Asus a8r-mvp troubleshooting?help plz

ok i just bought brand new products for my computer.
300 gb barracuda hdd
ati x1800 xt 512mb
asus a8r-mvp mobo
amd x2 3800 cpu
1gb ram

ok i hooked everything up and i was getting ready to power up. put plug in outlet and pushed power button. for one millisecond all of the lights flash, like the leds on my fans and all. and then nothing happens when i push it again untill i take out power cable wait till the mobo standby light shuts off and put back in power cable and push the power button again, then same thing happens. the problem isnt the cpu i double checked. its not the graphix card, and im pretty sure its not the hdd. i cant find out what the freaking problem is. i talked to my bro-in-law about it ( works with computers as a carrer) and we coudnt figure out the problem. and the asus support site is down. i need help plz thx

ya ive got a 600 watt psu and where is this link for the update for the network card?

i found this in that link.
Q. My new system doesn't work; the fans turn on 3 seconds and then turn off, or
Q2. My new system won’t respond at all, won’t post?

A. Most likely cause of this situation is the motherboard being grounded by a misplaced mounting post. Check to make sure all the post line up with all the holes in the motherboard, and remove any posts that don't.
what does it mean that the mobo is grounded by misplaced mounting post? what are the posts? are thy the holes you screw into the motherboard to the mobo tray. this is exactly what is happening to my computer.

ps- what is a digital multimeter, and no i do not get any beeps with the speakers

Please do post whatever pix you may have.

Thanks.

Semper Fi carry on

Checking out the pix.

Please stand by.

Semper Fi carry on

That motherboard has 9 holes and requires 9 standoffs.



I marked all the holes.

Make sure there are no standoffs anywhere but underneath those marked holes.

Also make sure the motherboard is installed correctly so the standoffs are not shorting out any components under the motherboard.

If the motherboard in not correctly aligned that could be causing all kinds of problems.

If you could take a picture of the case with just the standoffs that would be great.

Also check to make sure none of the front panel connectors are plugged in backwards.

Some motherboards will not boot up correctly if certain connectors are plugged in backwards or are otherwise hooked up incorrectly.

Semper Fi carry on.

Yes please do for right now. Try to eliminate / remove everything that could be causing a problem regardless of what it is.

Also check to see if any components on the motherboard are loose, broken or appear damaged. Also check to see if any capacitors are buldging or leaking.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

Slanted how???

Is the motherboard tray bent out of shape or something?

That could be causing all kinds of issues.... the motherboard should be resting completely flat on the 9 standoffs.

If there is something in the way please remove it.

You do not have to use all 9 screws to secure the motherboard however it is recommended you use all 9 standoffs as long as they are not shorting anything out. If you do not use all 9 standoffs the board may sag while you're trying to plug cables in or install more RAM, etc. which could cause damage to the board.

Semper Fi carry on

You need standoffs 0-8 installed for a total of 9.

You cannot balance the motherboard on only 3 standoffs without shorting it out.

Virtually ALL cases use brass standoffs now. In the days of 286, 386 and 486 computers stadoffs were plastic.

Standoffs are now brass so that the brass standoffs provide grounding to the motherboard.

If you look at the holes closely you will see special "grounding" pads around the holes on both the top and bottom of the board. Those grounding pads are there to help better ground the motherboard through the brass standoffs.

the same thing is happening even with the plastic standoffs installed. im pretty mad about now. i cant believe this isnt working!. ill take the plastic ones out and try the brass again but i doubt itll help

What kind of power supply do you have?

You definitaly have a shorting problem which is 100% end user specific, and mobo installation 101 needs to be completed.

I have same board and graphic card btw.

Take your time and read manuals on motherboard and case installation. Then check and double check each and every part of hardware installation before powering up.
After hardware installed, use at least twice as much care during OS and software installation... Good luck.

ok ive made some progress. i stuck the paper washers between the screws and the mobo and now i got 7 beeps form the speakers. 2 fast continous ones then 5 cotinuous ones. PROGRESS YAY

are you useing a 24 pin power connector or twenty pin