the 4 pin into the 8 pin port.
Regardless, I plug everything in, turn it on, and all of the lights on the mobo, fans, etc. turn on... but no beeps, and no display.
I've tried plugging 3 different HDMI's into both GPU and onboard ports, as well as VGA, no difference...
I'm really praying that this is some fault of my own and that my brand new motherboard isn't DOA, as I've already waited weeks for it to finally get here.
Even if I unplug my GPU and just plug an HDMI / VGA into the mobo, nothing happens.
I've posted on other forums but no one has responded, and in the time that's elapsed I may have broken my CPU by dicking with it further...
I tried everything possible including flipping the v switch on my PSU, and then when I tried powering on without the CPU cooler on, I felt the CPU and it was almost burning hot to the touch.
There's nothing outwardly wrong with my CPU, and it's performance (or lack thereof) isn't any different than it was yesterday.
I got my Newegg RMA on the motherboard just incase, but I'm not entirely sure if it was necessary or will change anything, except to determine whether or not the mobo is indeed the culprit.
I'm certainly no expert but this is not my first build, and is the only time I've come across anything like this.
I put everything aside from my CPU (different pin type) back on my old motherboard, and it works just fine.
As far as the beeps are concerned, I'm not even sure if there's a speaker built into this mobo, I have an extra one, but nowhere to plug it in.
Yes, I'm sure I have the CPU in correctly, and no, I have not messed with the CMOS as I have absolutely no clue where to start on this, and am fairly sure it wouldn't change anything given that I bought this motherboard new.
Relevant specs:
MSI A88XM GAMING FM2+
AMD Athlon X4 860K Quad-Core 3.7GHz
XFX Radeon HD 7800 series
DDR3 Ram...
PSU could be the issue I suppose, but it works with my old motherboard, so I assume not.
I don't remember what the wattage is, and I would have to remove it from the case to find it, which I'm down to do if I have to... I know it's a thermaltake though.
I know there are an endless number of similar threads on this forum, but none of them have solved my plight.
Any advice is greatly, greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
My motherboard has an 8 pin cpu power port, and my PSU only has a 4 pin connector. Luckily, in the manual it shows where to plug the 4 pin into the 8 pin port.
Regardless, I plug everything in, turn it on, and all of the lights on the mobo, fans, etc. turn on... but no beeps, and no display.
I've tried plugging 3 different HDMI's into both GPU and onboard ports, as well as VGA, no difference...
I'm really praying that this is some fault of my own and that my brand new motherboard isn't DOA, as I've already waited weeks for it to finally get here.
Even if I unplug my GPU and just plug an HDMI / VGA into the mobo, nothing happens.
I've posted on other forums but no one has responded, and in the time that's elapsed I may have broken my CPU by dicking with it further...
I tried everything possible including flipping the v switch on my PSU, and then when I tried powering on without the CPU cooler on, I felt the CPU and it was almost burning hot to the touch.
There's nothing outwardly wrong with my CPU, and it's performance (or lack thereof) isn't any different than it was yesterday.
I got my Newegg RMA on the motherboard just incase, but I'm not entirely sure if it was necessary or will change anything, except to determine whether or not the mobo is indeed the culprit.
I'm certainly no expert but this is not my first build, and is the only time I've come across anything like this.
I put everything aside from my CPU (different pin type) back on my old motherboard, and it works just fine.
As far as the beeps are concerned, I'm not even sure if there's a speaker built into this mobo, I have an extra one, but nowhere to plug it in.
Yes, I'm sure I have the CPU in correctly, and no, I have not messed with the CMOS as I have absolutely no clue where to start on this, and am fairly sure it wouldn't change anything given that I bought this motherboard new.
Relevant specs:
MSI A88XM GAMING FM2+
AMD Athlon X4 860K Quad-Core 3.7GHz
XFX Radeon HD 7800 series
DDR3 Ram...
PSU could be the issue I suppose, but it works with my old motherboard, so I assume not.
I don't remember what the wattage is, and I would have to remove it from the case to find it, which I'm down to do if I have to... I know it's a thermaltake though.
I know there are an endless number of similar threads on this forum, but none of them have solved my plight.
Any advice is greatly, greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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