Having Issues with a Custom Built PC

brockocoli · 05-20-2007, 09:06 PM

If in wrong forum, please excuse and move.

I've been having an issue with a Custom built PC of mine, which i have been assembling for the past few months. Before i get to the problem, ill state that i have taken a few classes at my Technology high school about troubleshooting PC's, and passed my A+ certification hardware exam, so my tech knowledge is moderate, ALTHOUGH THIS IS MY FIRST BUILD.

Parts list:

Asus P5GD1 Motherboard (from ebay

)
80GB SATA HD
Sony DVD combo drive
Intel P4 520J 2.8Ghz processor
ATI Radeon X1300 Video Card PCI EXPRESS
Various Fans, case (obviously), 500 W Power supply, CRT Monitor

On the back of my Video card is a regular 15 pin male VGA port and a HD video port. I have the monitor plugged into the 15 pin port (the montior is tested and works with other machines), but i am getting no signal (even when trying another monitor...

As for motherboard beeps, i am getting none, but my motherboard DOESNT HAVE A SPEAKER, i bought one, but there is apparently no port on the motherboard for a speaker...the only one with the same pinset is one labled "CD" (4 pins). All components are recieving power.

The only thing i can think of is to get an old PCI video card, and try to see if it will work on that. My motherboard has no onboard video.

http://www.bgslevi.cz/image/AsusP5GD1Pro.jpg

^ Picture of my motherboard.

Any ideas/thoughts would be appreciated

**oscaryu1** · 05-20-2007, 09:26 PM

yes im guessing its an video card issue... just get an old s3 virge or seomthing frmo the dump

K3rupt · 05-21-2007, 03:36 AM

Ram Could be the cause mate, Dont always assume its a Video Card issue,

Remove all Ram, Try one stick at a time in first slot

Make sure all dust and crap is off GPU

Re-insert GPU

It will most likely be a Ram related problem

Mitch

Vampiric Rouge · 05-21-2007, 06:23 AM

I would first re-seat all of the cards, ram and CPU to make sure every thing is nice a snug. Next If you can get your hands on another video card you can try that, or another reason I have seen for no video is the Power supply, Make sure it's on 110v and not 220. You also might want to make sure the Power supply is good because when the power supply is weak video is often the first to go.

K3rupt · 05-21-2007, 09:39 AM

The 110V and 220vs Depend on where you live, if you bought YOUR psu in YOUR Country, then i warn you, DO NOT play with the power supply settings. Not only do you risk blowing computer, but also doing serious damage to yourself..

That was pretty bad idea Vampiric Rouge... (the power supply bit)

I completely agree with everything else he said to do.

Vampiric Rouge · 05-21-2007, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by K3rupt

That was pretty bad idea Vampiric Rouge... (the power supply bit)

Hey now not all ideas are bad. I'm in America and as a prank or something some kids will change the switch on the back of the power supply from 110 to 220 and this results in having it appear to boot but getting no video, I was not trying to tell him to switch it, just simply check to make sure it was on the same one. Sorry for any confusion.

K3rupt · 05-21-2007, 01:38 PM

Now, In Australia, If the Red Power switch is Flicked, It Gets too many volts going through the computer, and Bang.

All good mate, Now back to this guys computer.

How is it goin?

brockocoli · 05-21-2007, 08:33 PM

Reseated all cards, tried it with one stick of ram in slot 1, no change.

Switched Power supply from 480W to 500W, no change.

My keyboard is recieving power, and after i turn the computer on, i can tap the num lock or caps lock key, and can tell it is recieving power (the little green led), however, after EXACTLY 5 times tapping the num lock or caps lock or scroll lock key, the keyboard seems to freeze, and wont recognize that i am turning the keyboard on or off, it just stays wherever it last was (lit or unlit). Not sure if this is relevant, but in any case, i still haven't picked up a pci card to try, which is my next move.

EDIT: btw, from physics/science, i have a basic understanding of electricity, and in the US, we use 110V to power everything. One power supply is on 110 (the alternate being 220), and the one i just put in (the 500W one), has 115 (with a 230V alternate). I didn't switch any of them at any time to the alternate settings.

K3rupt · 05-21-2007, 10:07 PM

Smart Move on the last thing.

Umm, Quite a Wierd problem, have you done what we said to try?

Reseating all cards?

brockocoli · 05-22-2007, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brockocoli

Reseated all cards + tried it with one stick of ram in slot 1, no change.

.

05-20-2007, 09:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
brockocoli New Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4	Having Issues with a Custom Built PC If in wrong forum, please excuse and move. I've been having an issue with a Custom built PC of mine, which i have been assembling for the past few months. Before i get to the problem, ill state that i have taken a few classes at my Technology high school about troubleshooting PC's, and passed my A+ certification hardware exam, so my tech knowledge is moderate, ALTHOUGH THIS IS MY FIRST BUILD. Parts list: Asus P5GD1 Motherboard (from ebay ) 80GB SATA HD Sony DVD combo drive Intel P4 520J 2.8Ghz processor ATI Radeon X1300 Video Card PCI EXPRESS Various Fans, case (obviously), 500 W Power supply, CRT Monitor On the back of my Video card is a regular 15 pin male VGA port and a HD video port. I have the monitor plugged into the 15 pin port (the montior is tested and works with other machines), but i am getting no signal (even when trying another monitor... As for motherboard beeps, i am getting none, but my motherboard DOESNT HAVE A SPEAKER, i bought one, but there is apparently no port on the motherboard for a speaker...the only one with the same pinset is one labled "CD" (4 pins). All components are recieving power. The only thing i can think of is to get an old PCI video card, and try to see if it will work on that. My motherboard has no onboard video. http://www.bgslevi.cz/image/AsusP5GD1Pro.jpg ^ Picture of my motherboard. Any ideas/thoughts would be appreciated

