First time startup and it does not work.

[M0d1]

Hello everyone,

I just took a computer hardware and software course in college and decided that it was time to build my first computer. I have replaced power supplies and changed memory but have never messed with a mb or cpu.

I started my computer up for the first time and what do you know, it does not work. I was hoping that someone could help me figure out where to fix it. All led lights and fans work. The dvd drives start up and I can hear the hard drive working as well. The mb lights up and the cpu fan is running. I also have listened for a beep at start up but do not hear one.

My screen does not pick up an input signal and I have a feeling that there is something wrong with the graphics card. The graphics card fan works but it only has dvi connections. My screen only has a vga connection so i have an adapter for the chord.

It is probably something really stupid and I will probably be kicking myself later.

Thank you.





My specs:

COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

COOLER MASTER GX Series RS750-ACAAE3-US 750W ATX12V v2.31 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I5750

SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

2 x ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

2 x CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Try following these steps : http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-boot-video-problems

 

[M0d1]

I actually did find those after I posted this message. I kind of wish that thread was easier to find because it was very informative. I went through it and found out that 2 ram sticks was too much for my mobo to deal with from the start. I will have to change the voltage before I can put the second stick in.

Thanks for the help =).

 

[Deleted member 217926]

I agree with you. The thread used to be much easier to find. Now.....not so much. Glad you figured it out though. If you need anything else just ask.

 

[M0d1]

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