My Computer Will Not Post

[Pete from Waban]

Good Evening,
I just assembled the following system while scavenging the optical drives from my old rig; for what it's worth, I purchased everything from ZipZoomFly except for the PSU.

AMD Entry-level PC from AnandTech November 2007 budget guide

Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+
(2.1GHz 65W Brisbane 2 x 512KB L2)
Motherboard Foxconn A690GM2MA-8KRS2H
AMD 690G mATX
Memory Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-800 PC2-6400
Hard Drive Samsung Spinpoint P Series SP2504C
250GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0GB/s
plus Antec EA430 PSU.

I plan to run Win XP.

After checking everything, I powered up; the fans and the drives come on yet the system will not post.
I went through the components one by one with no success.
Only when I removed the memory sticks did I get a few beeps; might this be the problem?
If it helps, I have no video.

Thanks for your help.

Moved from General Hardware
General Hardware Moderator -- MarcVenice

 

[TestedAcorn]

Well, the way you fix this, is stick a fork into your CD Drive and wiggle it about, and when the fans power up, you stick broken glass into your fingertips and flick the blades as hard as you can. If this doesn't fix the problem, consult a physician.

If you have nothing helpfull to say, you might as well keep quiet. Or make sure people understand you're just kidding, instead of trying to be an ass

MarcVenice -- General Hardware Moderator

 

[Pete from Waban]

As Eddie Murphy, as Billy Ray Valentine said in Trading Places:
Thanks, you've been very helpful!

 

[jkresh]

The beeping when the memory was removed suggests the board gets tot he memory test (as it complains when there is no memmory). Are you sure you have all the necessiary power cables connected, and hve you tried with only 1 memory stick (just cpu, memory, motherboard (onboard video?) plugged in nothing else)?

 

[Harvey]

From your post, I'm not sure you unplugged and reseated all of your parts other than your RAM. If not, try that.

Have you tried other RAM or another vid card?

Do you have ALL power cables plugged into the motherboard, including the extra four pin 12 volt connector (if required)?

You may have a short between your motherboard and the case. You can check this by removing the screws and sliding an insulator, such as a sheet of cardboard, under the board. If that gets it to work, you'll have to be careful to align the board when you replace the screws. If it fails when you replace them, you may need to place an insulative washer under one or more screw holes.

Good luck.

 

[WildHorse]

Spend time auditing all your physical WIRE CONNECTIONS and JUMPER SETTINGS against your motherboard manual.

Also, clear CMOS: physically unplug the power cord from the PSU, then press the Start button a couple of times to help drain caps, pop out your CMOS battery and set your CMOS jumper to "clear" for a minute or two, then replace all.