Problems booting up with Abit KT7A-Raid ...HELP

[sblover]

Hi I just finished putting together my computer yesterday and when I tried to boot up the computer it turns on and does 4 long beeps and then just turns off. It looks like it starts to check out all the components...the cdwriter (Teac 12X CD bunner) lights up then my Toshiba DVD player lights up and after that it just stops.
I have tested all of the components connected to the motherboard on another machine and they all work properly. I even tried only installing a few components and it still does it. The fan just flutters a little when I start it up...(I've disconnected the fan) And it still just does 4 beeps and then stops. I have no clue what is wrong.

But here are the components of it:
2 40 gig maxtor harddrives
1 maxtor adapter card for the harddrives to make it operate faster
1 philips soundcard
1 matrox marvel g400-tv graphics card
1 Toshiba DVD Player
1 Teac Burner
1 Sony Floppy Drive
Oh the Processor is 1.2 gigs speed
I have 3 different ram sticks 2 for 256 and 1 for 64 ...they are cas 2 I believe

There could be more, but I can't remember anything else.

So anyone have a clue as to why it does this? I have been racking my brains all day to figure it out...read the whole manual. I'm positive everything is in the right position and place...could it just be a damaged processor or motherboard?

Please anyone help me!!!

 

[mastertech01]

Do you have a cpu fan installed on the CPU fan header? If it doesnt detect a fan there it will shut down in less than 10 seconds on some boards.

 

[metallibloke]

http://www.viahardware.com/faq/kt7/kt7faq.htm

This website was recommended to me in another thread, it has a list of error beep codes.

From website:



<< Four beeps then machine shuts down - with BIOS version WW or WZb00 - this is because these version of the BIOS will shut down your machine if no fan tachometer signal is detected on FAN1 header. Make sure you attach a fan to this header! BIOS WZb01 and later have this functionality disabled by default, and it can be enabled in the BIOS. >>

 

[bhess]

Mastertech is right. try the HSF on both plugs. I think it counts right to left.

 

[OhioDude]

The CPU fan1 header is the one closest to your DIMM slots. If you already do have the fan connected to that header, it's possible that the fan itself is bad.



<< The fan just flutters a little when I start it up >>


Is this the CPU fan that just flutters a bit? If so, then it probably is bad.