New Comp won't start ups (8KDA3J MOBO)

[xJUANGRAMx]

Hello everyone, got a problem. Just bought some new parts to put together a new comp and I can't get it to boot up. First, here's what I'm running:

CUP: AMD-64 2800+
MOBO: EPoX 8KDA3J nForce3
RAM: 1 Stick Mushkin DDR400
VidCard: Radeon 9550SE 128mb
HDD: 120gb WD
DVD: Pioneer 4x DVD-R
PSU: 420 watt Raidmax

Now the mobo has this LED Post feature where it'll give you a code and supposedly it's supposed to tell you the problem. When I look at the led it says C1. I go to the user's manual and it says:
Detect Memory
- Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.
- Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below).

So am I to assume that the mobo doesn't like the stick of Mushkin I threw in? I've tried connecting and reconnecting everything and I can't get nowhere!!! Oh yah, there is 1 long beep... can't find anywhere online what that means... any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!

 

[stevty2889]

Sounds like it doesn't like the memory. Try booting with no memory, if you get the same beep, it's almost definatly related to the mem.

 

[xJUANGRAMx]

well I went to epox.com to see if I can get some more info on the post codes, but I couldn't find anything. I d/ld the user manual and their is more info than there is in the manual that came w/the mobo. I guess you are right, I don't think it likes the memory. In the manual it says the error code I have either means mem module was inserted incorrectly (it's not), wrong type (manual says accepts double sided, so not that) or it's damaged (brand new). So I guess I'll have to try either what you suggested or try a different brand... sigh... I'll update my findings later tonight. Thanks for the tip.

 

[xJUANGRAMx]

so I took out the stick of mushkin and stuck in a stick of corsair value select ram.. AND IT BOOTED!!! YaY!!! BUT, it freezes when it's detecting the drives. I just have the nec burner and WD HD plugged into the ide channels... any suggestions? Maybe the HD is messed up, but I dont think so... thanks in advance.

 

[xJUANGRAMx]

ok, so I already had some other stuff installed on that HD I was trying to use so I formatted it. plugged everything back together, used a stick of corsair ram AND IT WORKS! It was the ram, for some reason, it didn't like the Mushkin stick I had bought for it... which sux cuz I think there's a 15% restocking fee for returning to newegg... sigh.

thanks for the input though stev.