Brand new build refuses to boot! Need help!!

R

Radioheaded

New Member
Hi!!
I recently finished my first gaming build ever, but when I switched the power on and pressed the power button it just started beeping (all the fans were working properly though). The beep code was "continuous short beeps", which indicates some sort or power failure. I have connected one 24-pin and one smaller(6 or 8) to the motherboard, one PCI-E to the Video card and sata power cords to the HDD and the DVD unit. Does anyone know why this happens?
My components are the following:
In-win FANQUA chassi
Gigabyte P-55 USB3 (revv 1.0) MB
Corsair 500W PSU
MSI HAWK gddr5 1GB GPU
samsung 500gb HDD

I would be REALLY happy for an answer!!!

Link to GPU manufacturer site: http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=130&cat2_no=137&prod_no=1982
 
Last edited:
Something that can sometimes give the first-time builder problems is MB installation. If any part of the board, (other than where the standoffs touch), contact the chassis you'll have a MB short. Are you confident that you got the 9 standoffs placed correctly and got screws in all.
 
jevery said:
Something that can sometimes give the first-time builder problems is MB installation. If any part of the board, (other than where the standoffs touch), contact the chassis you'll have a MB short. Are you confident that you got the 9 standoffs placed correctly and got screws in all.
Click to expand...

I only got 3 standoffs with the chassi :eek:
 
Back of the MB is touching the chassis. You need all 9. Should have also got some with the MB.
 
Last edited:
he may not need all 9 depending on the board you can use as little as three, i had a rosewill case that used 1 whole standoff in addition to the ones built into the case, it was bizarre, it worked, but was bizarre, my board uses six...boards vary from board to board, but yea it would be a good idea to check for shorts in the board, simple missed connections...hell maybe clear the bios once, i typically boot the machine for the first time cleared, people often skip this, but i feel it can lead to problems at times
 
Now I can't imagine that you could keep a board off the chassis with 3 standoffs, but then again I've never seen a chassis with built-in standoffs. Now I'm fairly confident that all the GIGABYTE P55 ATX boards take 9 standoffs, but if each of those 9 points are supported off the chassis by something then OK. Part of the purpose of those support points, though, is to give the board rigidity when you go to pushing or pulling on connectors or components or hanging heavy coolers.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top