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OK heres the story. I just finished putting my cpu together. everything is plugged in the right areas, and when i go to boot up i get power, and all my fans start spinning (power supply, processor fan, and vcard) but my monitor doesn't show anything, and the green light just blinks. I dont get any beeps in the CPU, and its a brand new everything. HD, MB, ram, right out of the package today. Im really stumped as to what the problem could be. any suggestions, ideas, anything is appreciated. ill be checking all night, and im willing to offer my # or MSN name to anyone who would be kind enough to help a fellow gamer out :)
thanks in advance
-Dylan
does the monitor work with other computers? I had a monitor do the same exact thing. After it did that it wouldnt work with any computer or vid card.
Nothing's broken until you choose not to fix it.
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"I just finished putting my cpu together. everything is plugged in the right areas"
Maybe some things are plugged in the wrong areas. Maybe some of the things are not compatible with each other. What are the things that you are putting together to make this cpu?
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I know there are some people who call the assembled case with all its components in it a CPU, but that IRKS me! It is NOT a CPU - only the processor is a CPU - Central Processing Unit.
Just call it a computer, and the box the components are inside a case.Assuming you hooked up everything right, the PS is okay, and your ram is in the proper slots, the most likely thing is you are trying to use ram that is incompatible with your mboard!
See this, particularly response 12:
http://www.computing.net/hardware/wwwboard/forum/41305.html
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Well it's time to bench test the motherboard. So dismantle the computer and set aside the PSU, motherboard, RAM and video card.
Place the motherboard on an anti-static surface and connect the PSU, RAM and video card nothing more, one stick of RAM is all you need and make sure it snaps in tightly. Same thing with your video card, if it requires an aux power connector, ensure that it's connected properly.
In this case hook up a working monitor, keyboard and mouse and if the motherboard has an aux power connector, make sure that is plugged in too.
To power it on you'll need a screwdriver to short the two little pins (PWRSWITCH header) on the motherboard for a second and the system should come on.
BTW, did you use stand-offs when you installed the motherboard ?
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Ok ive checked and i went to kingston.com and found my memory. http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator/PartsInfo.asp?ktcpartno=KHX3200AK2/1G and i don't think that it works with my ASUS A8N-SLI MB. which is really disapointing, could this be the reason why it wont turn on? Not that its bad, but that it isnt compatible?
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oh and the monitor works on the other computers just fine...and i read that bad ram post all over and that could be the thing. i hope the other ram that i have in my other COMPUTERS ;) ill give those a whirl and hope for the best. any other follow-ups are appreciated
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RAM/MOBO compatibility is very important and building a computer is more complex than just buying the parts, putting them together, and expecting them to function well...or at all.
What are you using to help you build this computer? Have you built them before? Do you have an experienced friend who is helping you? Are you using a book or a website?
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yeah hes right and those boards are supposedly sensitive compared with most...
i recommend returning the RAM you have and getting sopme dual-cahnnel PC3200
older technology is the s---; keep it running
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thanks for all the help. long story short the ram was not compatible with the MB. this isnt my first one, i just overlooked that the kingston hyper memory wasnt supported. going to buy some other ram now newegg was very helpful
thx again fellas.
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