No POSTage

2008-03-26 17:30:23

#1

GCFC: Davide Santon; +45|6201|NY/CT

ok so my mobo from gigabyte jsut came back today
i put everything together and it wont POST

here's the specs
Manufacturer:
Notino
Processor:
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ (2 CPUs), ~2.6GHz
Memory:
OCZ 2046MB RAM
Mobo:
Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3
Hard Drive:
Seagate Barracuda 250 GB
Video Card:
XFX NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Monitor:
Chimei 2ms 19" Widescreen
Sound Card:
Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE
Speakers/Headphones:
Logitech X-230 32 watts 2.1 Speaker Setup
Keyboard:
Illuminescent Blue Saitek Eclipse
Mouse:
Plasma Blue Razer Diamondback
Mouse Surface:
My Own Shit
Operating System:
Windows Vista™ Home Premium

let me know if you can think of anything i should try OTHER THAN taking out and putting back in the cpu and RAM
thanks

2008-03-26 17:34:25

#2

cospengle: Member; +140|6759|Armidale, NSW, Australia

Take out everything BUT the CPU and RAM (and video card if you don't have on-board).

2008-03-26 17:36:34

#3

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6237|London, England

Gcfc you have almost the same specs as me :p, except for the motherboard which works for me tehe

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2008-03-26 17:37:07

#4

GCFC: Davide Santon; +45|6201|NY/CT

there is nothing else in there but the video card cpu and RAM lol
but if u mean stuff connected to the psu ill try it
i was wondering if i should short out the cmos?

2008-03-26 17:38:30

#5

GCFC: Davide Santon; +45|6201|NY/CT

Mutantsteak wrote:
Gcfc you have almost the same specs as me :p, except for the motherboard which works for me tehe

what board u got?
and its because kev made your computer based off of mine

2008-03-26 18:16:07

#6

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6469|Winland

Sure everything's 100% correctly hooked up? The ATX 20+4 pin, the ATX 4 pin, any possible MOLEX' to the mobo? CPU socket closed completely? Cooler properly installed? Is there any beep at all? What's your PSU?

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-03-26 18:18:06

#7

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6237|London, England

GCFC wrote:
Mutantsteak wrote:
Gcfc you have almost the same specs as me :p, except for the motherboard which works for me tehe
what board u got?
and its because kev made your computer based off of mine

I picked all my parts, the motherboard is ok, 680i i think, im not sure, i have an intel cpu too but its at 2.6 also, 2 gigs and same card. The original parts kevin picked were not good

Last edited by Mutantsteak (2008-03-26 18:18:25)

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2008-03-26 18:25:50

#8

GCFC: Davide Santon; +45|6201|NY/CT

oh must have been someone else he told me about

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Sure everything's 100% correctly hooked up? The ATX 20+4 pin, the ATX 4 pin, any possible MOLEX' to the mobo? CPU socket closed completely? Cooler properly installed? Is there any beep at all? What's your PSU?

I reinserted the 24pin, atx 4 pin, idk about MOLEX..., took out cpu and put it back, no beeps, and i got a 500w atrix i think

2008-03-26 19:33:39

#9

GCFC: Davide Santon; +45|6201|NY/CT

anyone else...?

2008-03-26 21:28:38

#10

SpIk3y: Minister of Silly Walks; +67|6411|New Jersey

Try swapping out the PSU with a different one, and motherboard, cpu, and gpu if possible.

I had the same problem when building my computer. It turned out I had hooked this extra-USB-slot-thing up wrong and it was causing the whole computer not to POST! Just make sure EVERYTHING except the crucial components is disconnected. It's probably something stupid that you're just missing, take a little break and look at it again later.

2008-03-26 21:38:42

#11

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7038|Cambridge (UK)

Start with the absolute minimum you need, that is:

PSU
Mobo
RAM
CPU
Graphics Card

and only connect up the NECESSARY case connections (just the power switch as a minimum)

Then switch it on and check that it posts.

If not, then it's a problem with one of those components (could be any of them).

If it does POST, then add everything else one thing at a time - I would go with HDD first, then everything else, testing that it'll still POST in between each thing.

2008-03-27 07:53:46

#12

GCFC: Davide Santon; +45|6201|NY/CT

ill try what both of you said when i go home
come to think of it i did install an extra usb prephiral....
i hope its that cuz it only cost me 10 bucks
thanks for all the help guys
ill let u know how it works out

2008-03-27 12:06:10

#13

tobz102: Member; +11|6211|UK

clear ur frigging cmos

2008-03-27 15:03:15

#14

GCFC: Davide Santon; +45|6201|NY/CT

i did...twice...
im sending the cpu to amd cuz some terminals were bent
could've been the reason but it also could've been that i bent them taking the cpu out so many times

2008-03-27 15:07:54

#15

tobz102: Member; +11|6211|UK

amd wont do shit with bent terminals. 'your fault'

put it in the dishwasher and send it back to them (quick before it rusts) claiming it to be faulty

2008-03-27 15:38:39

#16

GCFC: Davide Santon; +45|6201|NY/CT

i talked to a girl in cali and told her and she gave me a free shipping label...

2008-03-27 16:38:39

#17

tobz102: Member; +11|6211|UK

let me no how you get on...interesting to see what they do

2008-04-07 13:09:07

#18

GCFC: Davide Santon; +45|6201|NY/CT

ok i got my cpu back today
put everything together but still no posting
i did get a beep from the mobo which in the manual means it loaded everything successfully
so how do i wake the screen up?

2008-04-07 13:16:04

#19

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6921

If it does one single beep then it's POST'd. Could be the GPU?

2008-04-07 13:16:24

#20

jamiet757: Member; +138|6894

Dumb question, is your vid cable connected to your card and your screen?

Or, if it is, disconnect it with the computer off, reconnect, then power on computer. Sometimes mine is finicky like that.

2008-04-07 13:21:16

#21

GCFC: Davide Santon; +45|6201|NY/CT

ill try it
brb...

2008-04-07 13:33:30

#22

GCFC: Davide Santon; +45|6201|NY/CT

ok well i got it too work but now its just on the screen that says gigabyte and no matter what key i hit nothing happens (the keyboard is lit and risponding)

2008-04-07 14:23:32

#23

jamiet757: Member; +138|6894

how long did you let it sit there like that? sometimes mine takes a little while.

2008-04-07 14:37:06

#24

Kurazoo: Pheasant Plucker; +440|6956|West Yorkshire, U.K

GCFC wrote:
ok well i got it too work but now its just on the screen that says gigabyte and no matter what key i hit nothing happens (the keyboard is lit and risponding)

Hmm.. Sounds like HDD doesnt want to boot the O.S

2008-04-07 14:53:11

#25

GCFC: Davide Santon; +45|6201|NY/CT

Kurazoo wrote:
GCFC wrote:
ok well i got it too work but now its just on the screen that says gigabyte and no matter what key i hit nothing happens (the keyboard is lit and risponding)
Hmm.. Sounds like HDD doesnt want to boot the O.S

no o.s. on the hdd atm
i tried putting the o.s. disk in and it still wont go

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