New Build Won't Post

Kent10 · September 26th, 2007

I turned on my new build tonight just to see if I could get to the BIOS and there were no beeps from the motherboard. I thought I read somewhere on this forum that you need a fan connected to the motherboard CPU Fan Header or else it might not work. I am waiting on 2 fans to go on my GeminII but there is nothing in the CPU Fan Header right now. Do you think this could be the problem and what would I put in there if I don't have a fan. Thanks!

**Capper** · September 26th, 2007

no beeps and no power is not a good sign.....is not a good sign. Check the power supply connections, and if those aren't the issue, then we might have a dead PSU or motherboard

Kent10 · September 26th, 2007

There is definitely power. Everything is lighting up but in the motherboard instructions it says 1 short beep means successful boot. When I first tried it I received one really long beep and that was because I hadn't plugged in the extra power on the video card. The hard drive light stays on without flashing. I don't know if that means anything. The drive is spinning. I only plugged in the power and monitor but no mouse or keyboard. That shouldn't matter should it. I just wanted to quickly see the opening screen before I go on a trip.

**RA1D** · September 26th, 2007

edit: ok, now there's power.

so there's no video?

Kent10 · September 26th, 2007

Success!! There was power but it has been so long since I have built my own and I am doing this faster than I probably should. I didn't realize there were 2 connections you need to make from the power supply. Now it is working. Thanks for your continued support. This forum has been so helpful.

**Capper** · September 26th, 2007

No worries buddy, just take it slowly, you don't want any silly/expensive mistakes.
Keep us posted on your build, and if you have any questions, make sure you ask....as the saying goes "the only dumb question is the one not asked"

September 26th, 2007	#1
Kent10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 145	New Build Won't Post I turned on my new build tonight just to see if I could get to the BIOS and there were no beeps from the motherboard. I thought I read somewhere on this forum that you need a fan connected to the motherboard CPU Fan Header or else it might not work. I am waiting on 2 fans to go on my GeminII but there is nothing in the CPU Fan Header right now. Do you think this could be the problem and what would I put in there if I don't have a fan. Thanks! Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 Q9650 at 4.05 GHz Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 1066 2GB Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 Cooler Master GeminII CPU Cooler Silverstone OP750 Power EVGA GeForce 8800GTS Video Card Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 Windows XP Home

September 26th, 2007	#2
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,675 Blog Entries: 6	Re: New Build Won't Post no beeps and no power is not a good sign.....is not a good sign. Check the power supply connections, and if those aren't the issue, then we might have a dead PSU or motherboard INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

September 26th, 2007	#3
Kent10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 145	Re: New Build Won't Post There is definitely power. Everything is lighting up but in the motherboard instructions it says 1 short beep means successful boot. When I first tried it I received one really long beep and that was because I hadn't plugged in the extra power on the video card. The hard drive light stays on without flashing. I don't know if that means anything. The drive is spinning. I only plugged in the power and monitor but no mouse or keyboard. That shouldn't matter should it. I just wanted to quickly see the opening screen before I go on a trip. Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 Q9650 at 4.05 GHz Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 1066 2GB Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 Cooler Master GeminII CPU Cooler Silverstone OP750 Power EVGA GeForce 8800GTS Video Card Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 Windows XP Home

September 26th, 2007	#4
RA1D aka Mike Honcho Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,096 Blog Entries: 3	Re: New Build Won't Post edit: ok, now there's power. so there's no video? INTEL Core 2 Extreme QX9770 * ASUS Striker II Extreme 790i Ultra * Corsair Dominator 2GB DDR3-2000 EVGA GTX 280 SLI * Western Digital Velociraptor * ASUS BC-1205PT Blue Ray Drive * Danger Den Torture Rack Water Cooling - Dtek Fuzion V2 - D5 - 120.3 - EK Res400 - 1/2" Tygon - Bitspower Compression Fittings

September 26th, 2007	#5
Kent10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 145	Re: New Build Won't Post Success!! There was power but it has been so long since I have built my own and I am doing this faster than I probably should. I didn't realize there were 2 connections you need to make from the power supply. Now it is working. Thanks for your continued support. This forum has been so helpful. Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 Q9650 at 4.05 GHz Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 1066 2GB Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570 Cooler Master GeminII CPU Cooler Silverstone OP750 Power EVGA GeForce 8800GTS Video Card Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 Windows XP Home

September 26th, 2007	#6
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,675 Blog Entries: 6	Re: New Build Won't Post No worries buddy, just take it slowly, you don't want any silly/expensive mistakes. Keep us posted on your build, and if you have any questions, make sure you ask....as the saying goes "the only dumb question is the one not asked" INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

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