AMD athlon 64 x2 3800 build

D_Money5042000 · 09-27-2006, 03:11 PM

So I'm trying to build this computer right and I've configured everything, put all the pieces together and when i go to power it on, the fans and lights on the computer come on for like a second and then shutsoff.

Any idea what might cause this?

[-0MEGA-] · 09-27-2006, 03:24 PM

Thats a very common problem, and there can be a few causes. First, make sure your motherboard is sitting on the small gold leg-screws (sometimes their silver), DO NOT have your motherboard screwed directly into the case, this can cause it to short out.

If thats not the problem, make sure all the cables, cards, cpu, ram, and everything else is securely in place.

Are you using the 24-Pin cable and the 4-Pin cable? If you forget to use the 4-Pin this problem may occur.

Or it could mean you have a dead PSU or motherboard.

bundar · 09-27-2006, 04:05 PM

In my experience it sounds like you might have a dead board, I've had tons of asus boards do that to me. Really raised my blood presure!!

D_Money5042000 · 09-27-2006, 04:53 PM

So i took the mobo out and put the gold-legs screws and it still does the same thing. i guess my mobo is defective.

Jet · 09-27-2006, 05:17 PM

Or it might have already been damaged because you put it one without the standoffs. Or it could be your PSU. Even a small thing like your fan being plugged into a sensor on the motherboard wrong can do this. Eliminate each problem one at a time, until you just have the motherboard, processor and memory plugged in.

D_Money5042000 · 09-28-2006, 05:16 AM

I thought that maybe i did the system panel connector wrong. There's a layout in the mobo book on how to do it and that's way different if i go by colors. So I put them in by the right colors and it didn't turn on at all. put them in by the layout and the fans and lights turn on for a second then it goes off. Could this be the problem?

D_Money5042000 · 09-28-2006, 06:50 PM

SirKenin · 09-28-2006, 06:53 PM

You could very well have shorted out the mobo when you installed it without the standoffs, as has been suggested. It looks like you could be buying yourself a new one.

D_Money5042000 · 09-28-2006, 09:49 PM

damn. you think they'll replace it?

SirKenin · 09-28-2006, 09:53 PM

Why should they? It was your screwup. No offence. I just take exception to that as a dealer, because it ends up being me that pays for it in the end... Know what I mean?

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D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	AMD athlon 64 x2 3800 build So I'm trying to build this computer right and I've configured everything, put all the pieces together and when i go to power it on, the fans and lights on the computer come on for like a second and then shutsoff. Any idea what might cause this?

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[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,400	Thats a very common problem, and there can be a few causes. First, make sure your motherboard is sitting on the small gold leg-screws (sometimes their silver), DO NOT have your motherboard screwed directly into the case, this can cause it to short out. If thats not the problem, make sure all the cables, cards, cpu, ram, and everything else is securely in place. Are you using the 24-Pin cable and the 4-Pin cable? If you forget to use the 4-Pin this problem may occur. Or it could mean you have a dead PSU or motherboard. __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.83GHz Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATI HD 3870 GDDR4 @ (840/2332) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2-850 500GB SATAII HD w/16MB SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 11593

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Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,285	Or it might have already been damaged because you put it one without the standoffs. Or it could be your PSU. Even a small thing like your fan being plugged into a sensor on the motherboard wrong can do this. Eliminate each problem one at a time, until you just have the motherboard, processor and memory plugged in. __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

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09-27-2006, 04:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
bundar Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 50	In my experience it sounds like you might have a dead board, I've had tons of asus boards do that to me. Really raised my blood presure!!

09-27-2006, 04:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	So i took the mobo out and put the gold-legs screws and it still does the same thing. i guess my mobo is defective.

09-28-2006, 05:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	I thought that maybe i did the system panel connector wrong. There's a layout in the mobo book on how to do it and that's way different if i go by colors. So I put them in by the right colors and it didn't turn on at all. put them in by the layout and the fans and lights turn on for a second then it goes off. Could this be the problem?

09-28-2006, 06:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	You could very well have shorted out the mobo when you installed it without the standoffs, as has been suggested. It looks like you could be buying yourself a new one.

09-28-2006, 09:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
D_Money5042000 Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 100	damn. you think they'll replace it?

09-28-2006, 09:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	Why should they? It was your screwup. No offence. I just take exception to that as a dealer, because it ends up being me that pays for it in the end... Know what I mean?

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