New computer won't boot

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tadpolefoder

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Hi, I recently built a computer (using the parts in my signature) using an old case I had lying around. However, when i tried to boot up (even without peripherals like cd-roms, hard drive, etc.), it doesn't work. Either I hear no beep at all, or just one long beep, pause, long beep, etc. I've read everywhere that that beep code typically indicates a problem with RAM, so I went out and bought 512 mb kingston value ram. But that still didn't solve the problem. All I've truly hooked up to the mobo is the processor (with fan), ram, and power supply. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

link to mobo:
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=K7MNF-64-BULK-N
 
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I guess that board has onboard video? Have you tried all the slots? Sometimes comps are picky about which slot it uses the shared memory from...
 
sho95 said:
Could be bad PSU or you may be not ground properly.
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I was thinking that too, just wouldn't expect beeps at all...but computers certainlly can do weird things when not working quite right :rolleyes:
 
In answer to your question about the onboard video, I tried using my agp card, but when it didn't boot, I figured that it was just one more variable in the problem and went with the onboard video. For the PSU, I tried two different power supplies, one 350W and one 500W. And for the grounding, I really tried to be extra careful about static electricity, and though the computer is on a rug, my old computers been there for years and it hasn't caused a problem. Sorry for sorta playing devil's advocate over here. Thanks a lot for the replies.

-Jut
 
Alright, sorry for double posting, but I just noticed something weird. When I hit the power switch on the front, the cpu fan seems to be spinning a bit slow (although I might just seem to be imagining it). But if I hold down the reset switch, the LED's on the cpu nearly double in brightness and the fan speeds up dramatically until I let the button go. Any ideas...? Thanks again in advance.
 
Did you check that you put all the cables on the correct spots you may b have the on as reset and the reset as on.
 
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