Need Computer Build HELP

[nikeiscool]

am currently building a computer from an old computer's parts as well as a new CPU, motherboard, power supply, and RAM. I am using the old CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Hard Drives (2 x 14 GB), video card.

Parts:

Antec 300W power supply
ASUS P4V8X-X Via P4X533
Intel P4 2.26 GHz CPU
512 MB Kingston PC2700
ATI Radeon 9600PRO
ASUS CD-ROM
Sony DVD-ROM
2 Generic Hard Drives (Not sure of brand, speed, etc)

Problem:

I put it all together and when I turned the power supply on, the green light on the motherboard lit up. When I turned the power on, everything started to spin (the fans, the CPU fan, you could hear the drives spinning with the cd and dvd-rom lights blinking like they usually do), but nothing showed up on the monitor.

The computer gives a quick, quiet beep like it has passed the POST, and then it just continues sitting there--nothing ever shows up on the monitor.

The fan on the video card still spins so I don't know what it could be...any ideas?

 

[imported_Phil]

Disconnect everything.

Run the motherboard with a CPU, HSF, one stick of RAM and a video card. See if that goes. If so, add things back in, one by one, until it stops working.

 

[nikeiscool]

I tried disconnecting everything. WIth the CPU, HSF, one stick of RAM, and the video card, it does the same thing. I have tried two monitors (that I know work), and two video cards. There is no onboard video to test.

 

[montag451]

Try taking the RAM out, see if you can coax some BEEPs out the mofo mobo

 

[JonathanYoung]

Have you or do you have any PCI video cards to try with? Usually it doesn't matter but it might be the BIOS set to initialize a PCI video card before an AGP.

If it beeps like it passes POST, try putting an XP install CD (or a boot floppy) in the CDROM and see if it starts spinning after the POST (as in booting off the CD and starting the XP install). If it does, then at least you know it's a video card/AGP slot problem. If you use a DOS boot floppy, see if the floppy drive reads the floppy and loads DOS. Then type "echo" and "CTRL-G" and press enter to see if it beeps. If it does, then again, you'll know that your computer boots and it's a video issue. Good luck!

 

[mechBgon]

Got your ATX12V cable plugged into the board?

 

[nikeiscool]

Well, I tried a third video card (this time a step back from the 9600PRO to a...ATI Rage or something?) and it was doing the same thing, but then I realized that I had power cables connected to the CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives but not the IDE cables so I took out the power cables and actually got a display on the monitor showing the Mobo, CPU, RAM,

Then I hooked the CD-ROM and hard drives back up...it's formatting Windows XP now, so it should be good.

Thanks to those that offered their advice.

 

[montag451]

psu issue?

 

[nikeiscool]

Could it be a PSU issue? That'd be great if I could get my 9600PRO working in there (instead of this 32MB ATI Rage!!); maybe tomorrow I'll try and get ahold of an Antec 350W or 400W to try it out.

 

[montag451]

LET us know how it pans out.

Good luck

 

[nikeiscool]

I just don't know...


I went out and picked up a 400W Antec Power Supply, and put it in...

The ATI Rage still works but I tried switching and putting the 9600PRO in, and the monitor won't get out of standby.

I put the 9600PRO in the system I am on now (P4 2.66GHz, 1.26GB RAM, 2 Hard Drives, 430W Antec Power supply), and it worked fine!!

I don't know...

 

[nikeiscool]

I updated the BIOS to the most recent release; I don't see anything that I can change about the AGP that would make it work in the BIOS.

 

[mechBgon]

Do 9600Pros need an auxiliary power cable like the high-end cards do? Can't remember...

 

[nikeiscool]

No, they don't require an auxiliary power cable; it's supposed to just go in the AGP slot and WORK.