snowbl!nd Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 (edited) Hey guys, just finished putting together my new computer and i'm having a few problems with it. Case - Cosmos S CPU - Q9550 Mobo - Asus P5N32-E Sli Plus RAM - OCZ 4GB 800mhz Sli-Ready edition HDD - 500gb Seagate PSU - Coolermaster 850W Optical - LG Blu-ray Player & Burner GPU - Asus 8800GTX Everything's wired up ok as far as I can tell but on power up it doesn't boot into BIOS or show anything on the monitor - no beeps either. Everything is getting power as the LED on the mobo lights up and all the fans are going... Any ideas? Edited September 3, 2008 by snowbl!nd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoclick Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Check the jumper setting on the motherboard isnt on "clear bios". If that fails you might be having some shorting issues somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revorocks Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Hold on, i dont see a video card there, does that mobo have onboard gfx, this may sound stupid but have you plugged in the moniter lead into anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largeagain Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I had a similar problem some time ago with a core2duo, it just ended up being the cpu not seated properly, you could have the same problem, Just a suggestion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbl!nd Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Check the jumper setting on the motherboard isnt on "clear bios". If that fails you might be having some shorting issues somewhere. Checked the jumpers, they're set right. What could cause shorting do you think? Inside the case is spotless and mobo is secured properly. Hold on, i dont see a video card there, does that mobo have onboard gfx, this may sound stupid but have you plugged in the moniter lead into anything? Sorry yeah, forgot to mention that in my first post It's got an 8800GTX which is getting power & plugged into the monitor. I had a similar problem some time ago with a core2duo, it just ended up being the cpu not seated properly, you could have the same problem, I'll double check it - thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revorocks Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 rebuild it all, take everything out, rebuild it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-x-l-e Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Start with the bare minimum, CPU, RAM, GFX, if that works add another stick of RAM and so on until its built, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrenalinjunki Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Also if it has onboard graphics stick with that... get it booted then install the drivers for the new Graphics then reboot if your bios doesnt auto select the graphics card as the main change it then save and exit now power off install new card and the fire it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revorocks Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 he cant get anything on his screen... nothing. no bios or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbl!nd Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 I've tried everything that's been suggested - still nothing. adrenalinejunkie - It doesn't even get to the bios, so there's no chance of me changing anything there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrenalinjunki Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 snowblind have you tried it without your new graphics card in.. ? just onboard graphics? Also does your new card have dual monitor outputs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbl!nd Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Motherboard doesn't have on-board graphics as far as i'm aware. Yeah it's got 2 DVI outputs, i've tried both of them but still no luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samari Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I don't know how to solve your problem but your best bet is to ask these guys. I built my PC with the help of that forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3lyc Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Try taking the GFX card out, cleaning the contacts then putting it back in again. Old PC had the same problem, or just try twiddling the GFX card about a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrenalinjunki Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 looking at your board spec... change the pci slot your using.. The unique 3 PCIex16 slot, reserved one additional slot for GPU Physics card when running Quad-SLI. 1 slot is set i think specifically for the GPU Physics card Also see if there is a jumper to disable duel sli cards if your not running duel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger906 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 (edited) chances are its cus ur cpu is newer than ur mobo so u need to flash and update the bios its simple to do, u jsut need an older compatibel lga 775 processor (pentium 4 or newer) or if u have a friend get them to download the new bios on a memory stick as its an ASUS mobo it supports flash booting its great cus u can save ur over clocking to a flash drive so if ur pc goes tits up u can just reoverclock it. u sure u got ur gpu plugged into the correct pci slot, as most sli ready mobo's have one pci slot thats a primary and more powerful than the second i did the same thing when i first built my gaming pc when i only had 1 gpu. Also another thing to check is as its a 24pin mobo have u plugged in the extra 4 pins as well as the 6 pin adaptor to power the pci express 16 slots should be at the top of ur mobo above the cpu. adam Edited September 3, 2008 by badger906 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbl!nd Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Cheers for all the ideas guys, it's given me a few more things to look at One of my more tech-savvy mates is coming round to have a look at it tomorrow so i'll put the ideas to him and see if we can't get this thing running. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger906 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 then ul have to give me ur xfire addy so i can kick ur arse at some pc games , and i can help u overclock it to make it faster if u dont already know how adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revorocks Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 q6600's overclock like crazy if your lucky... My athlon 5200+ x2 doesnt will only increase by 200mhz before bsods and i dont want to touch the voltage yet. no point anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger906 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 lmao my q6600 doesnt over clock i got a replacement recently as my other died, and this one wont overclock a smingin i increase the fsb by like 1 and it will make it unstable bah!! i have the 1 ******** chip in like 1000 thats gay! adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgtuser Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 you had any joy with it yet? does the heatsink fan start up when you turn it on? if not there could be a wrong power connection somewhere. if it does then maybe the ram is to blame, just try it with 1 stick in there, see if it fires up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger906 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 if it was a hardware faliure the computer would make post beeps, 1 is fine, 2 normally means ram, and a consistant one is a cpu issue. it will still run bios is the gpu was fudged and as well as the hdd adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-x-l-e Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I had a problem like this, switched on and it powered up but no display, it beeped once as it should and showed no other signs of faults. I could access it from my laptop across the network and transfer files back and forth with no problem. After a lot of head scratching it turned out to be my soundcard, it was shorting and knocking out the gfx slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger906 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 well least u didnt overclock ur pc, run a stress test and go out, to come back to 2 fried 8800gts 512 cards ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbl!nd Posted September 6, 2008 Author Share Posted September 6, 2008 Found the problem with some help from the guys over at neowin.net - the motherboard isn't compatible with the processor The board supports Intel Quad core processors, what it doesn't say however is that it only supports the older 65nm "Kentsfield" architecture - and not the newer 45nm Yorkfields - which is what my Q9550 is... So i'll be needing another motherboard. Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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