trouble with my first build need help

giuseppe07

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ok i have connected everything into the case. all the fans work my graphics card fan works cpu fan works psu fan works everything seems fine but when i connect my monitor nothing appears my monitor doesn't detect anything. what is the problem. also i have connected the pwr leds and reset led but it doesnt work when i press it so i have to turn on and off on the psu any help please
 
ok i have connected everything into the case. all the fans work my graphics card fan works cpu fan works psu fan works everything seems fine but when i connect my monitor nothing appears my monitor doesn't detect anything. what is the problem. also i have connected the pwr leds and reset led but it doesnt work when i press it so i have to turn on and off on the psu any help please
Have you checked all connections, things to check would be cpu 8pin power connector, 24pin atx power connector, video card power connectors.
 
Have you checked all connections, things to check would be cpu 8pin power connector, 24pin atx power connector, video card power connectors.
can you give me a good guide so see the pictures of what you are talking about 8pin connector? i been working on this for two days and today i fianlly was able to turn it on everything seems fine but it wont show anything on the monitor.
 
http://www.computerforum.com/104641-how-build-computer-step-step-photos.html

8pin cpu connector would be a connector with..8pins. Its usually located on the upper left hand side of the motherboard, close to the cpu socket.
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does that cpu connector come with the cpu or case. i connecting the cpu fan
Power supply, it powers the cpu. What power supply do you have? The 700W ocz stealthxstream from your thread about the $500quadcore?

Edit, i mean 4pin cpu power connector. If your using the M4A78 from your list in your previous thread, it has a 4 pin cpu power connector in the upper left hand corner.
8KS2_bad12V.jpg


Would look similar to the above 4pin slot.
 
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Power supply, it powers the cpu. What power supply do you have? The 700W ocz stealthxstream from your thread about the $500quadcore?

Edit, i mean 4pin cpu power connector. If your using the M4A78 from your list in your previous thread, it has a 4 pin cpu power connector in the upper left hand corner.
8KS2_bad12V.jpg


Would look similar to the above 4pin slot.
i have this
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply

ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard -
 
i have this
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply

ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard -
Should be fine, cpu power connector looks like the above, and there should be a cable labeled "cpu 4pin". It will be in the top left corner of the motherboard, above the cpu socket, but slightly to the left of it.
 
it wasnt plugged in so i was like wow this is finally going to work now so i plug it in and still nothing thanks for that help though any other things that can be wrong.
 
Do you get any sort of beep when it starts up? Check to make sure that your videocard power connector is in securely, the fans can spin up just from pci-express power, but wont function properly without supplementary power from the pci-express connector. What video card do you have?
 
SAPPHIRE 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card..
what does the beeping mean also i connected the gpu with my power supply
 
SAPPHIRE 100245HDMI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card..
what does the beeping mean also i connected the gpu with my power supply
It would indicate if there is an error or whatnot, does it beep when you start it? If so, how many?(Ex, 1 short 2 long, 2 short, 3 short beeps, etc)
 
When you put the motherboard in, did you put standoffs in? You should only have put in the standoffs where holes are on your motherboards.
 
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