Help me please, Im gonna cry

[jtr1888]

Decided to build my own pc, after waiting for all components, Ive now, well from 6am this morning, decided to bench test & it aint bloody working

Asus Cross Hair IV Formula Mobo
Phenom II X6 1090T CPU
HD6950 GPU
2x2GB G Skillz F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL DDR3 1600 CL 9-9-9-24 1.5v RAM (all info due to problem)
Corsair TX850 V2 850W PSU
Coolermaster 212 Plus HSF

Upon wiring up outside case this morning, I turned on the power for the 1st time, lights lit up, oooh, excitement I thought until I pushed the start key

1 quick red LED lit on the CPU LED on mobo, then the red LED on the DRAM lit up & stayed on permanent, the HSF did 1 rotation & stopped, fan on gpu spinning no probs

If I put hsf connection onto any other fan header, it works just fine

Ive searched for hours trying to find a problem, they all seem to be a bit different & none of the remedies seem to fix mine

ie

Ive removed HSF & CPU blown it, inspected it, whispered & prayed to it put it back, same problem

Ive CMOS'ed it with & without cell battery in, same problem

Ive tried 1 stick or RAM in every slot, Ive tried 2 sticks in every slot, nothing, nada zilch, same problem

Short of crying my eyes out, can any1 please help

I am tired & stressed, gonna walk the dog for 30 mins, hopefully I'll calm down & return to someone trying to help me, please

Lee

 

[billybobser]

Tried reseating the cpu, check for bent pins etc?

Sounds like CPU form the info. (Memory controller is on chip, so Ram won't go anywhere also)

No easy way to check a cpu (and I'm not familiar with AMD kit), got any friends with a am3/+ m/b to test?

 

[4745454b]

You have ALL the power plugs in? You did use standoffs?

 

[clarkjd]

Have you worked thru this list:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-boot-video-problems

 

[jtr1888]

Hi, back from my walk, longer coz I went to the pub, man Im still stressed

Answers to above

Yes, all power cables in correctly, 2 x 6pin PCI-E to gpu, 1 x 8 pin & 1 x 24 pin to mobo

No standoffs as not in case yet, this is a bench test

Yes, read that instruction link b4 originally posted, all present & correct

AMD, yes, I know boo hoo

Helppppppppppppppppppp

 

[dhicks19]

just cry let it out then smash the thing up, BOOM, no more sad feeling

 

[jtr1888]

thats a help, thanks, maybe u should drop the "h"

 

[dhicks19]

Decided to build my own pc, after waiting for all components, Ive now, well from 6am this morning, decided to bench test & it aint bloody working

Asus Cross Hair IV Formula Mobo
Phenom II X6 1090T CPU
HD6950 GPU
2x2GB G Skillz F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL DDR3 1600 CL 9-9-9-24 1.5v RAM (all info due to problem)
Corsair TX850 V2 850W PSU
Coolermaster 212 Plus HSF

Upon wiring up outside case this morning, I turned on the power for the 1st time, lights lit up, oooh, excitement I thought until I pushed the start key

1 quick red LED lit on the CPU LED on mobo, then the red LED on the DRAM lit up & stayed on permanent, the HSF did 1 rotation & stopped, fan on gpu spinning no probs

If I put hsf connection onto any other fan header, it works just fine

Ive searched for hours trying to find a problem, they all seem to be a bit different & none of the remedies seem to fix mine

ie

Ive removed HSF & CPU blown it, inspected it, whispered & prayed to it put it back, same problem

Ive CMOS'ed it with & without cell battery in, same problem

Ive tried 1 stick or RAM in every slot, Ive tried 2 sticks in every slot, nothing, nada zilch, same problem

Short of crying my eyes out, can any1 please help

I am tired & stressed, gonna walk the dog for 30 mins, hopefully I'll calm down & return to someone trying to help me, please

Lee

This isnt one of those probs where you need to update the bios before using that cpu is it

 

[dhicks19]

thats a help, thanks, maybe u should drop the "h"

yes dicks, quite.....

