please help mobo/chip problem URGENT!!

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Today i just received my shipment of my new DFI lanpart NF3 board and my AMD 3400+ after installing everything into my case and attempting to turn it on my motherboad makes the most annoying and high pitched BEEEEEEEPPPPP in the world... its not comming from the system speaker because the speaker was removed and the jumper is not pluged in... the manual offers no help on this problem or anything technical support if anyone has experienced this problem and might be able to lend some information please help it would be greatly appreciated... thank you

 

[mechBgon]

Hmm, push really firmly on the video card and make sure it's down to the bottom of the AGP slot, since there are two layers of contacts in there. Also re-seat the RAM and make sure your ATX12V power cable got plugged in.

If that isn't helping, I have a list of stuff you can check here, click the top link on the page. We can also help you brainstorm, especially if you post a complete detailed list of the parts in your system. Don't forget the power supply's brand/model, if you do, it can be relevant. Hang in there

 

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the power supply is a thermal take 480w, the ram is generic samsung ram which worked good in my athlon XP system, the hard drive is WD ATA 133 80 gig... video card is BFG 6800 OC and i have a sound blaster audigy gamer sound card... i checked the ram and the video card pulled them both out and pushed them both back in (i thought that was the problem at first as well) im running out of ideas.. do you think it could be a bad chip or something? just wondering

 

[mechBgon]

Could be a bad chip, yeah... you might take off the heatsink, unlock the CPU socket and carefully remove it and check it for bent pins ( :Q ).

Also, is the RAM rated for PC3200 speed (or faster)? That's what the CPU is built for, although it might swallow PC2100 or PC2700 and just slow down its memory controller as needed. I assume you did remember to give that video card its booster cable.

If the RAM is suitable and it still won't cooperate, then you might want to take it out of the case and lay it on cardboard with only the essentials: one memory module, CPU and heatsink, video card. No drives, no case wiring except the power button. Make sure the primary and secondary ATX power cables are firmly seated and fire it up. If that doesn't work, try a different video card next. Good luck!

 

[xclusivex]

damn man i should be a blonde... i just figured it out.. i didnt have the power plugged into my video card..DUHHH.... long day at work... i need a nap now that i figured it out.. thanks for the valiant effor...

 

[mechBgon]

Tomorrow's Saturday, have a blast And make sure to take some precautions against worms! anti-worm suggestions

Also...

Windows
Service Packs
then mobo chipset drivers (nVidia unified driver package for yours)
then video-card drivers
then antivirus software
now it's ready to plug into broadband and update Windows and antivirus software

and then Doom3!

 

[xclusivex]

by worm do you mean virus? please elaborate a bit...

 

[mechBgon]

Yeah, worms are virus-ish infections that spread from computer to computer without you actually being involved. If you plug a "raw" Windows installation into a broadband Internet modem without any firewall to keep the computer from "talking to strangers," eventually a random worm-infected computer somewhere out on your broadband connection will stumble across your computer's IP address, probe it, get a reply, and go "hey kid, want some candy? :evil:" and your computer will take the bait and get itself infected with the Sasser or Blaster or Nachi worms, or maybe several... whether you ever fired up a browser or not.

So a firewall, either the software kind or the hardware kind, is the best single countermeasure when you've got a "raw" computer to protect. It regulates what computers your computer is allowed to talk to, and what types of data traffic it should or shouldn't acknowledge or accept. It's like a security guard at a building... it doesn't search your bags, it just verifies that you're a person who should be allowed into the building.

If you can pre-download the whole Service Pack 2 installer for WinXP, that includes an acceptable software firewall plus it fixes the holes that the worms are trying to exploit in the first place. If you do have broadband, then adding a hardware firewall (a router like a Netgear RP614 or Linksys BEFSR41) is a nice "outer" firewall to supplement your WindowsXP SP2 software firewall.

If you're stuck on plain dial-up like me, then use just a software firewall. If you don't have enough bandwidth to go get the whole Service Pack 2 installer, get free basic ZoneAlarm and maybe that Update Rollup 1 patch kit I have a link to. That will give you good firewall protection and also patches the important holes that the worms are looking for, as a starting point. Also, if you're on dial-up, you can order a Service Pack 2 CD-ROM from Microsoft at no charge, mine arrived in about three days

Hope that helps

 

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you know you are mentioning these worms like sassar and such and i always wondered what alot of these processes running in the backround were even after a fresh install of windows... alot of them didnt seem like or sound like something microsoft would include with an operating system.. i just assumed they were harmless.. before my equipment upgrades my OS has been running stable for about 2 years with no signs of slowdowns. however i do weekly scans and deletes of spyware, virus's and i have a program kinda like window washer which deletes a whole bunch of garbage.. i do believe that this helps my system run at top speed, and i always run a firewall.. i never went to the trouble of unplugging my broadband connection when installing windows though, what are the possible risks these worms have? is there any running process i should look out for? thanks again for any advice.. this is really helpfull

 

[mechBgon]

There are tens of thousands of viruses/worms/Trojans so I can't really tell you everything to look for. Some don't show up in Task Manager anyway. I just try to recommend "best practices" and on the Resources page I listed my suggestions under the Ongoing prevention of viruses, worms, Trojan Horses and spyware/adware. Basically, a combination of firewall, antivirus, limited-privilege accounts if possible, and routine patching. Set it up tight to start with, that's my way of thinking

To answer your question, I saw a recent statistic that the average time to worm infection for an unprotected Windows computer is 20 minutes these days.