Ok here's the deal guys. After we got the new replacement parts my son (it's 
his machine after all) put the new stuff together because I was working some 
extra hours and in his haste he couldn't wait.  <groan> So after some 
serious head scratching and a few calls around the country to ANYBODY I knew 
that might help I decided to take it apart and redo it one more time. Well I 
didn't get very far when I noticed that a wire to the mb was not connected. 
It is hidden under the oversized cpu fan so it's very easy to over look. I 
hooked that up..reinstalled all the parts and bingo..it works!!! I feel 
kinda dumb now and hope I didn't waste anybodys time on here because you 
guys are the best. For what it's worth the first parts did not work and I 
KNOW that all the wires were in place.
So thanks again to all of you who took the time to reply to my posts. That's 
what makes this list the best on the internet.

jimi



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean Kukral" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] New Build


> Jimi, Phillip's suggestion is one of those, "Why didn't I think of it?," 
> ones.
>
> The reason, however, is that you said, "upon booting up, the system 
> doesn't past POST," which, I believe, you corrected later.
>
> "POST"  stands for Power On Self Test, which is a little test that the 
> system performs after booting but before examining the
> hardware,  loading the cmos values, and loading the operating system. 
> When you get to the POST, you should have a few lines on your
> monitor that talk about the brand of BIOS and other things.  The POST is 
> four or five lines down.  So by saying that it doesn't past
> POST, you are implying that it at least got to the start of the POST, may 
> have done some or all of the POST, but did not get any
> further.  In other words, you are implying that your monitor and video 
> card are doing their job up to that point because you can see
> characters on the screen.
>
> Now, if nothing at all is showing on your monitor (blank screen), and 
> with the other information given, it most certainly points to
> a problem with either the monitor, the cable to the monitor, or, perhaps, 
> one of the connections.  If you are lucky, then it is the
> cable! :)  Try the monitor and cable on another computer, and try a 
> different cable if that is indicated.
>
> Dean
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phillip Williams" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 10:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] New Build
>
>
> Jimi,
> Just a thought, have you tried another monitor? Since you've changed
> parts out, I assume you've had to re-connect the monitor which would
> probably rule out the cable connection.
> -Phil-
>
>
> <SNIP>
>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "jimi moore" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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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