Rut Roh!

[SithSolo1]

Ok. Just finished putting my system together and I booted but I got no video signal...

I'm thinking the CPU is dead because the video card was working about an hour earlier(in another system) and everything is spinning. Also my case lacks a speaker so I have no beep codes.

Antec P160
Antec True380
brand new barton 2500+
(2) 256MB sticks of mushkin
Radeon 8500
Shuttle AN35N-Ultra
250GB HD

I'm gonna let it run a few because I have a thermal probe next to the core. If the cpu is dead the sensor temp will not change, correct?

Man if it's dead, this blows.

 

[Sheriff]

Reset the BIOS and leave just the CPU, 1 stick of RAM and Vid card. Does it boot? If so then add the HD later 250 gig is to big for Win XP without SP1

 

[SithSolo1]

well the proc is deffinitely heating up. It's stable around 34C.

The monitor says no sync input when I boot up, I'll try what you said though.

 

[SithSolo1]

ok, reset the bios and rebooted with both sticks of ram, the cpu, and the video card. I have video now but it says the CPU is an XP 1100mhz and the memory frquency is 400. Which says to me that the FSB is set to 100 but then why is the memory frequncy 400?

btw its Mushkin Black Level 2 PC3500

and what the heck are AGP and FSB spread spectrums?

 

[Sheriff]

Nice RAM but back the FSB off to 200 (Advance Chipset Features) and later you can set it up in Intevals by changing the System Performance to Expert

 

[SithSolo1]

He's what the BIOS says when I can get it to show video:

On boot

Athlon XP 1100mhz
512MB check(not what it says but you know what I mean)
Memory frequncy 400mhz

In the advanced BIOS options it says:

****WARNING, LARGE PICTURE (100KB), probably NOT 56K FRIENDLY SORRY****

IMG_0686.JPG

 

[Sheriff]

Hehe Irfanview and reduce them gifs cause all I got is dial-up
Anyways I use the following on the Rigs I build with the Shuttle:
System Performanc=Turbo
FSB Frequency=200
CPU Interface=Optimal
Memory Freq=Auto

 

[Pistolero]

So you get video to start and then you lose it if you don't go into the bios?

 

[SithSolo1]

Originally posted by: Pistolero
So you get video to start and then you lose it if you don't go into the bios?

Unless I reset the BIOS right before I boot I get no video. Then I get video until I enter the BIOS and upon exit I lose video.

Just tried this: pic

Lost video upon exit of BIOS.

I'll just sleep on it and start anew tomorrow.

 

[redass1876]

that could also be your memory or a memory slot

 

[Pistolero]

This is a new board, or just a new processor?
Are you sure you have it set to run use the AGP slot first? This is in "Advance settings" I think.
Also, take it easy on memory settings and don't overclock until you get this to boot.
Check everything's secure in its slot, pci cards, video card, hard drive cables, and memory.

 

[SithSolo1]

everything is new, I'm not overclocking anything yet, thats just what the fail safe BIOS is setting it to.

I'll check the agp thing.

Update: There is no option to set the AGP first, I checked all the menus twice.

Just for kicks I reset the BIOS went in it and exited without saving. Video was still working upon restart.

Did the same thing again but this time I just didn't change anything and SAVED then exited. Video stopped working....

 

[Pistolero]

Strip your computer down to just the video card, the memory, the cpu; unplug even the hard drives.
What happens when you startup?

 

[SithSolo1]

I got it working, I put in a different stick of ram messed around in the BIOS and got it working with that stick. Then I put the other memory back in and it worked fine. I dunno what the problem was. Now my only problem is that I have audio coming out of the front ports on the case but not the rear ports on the mobo.


EDIT: Fixed the last sentence.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

correct this..

No my only problem is that I have out coming out of the front ports but not the rear.

 

[strikermike]

Hey Sithsilo ,
I had similar problems with a week 47 barton 2500. It would only post and I could enter the bios but it would not boot to the OS.
It turned out to be a bad L2 cache. I suggest you run Memtest 86 and see what you get make sure it recognizes 512 L2 cache.

 

[SithSolo1]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
correct this..

No my only problem is that I have out coming out of the front ports but not the rear.

rofl, sorry, I was really tired.

 

[mechBgon]

You should lock your memory frequency to 100% of your CPU's FSB frequency. If the CPU is at stock DDR333 (166MHz) frontside-bus speed, the memory should be at DDR333 or 166MHz as well. Put them out of sync and you're throwing away performance.

Also set your memory voltage to at least 2.6 volts if you haven't already.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: SithSolo1

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
correct this..

No my only problem is that I have out coming out of the front ports but not the rear.

rofl, sorry, I was really tired.

np..upon re-reading your corrected sentence(sounded obscene before..) you need to read the Shuttle's manual concerning the frt audio jumpers(JP9) and positioning thereof it is either frt or the rear line out..sadly not both..
typing and linking..ugh