Greetings. I, like many PC geeks, like to browse anandtech and use it as a reference. This is, however, my first attempted post so please bear with me.
I bought the various parts for a new system:
AMD XP 1800+ Retail Box (.13 micron)
MSI KT3V Motherboard
512MB PC2700 Apacer RAM
While new hardware is always good (I know that processor is hardly "new", but it beats the 800mhz Duron I'm running now), much of the point on this one was to put together a cool-looking beast. So I bought a new case, some cool case fans, a ThermalTake 9 with the coolmod top, a CCFL kit, etc.
I put it together, and while everything has power, I'm getting no life. No beeping from the board. No video signal. The fans are whirring and the lights are glowing, but the PC itself is doing nothing.
First thought: Bad processor. I put in another processor. Same result. I try a third. Same again. I try all three processors in a currently working system and they all work fine. Hmmm.
Second thought: Bad motherboard. I put in another motherboard. Same result. I try a third, same again. All three motherboards work fine in a different case. I tried leaving the motherboard out of the case (propped on a cardboard box), not touching the case in any way. Same deal.
Third thought: Bad memory. I remove the memory and fire up a known good motherboard with nothing on it - just the power supply plugged in and the power switch attached. Same result. Power to the board but no life. At the minimum I would expect a nice, long, complaining beep from the board.
Fourth thought: Bad power supply. So I order a new Powmax 400W supply and put it in. Same result.
The only thing common to all of these failures is the case itself. All of the parts work fine in a different case, even the power supply. I'm so confused!!! Any ideas? Is there any way that the case itself, even when the mobo isn't mounted, could be causing this issue? This is counter-intuitive to everything I've learned about PC building.
Here's the case: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3407820966&category=undefined
It came with a Powmax 400W PS. Thanks.
I bought the various parts for a new system:
AMD XP 1800+ Retail Box (.13 micron)
MSI KT3V Motherboard
512MB PC2700 Apacer RAM
While new hardware is always good (I know that processor is hardly "new", but it beats the 800mhz Duron I'm running now), much of the point on this one was to put together a cool-looking beast. So I bought a new case, some cool case fans, a ThermalTake 9 with the coolmod top, a CCFL kit, etc.
I put it together, and while everything has power, I'm getting no life. No beeping from the board. No video signal. The fans are whirring and the lights are glowing, but the PC itself is doing nothing.
First thought: Bad processor. I put in another processor. Same result. I try a third. Same again. I try all three processors in a currently working system and they all work fine. Hmmm.
Second thought: Bad motherboard. I put in another motherboard. Same result. I try a third, same again. All three motherboards work fine in a different case. I tried leaving the motherboard out of the case (propped on a cardboard box), not touching the case in any way. Same deal.
Third thought: Bad memory. I remove the memory and fire up a known good motherboard with nothing on it - just the power supply plugged in and the power switch attached. Same result. Power to the board but no life. At the minimum I would expect a nice, long, complaining beep from the board.
Fourth thought: Bad power supply. So I order a new Powmax 400W supply and put it in. Same result.
The only thing common to all of these failures is the case itself. All of the parts work fine in a different case, even the power supply. I'm so confused!!! Any ideas? Is there any way that the case itself, even when the mobo isn't mounted, could be causing this issue? This is counter-intuitive to everything I've learned about PC building.
Here's the case: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3407820966&category=undefined
It came with a Powmax 400W PS. Thanks.
) a fairly standard Asus VT8200 GF3 ti200. But even with a processor and memory and no vid card, I get no response. Yank the memory and leave the processor: nothing. It's like the lights are all on but nobody's home! As for shorting out on the PS, I've tried 2 different power supplies now with the same result. I suppose they could both have the exact same freaky error, but that seems unlikely.
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