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Computer wont start

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Chosonman

Golden Member
I've got an Asus A7V333
AMD Athlon CPU
PCI Graphics card
256 DDR RAM
and 100W PSU

I plug it in and the fans start spinning but nothing else. I noticed one of the fans cut off after a second. I get no sound and no video. I checked swapped the video card but no luck. Anyone have a clue what it could be?

CPU works in another configuration. RAM is new.
 
100W PSU won't do you any favors. Make it about 300W and a respectable brand like Fortron, Antec, Enermax, etc, and now you're cookin' with gas 😀
 
Originally posted by: Chosonman
I tried using my 450W antec power same thing happens
One of the fans just stops working.
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Which one? You're not being super informative here 🙂

edit: if you really want to put the cards on the table, hit Quote and edit this up with your actual rig info:
  • CORE HARDWARE
    • Power supply Antec TruePower 430
    • Motherboard Asus K8N-E Deluxe
      • Revision 1.03
      • BIOS 1005
    • CPU Athlon64 3000+
      • Core 130nm Clawhammer
    • Memory (2) 512MB Corsair XMS 3200C2 modules
      • Voltage Manually set to 2.7 volts
      • Timings AUTO, results in 2-3-2-6 @ 200MHz
  • CARDS
    • Primary video card ATI Radeon 9800Pro AGP 8x
    • PCI slot #1 (top) empty
    • PCI slot #2 empty
    • PCI slot #3 LeadTek Winfast TV/FM tuner card
    • PCI slot #4 Creative Audigy 2 ZS
    • PCI slot #5 LSI Logic Ultra160 SCSI
    • PCI slot #6 (board only has five PCI slots)
  • DRIVES
    • Boot drive 160GB Seagate 7200.7
      • Interface Serial ATA
      • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 SATA controller
      • Jumper setting not applicable (SATA)
    • Additional hard drive 40GB Seagate 7200.7
      • Interface Parallel ATA
      • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, primary channel
      • Jumper setting Master
    • Additional hard drive 18GB Seagate Cheetah 15k.3
      • Interface SCSI
      • Controller hosting this drive LSI Logic U160 card
      • Jumper setting SCSI ID 01
    • Optical drive #1 NEC 3500A DVD burner
      • Interface Parallel ATA
      • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, secondary channel
      • Jumper setting Master
    • Optical drive #2 Lite-On combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW
      • Interface Parallel ATA
      • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, secondary channel
      • Jumper setting Slave
  • OS AND SECURITY
    • Operating System WindowsXP Professional
    • Service Pack SP2
    • Internet connection Cable
    • Hardware firewall Netgear RP614 router
    • Software firewall WindowsXP firewall
    • Antivirus Norton Antivirus 2004

 
If the fan seems to start and stop immediately while starting , then it tells me the PSU is tripping off line due to a short or ground. Check your connections and make sure the mobo is not shorted to ground.
 
and make sure the mobo is not shorted to ground.
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I saw this problem two days ago in networking class. They took the motherboard out of the computer and it booted up perfectly. It was shorting on something inside the case.
 
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