PC built, now it starts but nothing happens on screen [HELP]

2008-11-12 02:24:19

#1

Bradt3hleader: Care [ ] - Don't care [x]; +121|6202

Hey guys,

Some of you may have read my thread I made earlier when I asked if it wold be ok to do it. Basically I swtiched some components from one PC to another.

Here's my 2 PCs, and the new one I made with the two.

PC 1:

Intel Pentium 4 @3.00GHz (not a dual core)
Windows XP Pro 32bit
3GB Kingston DDR2 RAM (512MB+512MB+1GB+1GB)
ASUS EN8800GT 256mb
106GB Hard drive
Mobo is a P5B ASUS, not the deluxe, just the plain P5B

PC 2:

Intel Core 2 Duo E840 @3.00GHz
Windows Vista Home premium 32bit
4GB Corsair DDR2 (2GB+2GB, one not in use cause it's not 64bit)
BFG Nvidia GeForce 8500GT 512mb overclocked with RivaTuner
500GB hard drive
I don't know the motherboard, it's the Shuttle SG33 case with cooling and mobo

New PC:
Intel Core 2 duo E840 @3.00GHz
Windwos Vista Home premium 32bit
4GB Corsair RAM (1Gb not used...)
ASUS EN8800GT 256mb
500GB Hard drive
ASUS P5B mobo

Right so I made this new PC, I had no problems with the hard ware, I think every cable is connected, I double checked. Now when I turn it on, it does what my PC 2 did when it started up, it would turn on...I would see the LED and the fans would run. Then it would turn off, then back on and stay on. But nothing would happen on screen, I guess it's cause I added the hard drive from my overclcoked PC cause it was 500GB. A friend told me it's a bug with ASUS mobos and overclocked graphic cards. unfortunantly, I forgot to un-overclock it when I switch all my PC components. So now my PC is running but nothing is happening on screen. How do I fix this??? Do I have to reassemble my old PC, buy new thermal paste and all then un-overclock it and restart allllll over again?

Hope I don't. Hope yo guys know the answer to these problems. Thanks alot.

EDIT, +1 BTW to whoever makes my PC work

Last edited by Bradt3hleader (2008-11-12 02:24:54)

2008-11-12 02:39:19

#2

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6834|NYC / Hamburg

Reset bios, take out all non-vital components

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2008-11-12 02:44:35

#3

Bradt3hleader: Care [ ] - Don't care [x]; +121|6202

Can you please tell me how to do that? What are the vital components? Also is it possible it's not cause of the overclocking?

Vitals = CPU, RAM and Graphica card?

2008-11-12 02:48:11

#4

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6834|NYC / Hamburg

OC is saved within the BIOS. The HDD has nothing to do with it.

Try with just the CPU, video card, 1 stick of ram and PSU connected to the mobo.

If that doesn't work, something might be shorting out your mobo. Take everything out of your case and try again

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2008-11-12 03:00:16

#5

Bradt3hleader: Care [ ] - Don't care [x]; +121|6202

Alright...I'll try...I'll post again in 10 minutes...

But what's the point? I get the monitor on then what? I change the BIOS to what settings? I'm slightly confused. Not about taking the pieces out, but what to do next...

Max if you live in Switzerland, come to my place I could really use the help You in the French speaking part?

Last edited by Bradt3hleader (2008-11-12 03:02:54)

2008-11-12 03:35:48

#6

blah: macaroni with cheeseeee; +111|6014|Croatia

Bradt3hleader wrote:
Alright...I'll try...I'll post again in 10 minutes...

But what's the point? I get the monitor on then what? I change the BIOS to what settings? I'm slightly confused. Not about taking the pieces out, but what to do next...

Max if you live in Switzerland, come to my place I could really use the help You in the French speaking part?

The man told you to reset BIOS settings,I think there is an option to do that something like "Load default settings" or similar

2008-11-12 03:48:22

#7

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6463|Winland

blah wrote:
Bradt3hleader wrote:
Alright...I'll try...I'll post again in 10 minutes...

But what's the point? I get the monitor on then what? I change the BIOS to what settings? I'm slightly confused. Not about taking the pieces out, but what to do next...

Max if you live in Switzerland, come to my place I could really use the help You in the French speaking part?
The man told you to reset BIOS settings,I think there is an option to do that something like "Load default settings" or similar

There's a nice little jumper called CLEAR_CMOS.

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

2008-11-12 03:49:30

#8

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6834|NYC / Hamburg

Bradt3hleader wrote:
Alright...I'll try...I'll post again in 10 minutes...

But what's the point? I get the monitor on then what? I change the BIOS to what settings? I'm slightly confused. Not about taking the pieces out, but what to do next...

Max if you live in Switzerland, come to my place I could really use the help You in the French speaking part?

Zürich

That way we can identify what part causes the PC to not post properly. Just add the components back in one by one

oh and reset the bios with the jumper first. I assumed you already tried that

Last edited by max (2008-11-12 03:49:56)

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2008-11-12 04:19:02

#9

millmax: Wanna fly over Oslo? PM me!; +18|6805|Norway

As Freezer7Pro wrote: "There's a nice little jumper called CLEAR_CMOS.". Add a jumper on these two pins. Start the PC. Nothing will happen, but your BIOS is restored to default settings, and ur overclocking is gone. Remover the jumper and the pc should boot. If you dont have a jumper available, any metal object that will short-circuit the metal pins will do. Good luck!

2008-11-12 05:48:12

#10

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6957|Devon, England

millmax wrote:
As Freezer7Pro wrote: "There's a nice little jumper called CLEAR_CMOS.". Add a jumper on these two pins. Start the PC. Nothing will happen, but your BIOS is restored to default settings, and ur overclocking is gone. Remover the jumper and the pc should boot. If you dont have a jumper available, any metal object that will short-circuit the metal pins will do. Good luck!

Or can't he just remove the battery and place it in again after a few seconds?

2008-11-12 05:57:01

#11

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6463|Winland

millmax wrote:
As Freezer7Pro wrote: "There's a nice little jumper called CLEAR_CMOS.". Add a jumper on these two pins. Start the PC. Nothing will happen, but your BIOS is restored to default settings, and ur overclocking is gone. Remover the jumper and the pc should boot. If you dont have a jumper available, any metal object that will short-circuit the metal pins will do. Good luck!

Don't start the computer. Just unplug power and short'em.

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

2008-11-12 13:32:01

#12

OmniDeath: ~; +726|6910

Turn on your monitor.

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