First Built System, wont start up?

dennykyser · 08-24-2005, 01:46 PM

I just finished building my first system and everything went good, the hardest part was putting the fan (heatsink I think is what its called) over the processor, really had to push that last tab to get it to pop in was worried the motherboard would break but finally popped in.

The original video card I ordered was the wrong type, my Motherboard would not take the AGP. I purchased a Diamond Stealth Radeon 9250 in PCI Version yesterday at Office Max so I could go ahead and build my system.

When I start the system up all the fans come on, the heat sink, the DVD RW and DVD rom both work but no picture on the monitor at all, the power led just blinks on and off. I had just moved it over from my other computer so I know it was working. I hope someone can help me.

A few things I thought of last night while I couldnt sleep thinking about this.

I did not have a keyboard hooked up, only an wireless mouse

The Video Card I installed was PCI, the mobo does accept PCI express but I couldnt find a video card in that version.

There is no power to the video card I even took it back out and looked it over to try and find a place to hook up the power suply, NONE.

I see there is a plug labeled PCI-E on my supply that is not hooked up to anything, can find no place to hook it.

Any Help would be very much appreciated.

dennykyser · 08-24-2005, 01:47 PM

I guess I should add that the DVD drives seem to work, when I put the win XP Pro in the drive it runs for quite a while, other CD's only for a few seconds. I am guessing that means the processor etc is working properly.

[-0MEGA-] · 08-24-2005, 02:03 PM

most likely its your video card or monitor, but if your monitor was working before then taht should be a problem. I would try and return it to officemax.

And if your just looking for a cheap video card, you can try this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102415 Its only $49 and it PCI-Express.

Zeus2005 · 08-24-2005, 02:08 PM

i think that the plug labled PCI-e will be for the extra power for powerful cards, but im not sure if your card needs extra power- if u cant see a plug on the card then it'l get its power from the slot.

The easy thing to try is to clear CMOS, look in your Motherboard manual to find out where it is. it will be 3 short pins with a conductor between 1 and 2, all you do it switch the pc off, move the conductor to pins 2 and 3, wait for like 10sec and then move the conductor back to pins 1 and 2.(look in the manual to get exact instructions) This might sort your problem, if not post again and we can think of more ideas.

dennykyser · 08-24-2005, 04:42 PM

Maybe my video card HAS to be PCI Express in order to work?

lynx6200 · 08-24-2005, 04:48 PM

I think that could be an issue, what does you vid card say, just pci? I havent heard of that, it should be either pci express or agp. Can you check the vid card requirements, and post a link to the model?

dennykyser · 08-24-2005, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by lynx6200

I think that could be an issue, what does you vid card say, just pci? I havent heard of that, it should be either pci express or agp. Can you check the vid card requirements, and post a link to the model?

It does say PCI, claims they have 3 versions AGP PCI and PCI Express.

Yue · 08-24-2005, 06:54 PM

not all vid cards are PCI-E or AGP. PCI video cards are sold aswell.

PhoeniX51 · 08-24-2005, 10:20 PM

Yue is right, but only older ones are PCI. Maybe you're trying to put the video card in a PCI-e slot, but I have no clue because I've never tried that before. Consult your MoBo manual if you're not sure which slots are which.

dennykyser · 08-24-2005, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhoeniX51

Yue is right, but only older ones are PCI. Maybe you're trying to put the video card in a PCI-e slot, but I have no clue because I've never tried that before. Consult your MoBo manual if you're not sure which slots are which.

The video card now is in a PCI slot, wouldnt fit in a PCI-E slot if I had tried, but it still did not work, I am not going to mess with it, ordered a PCI-E video card today, will return this one and try it again.

08-24-2005, 01:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
dennykyser Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Warren Pa Age: 44 Posts: 140	First Built System, wont start up? I just finished building my first system and everything went good, the hardest part was putting the fan (heatsink I think is what its called) over the processor, really had to push that last tab to get it to pop in was worried the motherboard would break but finally popped in. The original video card I ordered was the wrong type, my Motherboard would not take the AGP. I purchased a Diamond Stealth Radeon 9250 in PCI Version yesterday at Office Max so I could go ahead and build my system. When I start the system up all the fans come on, the heat sink, the DVD RW and DVD rom both work but no picture on the monitor at all, the power led just blinks on and off. I had just moved it over from my other computer so I know it was working. I hope someone can help me. A few things I thought of last night while I couldnt sleep thinking about this. I did not have a keyboard hooked up, only an wireless mouse The Video Card I installed was PCI, the mobo does accept PCI express but I couldnt find a video card in that version. There is no power to the video card I even took it back out and looked it over to try and find a place to hook up the power suply, NONE. I see there is a plug labeled PCI-E on my supply that is not hooked up to anything, can find no place to hook it. Any Help would be very much appreciated.

08-24-2005, 02:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,463	most likely its your video card or monitor, but if your monitor was working before then taht should be a problem. I would try and return it to officemax. And if your just looking for a cheap video card, you can try this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102415 Its only $49 and it PCI-Express. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

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Zeus2005 Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scotland Age: 21 Posts: 213	i think that the plug labled PCI-e will be for the extra power for powerful cards, but im not sure if your card needs extra power- if u cant see a plug on the card then it'l get its power from the slot. The easy thing to try is to clear CMOS, look in your Motherboard manual to find out where it is. it will be 3 short pins with a conductor between 1 and 2, all you do it switch the pc off, move the conductor to pins 2 and 3, wait for like 10sec and then move the conductor back to pins 1 and 2.(look in the manual to get exact instructions) This might sort your problem, if not post again and we can think of more ideas. __________________ http://www.the-money-game.com

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08-24-2005, 01:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
dennykyser Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Warren Pa Age: 44 Posts: 140	I guess I should add that the DVD drives seem to work, when I put the win XP Pro in the drive it runs for quite a while, other CD's only for a few seconds. I am guessing that means the processor etc is working properly.

08-24-2005, 04:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
dennykyser Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Warren Pa Age: 44 Posts: 140	Maybe my video card HAS to be PCI Express in order to work?

08-24-2005, 06:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Yue Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hemel Hempstead Age: 22 Posts: 359	not all vid cards are PCI-E or AGP. PCI video cards are sold aswell.

08-24-2005, 10:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
PhoeniX51 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fairfield County, CT Age: 18 Posts: 50	Yue is right, but only older ones are PCI. Maybe you're trying to put the video card in a PCI-e slot, but I have no clue because I've never tried that before. Consult your MoBo manual if you're not sure which slots are which.