05-20-2007, 09:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,153	yes im guessing its an video card issue... just get an old s3 virge or seomthing frmo the dump __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

05-21-2007, 03:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
K3rupt Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 1,386	Ram Could be the cause mate, Dont always assume its a Video Card issue, Remove all Ram, Try one stick at a time in first slot Make sure all dust and crap is off GPU Re-insert GPU It will most likely be a Ram related problem Mitch __________________ GigaByte K8N Nforce Pro-SLI AMD 3800+ Socket 939 2048MB PC3200 DDR Matched RAM 960GB Hard Drive [3 x 320GB SataII Seagate's] Albatron 8600GT 256MB New. . .Too me 21" ViewSonic LCD Monitor 6.3 Sound System \|Desktop\| \|Setup!\| \|Inside Computer\| \|Server\| Updated Setup! Check out My Banner! When The Rich Wage War Its The Poor Who Die.

05-21-2007, 06:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Vampiric Rouge Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philadelphia, Pa Age: 21 Posts: 624	I would first re-seat all of the cards, ram and CPU to make sure every thing is nice a snug. Next If you can get your hands on another video card you can try that, or another reason I have seen for no video is the Power supply, Make sure it's on 110v and not 220. You also might want to make sure the Power supply is good because when the power supply is weak video is often the first to go. __________________ MAIN PC: Intel G965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard\ Intel Core 2 Quad E6700\4gigs of samsung ddr2 ram @ 667\Antec neo 480watt power supply\Nvidia GeForce 7950 gt\400 gigs of Seagate Barracuda 7200, 750 gigs of Western Digital Caviar and 320 gigs of Maxtor\Benq FP202W 20.1" 8ms Widescreen LCD\ RAZOR copperhead\ flexglow gaming mousepad Laptop:ASUS Eee PC 8G - Galaxy Black

05-21-2007, 09:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
K3rupt Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 1,386	The 110V and 220vs Depend on where you live, if you bought YOUR psu in YOUR Country, then i warn you, DO NOT play with the power supply settings. Not only do you risk blowing computer, but also doing serious damage to yourself.. That was pretty bad idea Vampiric Rouge... (the power supply bit) I completely agree with everything else he said to do. __________________ GigaByte K8N Nforce Pro-SLI AMD 3800+ Socket 939 2048MB PC3200 DDR Matched RAM 960GB Hard Drive [3 x 320GB SataII Seagate's] Albatron 8600GT 256MB New. . .Too me 21" ViewSonic LCD Monitor 6.3 Sound System \|Desktop\| \|Setup!\| \|Inside Computer\| \|Server\| Updated Setup! Check out My Banner! When The Rich Wage War Its The Poor Who Die.

05-21-2007, 01:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
K3rupt Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 1,386	Now, In Australia, If the Red Power switch is Flicked, It Gets too many volts going through the computer, and Bang. All good mate, Now back to this guys computer. How is it goin? __________________ GigaByte K8N Nforce Pro-SLI AMD 3800+ Socket 939 2048MB PC3200 DDR Matched RAM 960GB Hard Drive [3 x 320GB SataII Seagate's] Albatron 8600GT 256MB New. . .Too me 21" ViewSonic LCD Monitor 6.3 Sound System \|Desktop\| \|Setup!\| \|Inside Computer\| \|Server\| Updated Setup! Check out My Banner! When The Rich Wage War Its The Poor Who Die.

05-21-2007, 08:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
brockocoli New Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4	Reseated all cards, tried it with one stick of ram in slot 1, no change. Switched Power supply from 480W to 500W, no change. My keyboard is recieving power, and after i turn the computer on, i can tap the num lock or caps lock key, and can tell it is recieving power (the little green led), however, after EXACTLY 5 times tapping the num lock or caps lock or scroll lock key, the keyboard seems to freeze, and wont recognize that i am turning the keyboard on or off, it just stays wherever it last was (lit or unlit). Not sure if this is relevant, but in any case, i still haven't picked up a pci card to try, which is my next move. EDIT: btw, from physics/science, i have a basic understanding of electricity, and in the US, we use 110V to power everything. One power supply is on 110 (the alternate being 220), and the one i just put in (the 500W one), has 115 (with a 230V alternate). I didn't switch any of them at any time to the alternate settings. Last edited by brockocoli; 05-21-2007 at 08:36 PM.

05-21-2007, 10:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
K3rupt Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 1,386	Smart Move on the last thing. Umm, Quite a Wierd problem, have you done what we said to try? Reseating all cards? __________________ GigaByte K8N Nforce Pro-SLI AMD 3800+ Socket 939 2048MB PC3200 DDR Matched RAM 960GB Hard Drive [3 x 320GB SataII Seagate's] Albatron 8600GT 256MB New. . .Too me 21" ViewSonic LCD Monitor 6.3 Sound System \|Desktop\| \|Setup!\| \|Inside Computer\| \|Server\| Updated Setup! Check out My Banner! When The Rich Wage War Its The Poor Who Die.

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