New build won't boot: some fans turning, no beep or video
- by Dave
When my new system is powered up, the case fan and power supply fans turn fine. The CPU fan twitches, but never gets going. Although I've heard that with AMDs and Gigabyte motherboards that is not necessary a problem. Hard drive is spinning. However, there is absolutely no indication that anything else is happening. The motherboard, as far as I can tell, does not have an internal speaker, but I harvested one from another machine and plugged it in and still no beeps at all. The monitor screen stays black, on both the integrated VGA and DVI.
This is a brand new build, and has never successfully booted.
My parts are:
AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz
Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor
Model ADX245OCGQBOX - includes CPU
cooler)
GIGABYTE GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H AM3 AMD
785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard -
Retail
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB)
240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3
10666) Desktop Memory Model
F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM - Retail
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2
80 PLUS Certified Compatible with
Core i7 Power Supply - Retail
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB
7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal
Hard Drive -Bare Drive
COOLER MASTER Elite 341
RC-341C-KKN1-GP Black Steel MicroATX
Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
I also have a DVD burner, but it acts
the same whether that is plugged in
or not.
I'm using the on board video.
What I've tried so far:
I've switched power supplies, with no
difference.
I've tried different monitors (of
which all are working on other
machines) with no difference.
I have tried putting it one memory
module at a time, with no difference.
I have tried the absolute minimum I
can think of (power supply into
motherboard, power button ONLY
plugged into front panel, CPU fan
plugged in), with no difference.
I appreciate any ideas anyone might have. Do I need to RMA the motherboard? This is my first build, so there might be something obvious. I was very careful in assembly with static; I'm confident nothing was zapped during assembly.
