NEED some help BAD!

Dr. V · November 26th, 2006

ASUS M2V-TVM
Sempron 3000+ AM2
1GB DDR2-667 Kingston RAM
20GB HDD IDE
DVD-R IDE
(i think) 300WATT 24-pin PSU

is it the power supply? my computer turns on, u can hear everything spinning, and everything's turned on -- the monitors light keeps flashing - nothing on the screen. It's as if the video is messed up, but at the same time there is no POST beep (which some comps dont have anymore, i realize that and i think its the mobo).

It seems like its possible that there simply isnt enough power...but im confused...

please help me i need this fixed soonn!

polobunny · November 26th, 2006

Plugged in the 20+4 pin and the additional 4 pin connector too?

Dr. V · November 26th, 2006

yes everything is properly plugged in.

Dr. V · November 27th, 2006

anyone?

lockdown · November 27th, 2006

what type of video and sound card do you have? do they have the 12v connection on them, if so did you plug in the 12v four pins up to them? If you do have the 12v on the cards you might not be pushing enough watts. Also when did this start doing this? I have a new system and it does it all the time . When I shut my system down for a bit come back turn it on all my fans and stuff run it seems either the video didn't get the hint or something but I have to hit the rest switch a couple of times to get it to boot then I hear the sound. I havn't had the time/money to start swaping out parts but I think its my mobo. Well get back I would like to know more about your system and stuff see if we can't get this fixed together.

Also you should put your WHOLE system info in your sig, you can do that by going to USER CP up at the top.

Try theses two steps for starters and get back to me.

1. Pull the power molex and IDE cable off the back of the DVD drive and try to bootup.

2. Cleared the motherboard CMOS via shorting the jumper for a few seconds or removing the CMOS battery for 1 minutes. (see motherboard manual for details)

drew and not u · November 27th, 2006

Do you have another video card you could test in the system, or vice versa?

Dr. V · November 27th, 2006

everything is on-board the mobo.

im picking up a 20-dollar 350W 24-pin PSU tomorrow -- if it isnt the problem, i have other uses for it. cheap check.

i hope its the PSU, because the parts are all good -- they must be.

i have another config

ASRock Socket A Mobo
Thunderbird 800MHz
2x128MB
same HDD (which is formatted by the way -- i've yet to install XP on it since i cant get booted up)
same opt drive
everything on-board

and the same thing happened with the SAME PSU -- thats what brought me to the strong conclusion that it's the PSU. i may be wrong, so we'll find out tomorrow.

im definetely gona post results.

p.s. i tried booting without the DVD drive -- no luck.

drew and not u · November 27th, 2006

good luck with the new PSU!

fps justin · November 27th, 2006

i think it may be your mobo.

sktworkshop06 · November 27th, 2006

This happened to me a couple of months ago. I messed with it for a while and it turns out that I messed up something in the bios. Popped out the battery for a minute and put it back. Then it worked perfectly. I am not saying that is what is wrong with it, but it might be worth a try if nothing else is working.

November 26th, 2006	#1
Dr. V Yes - the Doctor is back. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,742	NEED some help BAD! ASUS M2V-TVM Sempron 3000+ AM2 1GB DDR2-667 Kingston RAM 20GB HDD IDE DVD-R IDE (i think) 300WATT 24-pin PSU is it the power supply? my computer turns on, u can hear everything spinning, and everything's turned on -- the monitors light keeps flashing - nothing on the screen. It's as if the video is messed up, but at the same time there is no POST beep (which some comps dont have anymore, i realize that and i think its the mobo). It seems like its possible that there simply isnt enough power...but im confused... please help me i need this fixed soonn! Last edited by Dr. V; November 26th, 2006 at 21:35.

November 27th, 2006	#5
lockdown Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: IN Posts: 4	what type of video and sound card do you have? do they have the 12v connection on them, if so did you plug in the 12v four pins up to them? If you do have the 12v on the cards you might not be pushing enough watts. Also when did this start doing this? I have a new system and it does it all the time . When I shut my system down for a bit come back turn it on all my fans and stuff run it seems either the video didn't get the hint or something but I have to hit the rest switch a couple of times to get it to boot then I hear the sound. I havn't had the time/money to start swaping out parts but I think its my mobo. Well get back I would like to know more about your system and stuff see if we can't get this fixed together. Also you should put your WHOLE system info in your sig, you can do that by going to USER CP up at the top. Try theses two steps for starters and get back to me. 1. Pull the power molex and IDE cable off the back of the DVD drive and try to bootup. 2. Cleared the motherboard CMOS via shorting the jumper for a few seconds or removing the CMOS battery for 1 minutes. (see motherboard manual for details) Case: Thermaltake Armor Full PSU: Silverstone Strider 600w Mobo: Asus Striker Extreme CPU: Intel Conroe 2.6 Memory: OCZ Ti Alpha VX2 Video: BFG 7950GT Sound: X-FI Fatal1ty Display: Samsung: 225bw Mouse: Pad: S&S Mouse: Logitech G7

November 27th, 2006	#9
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	i think it may be your mobo. E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

November 26th, 2006	#2
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,058 Blog Entries: 6	Plugged in the 20+4 pin and the additional 4 pin connector too?

November 27th, 2006	#6
drew and not u 4GHz or Bust Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: A different kind of Green Computing Posts: 2,132	Do you have another video card you could test in the system, or vice versa?

November 27th, 2006	#10
sktworkshop06 "Problems are messages." Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 137	This happened to me a couple of months ago. I messed with it for a while and it turns out that I messed up something in the bios. Popped out the battery for a minute and put it back. Then it worked perfectly. I am not saying that is what is wrong with it, but it might be worth a try if nothing else is working.