Hey all,
just got in all new parts for my first build, and I think the MB is shot, but I want some experienced input before battling an RMA.
After installing all the parts, I powered on and everything seems powered (case and cpu fans spinning, dvd drive opens, hdd spins up). However, the monitor is blank and says "no input.". So, I tried stripping the system down bit by bit, but since the MB doesn't have integrated video I needed the vid card plugged in to see if I had video... but no display of any sort.
Now all I have is the MB/CPU powered up with no RAM... and I get no "beeps" or anything. Only thing is, I don't think my MB has onboard sound, and the case speaker looks to be a piece of junk (the internal speaker header has 3 pins: vcc, gnd, and signal. The case speaker only has two wires which ignores ground.
A thought: the MB came with jumpers set to not clear the cmos. Should I try to clear the cmos? I dont wanna screw with things unless I have to, though I saw it mentioned in other threads.
Also, occasionally, the system will not power down if I hold down the power button, neither on the case nor the MB.
Any advice on things to try?
Also, I don't know which DIMMS to put the RAM into for dual channel support. It has orange/yellow orange/yellow... if that helps.
MB: ECS P45T-A
CPU: E5200
RAM: Mushkin 996587 2x2GB 1.8V
Graphics: XFX GeForce 9800GT
PSU: OCZ 600 SXS
Monitor: Asus VW223T 22" LCD
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 640GB
Case: Thermaltek M9
Optical: Lite-On Super All Write
Thanks for your help!!!!
just got in all new parts for my first build, and I think the MB is shot, but I want some experienced input before battling an RMA.
After installing all the parts, I powered on and everything seems powered (case and cpu fans spinning, dvd drive opens, hdd spins up). However, the monitor is blank and says "no input.". So, I tried stripping the system down bit by bit, but since the MB doesn't have integrated video I needed the vid card plugged in to see if I had video... but no display of any sort.
Now all I have is the MB/CPU powered up with no RAM... and I get no "beeps" or anything. Only thing is, I don't think my MB has onboard sound, and the case speaker looks to be a piece of junk (the internal speaker header has 3 pins: vcc, gnd, and signal. The case speaker only has two wires which ignores ground.
A thought: the MB came with jumpers set to not clear the cmos. Should I try to clear the cmos? I dont wanna screw with things unless I have to, though I saw it mentioned in other threads.
Also, occasionally, the system will not power down if I hold down the power button, neither on the case nor the MB.
Any advice on things to try?
Also, I don't know which DIMMS to put the RAM into for dual channel support. It has orange/yellow orange/yellow... if that helps.
MB: ECS P45T-A
CPU: E5200
RAM: Mushkin 996587 2x2GB 1.8V
Graphics: XFX GeForce 9800GT
PSU: OCZ 600 SXS
Monitor: Asus VW223T 22" LCD
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 640GB
Case: Thermaltek M9
Optical: Lite-On Super All Write
Thanks for your help!!!!