 

[jaquith]

Try the stock HSF, and the F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL aren't meant for the AMD. Pull, if connected, all of the headers (USB, Audio, Front Panel).

Often a problem with the CM 212+ is Metal <=> MOBO contact and the MOBO's is shorted; I always use thin plastic washers to insulated. Example:

Screw -> | Backplate | Plastic Washer | [MOBO] | Plastic Washer | Standoff...

 

[jtr1888]

lol, dont know re bios bud, will ROG work on a bench test hmmm

 

[jtr1888]

Try the stock HSF, and the F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL aren't meant for the AMD. Pull, if connected, all of the headers (USB, Audio, Front Panel).

Often a problem with the CM 212+ is Metal <=> MOBO contact and the MOBO's is shorted; I always use thin plastic washers to insulated. Example:

Screw -> | Backplate | Plastic Washer | [MOBO] | Plastic Washer | Standoff...

ok, thats a thought, I'll try stock CPU although Ive not connected ay headers other than the hsf as its not in case

thanks, its worth a go

 

[jaquith]

If the Stock HSF works then you'll know - Good Luck!

 

[jtr1888]

If the Stock HSF works then you'll know - Good Luck!

well I got a little further, the stock hsf rotates but still no beep from speaker & still no video & still solid red LED on DRAM

could this be memory then, ie wrong type?

 

[dhicks19]

Just got an idea. Some motherboards will refuse to run if the fan at the rear of the case is not plugged in to the pins specifically allocated for it. Bust open your motherboard manual and take a look to see if this is the case.

wow you learn something everyday

 

[dhicks19]

have u tried the ram in different stock and with just one stick, some mobos refuse to run with sum makes of ram. i had one that hated OCZ then i put corsair in n it worked

 

[jaquith]

/You can indeed run the MOBO outside its case/

Try the 2nd PCIe slot for the GPU. The (2) red LED's concern me CPU/DRAM. Try the MemOK with (1) stick of RAM in various DIMM slots; any should work according the manual. Upon powering up press the 'Go Button' as shown on page 2-42.

Switches, make certain they're all off and XXO - Clear CMOS is in its Default position.

Often people assume they Cleared CMOS but didn't do it correctly; see -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdHH9KrceR0

 

[jtr1888]

Firstly I only have 2 stick ddr2 both new & the same

With regards to cmos, yes, I did do i right, well I didnt turn the battery but I have now & still nothing

When pressimg go button, I still get single DRAM LED then it stops, cpu led flashes twice as if rebooting & then solid DRAM again, does this about 4 times then just solid DRAM

Tried this with 1 stick at a time in all 4 slots, still nothing

 

[jtr1888]

Obviously mean DDR3, sorry

 

[jtr1888]

oh, tried card in all 4 slots too, no difference.

With regards to the switches xxo, presume when they are up & white theyre off & when down & red theyre on, if so, theyre off, if not, theyre on lol

 

[4745454b]

Have another PSU you can test with? I'm still thinking its a bad board or bad power. (Or Bios doesn't support that CPU, but it should.)

 

[jtr1888]

Only other PSU I have wouldnt be enought to power the card as its only a 300w one.

Is it worth linking the power unit to the pc Im on now, Q6600 Quad Core 2.4GHz 3GB DDR2 Win Vista 32 with HD2600XT GPU ??

 

[jtr1888]

or shall I take out 2600XT put in IV Formula & use 300w psu ? my god, Im in for some fun 2nite lol

 

[Guest]

I had the same problem...........my mobo was'nt grounded properly. :/

 

[jaquith]

I'd try the simplest first, the 2600XT.

I tend to agree with @4745454b regarding the MOBO, but the only way to know 100% is to replace the 'parts' with know good ones. The 300W should be plenty for testing.