New Build wont POST

[StraightPipe]

The box in my sig got struck by lightning. I ordered the following new parts:
ASUS P5VD1-X Mobo
Pentium 4 D 3.0Ghz 930
Kingston DDR400 512mb
Western Digital 250GB IDE HDD
Foxconn TP544 w/ 350W PSU

I'm using the floppy, DVD-R, and Vid card (ATI 9700 AGP) from the old system.

My first attemp I was using a 40GB hard drive from the original system, but kepting getting 1 beep and a black screen. 1 beep means:
Keyboard controller error
refresh time error
no master drive detected

So I put in the new WD hard drive, and the beep went away. now when it boots all the fans come on and I can here the hard drive spin up, but the monitor never lights up.

I've reseated vid card and tried ATI 9200 that works in another system because I was worried lightning might have gotten the 9700. same thing. the 9700's fan spins up fine.

I've also reseated the memory (in each of the four slots), and tried some old RAM: DDR233 512mb card and DDR266 256MB card. always one card at a time. the newest card (DDR 400) is listed as compatable with the mobo.

I figured the floppy and/or DVD burner may be fried too, so I disconnected them one at a time. the system starts the same way with or without them (fans spin up, hdd turns).

one thing I was not positive about is the system panel connector (power LED, IDE_LED, PWRSW, SPEAKER, RESET) and the USB and AUDIO connectors.
I first left them all disconnected, for simplicity's sake. then connected the power jmpers. i later came back and connected the USB and AUDIO.

I also have not attempted to reseat the CPU, because I'd rather not remove the heatsink/fan unless I have too.


I dont have any beep codes now, so I'm kind of at a loss, not sure what to do next. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Update:
I bought antec 480W PSU no change
I've bought a PCIe graphics card (ATI X1300 Pro) no change
I've put a new optical and floppy in and still no change

any other ideas? Maybe my mobo is dead, or something. I'm a bit concerned about all the case connections to the mobo. I was abe to get power switch , IDE LED, and reset. Power switch works, IDE LED blinks red all the time when system is on, reset doesnt do anything. I didnt conect the power LED, because the mobo was 3 pin and the case was 2 pin.

 

[Jules]

Swap out PSU.

 

[Luckyboy1]

I'd not use a thing that lighting grabbed if it was lightning or even a major power surge, which is probably more like it, but related to storms. I think mommaboard is gone, so rMA it and an optical drive... a CD-ROM costs like what?... $10.00 U.S. At least until up and running, stay away from the crispy critters!

 

[StraightPipe]

Originally posted by: Luckyboy1
I'd not use a thing that lighting grabbed if it was lightning or even a major power surge, which is probably more like it, but related to storms. I think mommaboard is gone, so rMA it and an optical drive... a CD-ROM costs like what?... $10.00 U.S. At least until up and running, stay away from the crispy critters!

The motherboard is brand new, it was my last computer that got fried by a lightning bolt in my attic. I have a DVD burner, Floppy and Vid card from the lit-up system. I've already swapped the vid card out for one that is working. I will try another floppy and optical next.

 

[StraightPipe]

is 350W antec enough power for 3.0 Dual Processor?

 

[StraightPipe]

Originally posted by: StraightPipe
is 350W antec enough power for 3.0 Dual Processor?

Sh!t, I just saw an article at anandtech about power consumption. The 2.8 D is pulling 220w while loaded. I'm running a 3.0 D

Guess I need to be looking at a 450W antec. I plan on adding a terabyte raid 0 system soon. I dont think the 350W will cut it.

 

[StraightPipe]

BTW what are some good PSU's I can get for a good deal?

 

[Luckyboy1]

What I'm trying to say is the optical drives may have a dead short someplace that's not protected from so well on the motherboard. The old parts may have fried the new.

 

[1N0V471V]

A 500w Fortron would be the minimum. You musn't skimp on the PSU.

 

[StraightPipe]

Do you mean the Fortron AX500? It seems offly overrated to be only pushing 24A across both rails.

Wouldnt it be better to get one that runs more efficiently like the SeaSonic 380 (25A 12V)?

The PSU that came with the Foxconn case is a Fortron (FSP Group) 350W. The 12V rails on it are 18A. This current system does not work


I'm thinking the two most stressful situations would be:

Gaming: CPU, GPU, 1 HDD, 1 OPTICAL
File conversions: CPU, 4 RAID drives, RAID controller card, Gigabit ethernet card


Any advice is appreciated, I've not much experience buying PSUs.

Is 25A going to be enough to handle 3.0 Dual with PCIe-16x, 1 SATA and 4 IDE raid drives?

 

[StraightPipe]

Bump,

I picked up a 480 watt Antec PSU and still no change.

I can hear everything spinning up, it sounds like it is booting, but nothing is on the screen.


maybe it's a video problem. I'm gonna try the other vid card again, and connect directly into the monitor (was using KVM before)

 

[StraightPipe]

Bump, Can I get some help here? Please

I bought a PCIe16x vid card to try that. no luck, same situation. no beeps, and everything spins up. I'm starting to think I need to RMA the mobo... I dont want to go there.

RMA mobo back to newegg...