System will not boot / No signal ?

[Col60]

Hi, i have just built my first computer and it will not boot up or give any signal to the monitor?

I have installed the following components ;
GA-EG41MF-US2 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200
4 GB PC2 6400 DDR2 SDRAM (4x1GB)
2 x Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA2 HDD - HD502HJ Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-450P 450W Active PFC PSU.

I have installed a new Graphics card;
ATI Radeon HD 2400XT 256Mb Video Card, still no signal to monitor?

I have checked the monitor and keyboard/mouse on another computer and they all work ok!

I swopped the hard drive and all the leads from my other computer still no boot or signal.

Help !!!!

All i can think of now is that either the motherboard or new CPU is faulty?

Or have i missed something simple or basic

Colin.

 

[jimishtar]

be sure that the mobo can support quad cpu. you may need to update to the latest bios.
make sure u have connected ALL power cables for the mobo. u need 12pin cord and 4pin power cord (should be near the cpu socket).
try booting with only 1 stick of ram, then 2 sticks. some mobos dont like to play with 4 or more sticks.

 

[Col60]

Thanks,
I have checked the Mobo specifications and it supports Intel duo core 2 extreme / Intel 2 Quad etc. (LGA 7775 Socket).

I Checked the Guide Listed on the Website before posting my message the ATX 12v 4 pin and 24 Pin atx are all connected, the only thing i did find was my board/case doesnt have is a Bios speaker so i cant hear any "Beeps" one has already been ordered. I may have to wait until then!

I will now play around with the memory sticks in case one or more are faulty.

Thanks for your reply.

Colin.

 

[welshmousepk]

Have you made sure the Video cable is connected to the new GPU, not the on board one?

and have you tried just using the on board GPU?

 

[Col60]

Hi,
It a slot in PCIE card no other connections from it.
I have tried both still no signal?

Regards, Colin.

 

[welshmousepk]

If both result in no signal, it is most likely a bad mobo. you can try the normal run through, including trying a single stick of ram, a swapped out PSU or CPU etc. but if you are simply getting no POST, i would put it down to the mobo.

is it under warranty?

 

[Col60]

If both result in no signal, it is most likely a bad mobo. you can try the normal run through, including trying a single stick of ram, a swapped out PSU or CPU etc. but if you are simply getting no POST, i would put it down to the mobo.

is it under warranty?

I have tried swapping all the sticks of ram 1 and 2 at a time still nothing.

I have ordered some test equipment so i can test the Motherboard, RAM and PSU, hopefully the Bios speaker will also help when it arives?

I have another CPU coming today i will try that first, if that fails i will try another PSU, the mother board is new from Amazon so still under waranty.

Thanks for your advice.

I will let you know how i get on.

Regards, Colin.

 

[asteldian]

Is it actually turning on and then off or is it turning on, staying on and just not giving any signal to monitor.

 

[Col60]

Hi, it turns on CPU fan runs 4 led lights near RAM slots illunminate and it stays on.

I have just tried another working CPU and the same thing happens.

Regards, Colin.