Stumpted?

[Lemieux]

I recently bought some new computer parts.

asus a7n8x
Corsair XMS 1 stick 512mb DDR pc3200
AMD xp 1800
Leadtek geforce 4 ti4600 a250 TD Ultra MY VIVO
Lian-Li pc-60
enermax 350w power supply

When I turned on the computer after setting it up there was nothing on the monitor. So I tried a different monitor. Still nothing shows up. I then fooled around with the gfx card making sure it was tight. Still nothing. I don't get beep codes, the green light on motherboard is on representing the gfx card is in place correctly. I was told it was probably the motherboard any ideas guys?

BTW, I have no resources to check the parts. (ie other computers)

 

[Looney]

Make sure the motherboard is not shortcircuiting out... take it out of the case and test it if you have to.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

I noticed you're missing a heatsink in that list.

Make sure your heatsink is securely attached and making good contact with the CPU core.

- M4H

 

[Lemieux]

How would I test the motherboard, and the heatsink is on there and secured.

 

[Montano]

Could be a memory problem, or perhaps the CPU is not seated properly.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Lemieux
How would I test the motherboard, and the heatsink is on there and secured.

Take it out and put it on something non metal like a cardboard box or something... then turn it on and see if everything works. If so, you're probably seating it in the case wrong and it's shortcircuiting.