Thanks Dean for your insightful reply. In fact we got a PS tester and the ps
was bad! We bought another one..checked it before installing it and it was
fine...low and behold. The same results for the system..can't get by post!
This was a bundle from tigerdirect which i've never had a problem with
before but i'm starting to wonder now.
jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Kukral" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] New Build
> It sort of points to the power supply, doesn't it? You had the same
> problem with the old system, and the other two parts test okay
> in another system, so it is reasonable to suspect the power supply.
>
> Also, your two basic "known's" are not correct. First of all, some things
> could be going and/or lit up, but the power supply still
> could be weak enough to not be able to boot the whole system. Second,
> things could have come dead on arrival. Many of the bad
> reviews on NewEgg.com come from people who got bad products. Some even
> returned the product and got another bad product
> replacement! I think that you are right to think that this is rare. But
> I can tell you that I once got an ASUS motherboard, which
> in the past was known for quality, with bad networking hardware right out
> of the box.
>
> One thing that you might try is to unhook the power to the hard drive and
> see if you can get past POST. That would indicate that
> the power supply can supply a little power, but not enough to get the job
> done. The one problem with this test is that some power
> supplies need a load to start up, and the motherboard may not be enough of
> a load by itself.
>
> http://www.pcpower.com/support/ATX_troubleshoot.htm has a check for a
> power supply, but it is a very poor test. Your power supply
> could be failing and still pass this test. (I have had a power supply
> that passed this test but was no good.) You might try it
> anyway. If it passes, then that does not mean anything, but if it fails,
> then you know that the power supply is bad.
>
> Make sure that the motherboard is standing well off of the case so that
> there is no chance of the traces on the bottom of the
> motherboard touching the case, except where the stand-offs are screwed in.
>
> If you can borrow a power supply to try the system out, then that would be
> ideal. Swapping in new parts one at a time can get
> expensive. Cheap power supplies are not too bad (nice to have a spare),
> but powerful game power supplies can run pretty expensive.
>
> And, of course, there is the time-honored technique of disconnecting
> everything and adding components one at a time, with the caveat
> that the power supply may need a load to run at all. So, you may have to
> leave a drive connected.
>
> HTH
>
> Dean Kukral
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jimi moore" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:22 PM
> Subject: [PCBUILD] New Build
>
>
> I've recently started building a new computer. I believe I've assembled
> all
> of the parts and connections correctly. The problem however is that upon
> booting up, the system doesn't past POST. There are no sounds, and no
> beep.
> There is also no red light showing at all. However all of the fans are
> spinning, and there is a green light on the motherboard, so I know it's
> getting power. My system specs are as follows:
>
> Power Supply: 700W GameXstream
> Motherboard: Asus P5N-D
> Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
> RAM: Two 2048MB sticks of DDR2 Corsair RAM.
> Graphics Card: Nvidia 8800 GTS
> HDD: 500 GB Western Digital Caviar
>
> The HDD, Graphics Card, and Power Supply are from my old system. Now, the
> reason for building a new one in the first place was that my old one was
> having the exact same error. I know the HDD works, because I've tested it
> in
> another machine. I've also tested the Graphics Card in another machine.
> Both
> worked flawlessly. I highly doubt it's the Power Supply, because of the
> green light on the motherboard and the fact that all of the fans spin. I
> also doubt the new parts I've ordered were shipped dead on arrival. Hence
> we
> have a problem that really confuses me. I am getting the same error in my
> new machine as I was having in my old, but the only things that could be
> the
> problem I'm certain are not.
>
> So, can anybody help me out here?
>
> Jimi Moore
>
>
>
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