My computer won't boot or post! EEK!

[Kharnok]

I'm building my first computer (specs are in my signature) and I can't get the freaking thing to boot-up! All I have plugged in is 128MB of DDR PC2100 Mushkin RAM, a 1.3GHZ 266MHz FSB AMD Processor, Geforce 256 DDR (first generation), generic floppy drive, and a Maxtor 30gig 7200rpm ATA-100 hard drive all into my Iwill KA266-R motherboard. Plus a 331 watt Enermax Power supply! Still nothing!

I've tried reseating the RAM, unplugging all the drives and reconnecting them but when I turn on the computer it doesn't boot-up. I think I hear the Hard drive spin a little but its light on the case doesn't come on and the motherboard makes some beeps. One long beep and then a continuous beep. The Iwill website doesn't say what this beep means and I would call Tech-Support but its Saturday and the jerks are closed!

If anyone has some idea of whats wrong or a suggestion or two of what I could tried I'd be deeply appreciative.

 

[isekii]

hey try clearing the CMOS... same problem happened to me.. after clearing the CMOS it booted up fine..

refer back to your Motherboard manual.. it shows you how to clear it..

 

[Kharnok]

Its been cleared, still no boot-up...

 

[Big Lar]

Could be a couple things, #1 could be the mobo is shorting out, I had this happen with the small "tang" that presses against the rear I/O by the usb port,another is that certain boards won't do anything unless you have a fan plugged into the correct cpu header on the mobo, hope this helps.

 

[terrier1997]

If you have the Award Bios
These are the beep codes
1 Long Beep indicates a problem with memory in the first bank, usually an unseated memory module
1 Long, 2 Short indicates a problem with the video card or the memory on it
1 Long, 3 short also indicates a problem with video or the memory on video card
Continuous this usually indicates a problem with the memory, but sometimes is a video problem

hope this was of some help

 

[Kharnok]

Outta curiosity just how easy is it to fry these things? We have 2 of the mobos and 2 of the cpu's and neither work, both have the fan and heatsinks mentioned attached to them and nothing works!