I have just built a new pc inc

Abit AV8 3rd eye mobo
Amd 64 3200+
Seagate 200gb sata
Ati radeon 9600
Pioneer dvd-rom
corsair value SELECT 1gb (2x512) pc3200
Hiper 425w power supply.

After I got it all togetherm i tried the power and the mobo was getting power because the uguru display on the mobo was working. When i hit the power button the cpu fan turns about 3 revolutions, the small led on the mobo flashes and it all stops again

The uguru display runs 8.3 then 9.c and 9.f
I also hear one longish beep and one short beep.

Any help greatly appreciated..What type of BIOS?I don't know what you mean about the graphics card in another port? could you explain please.

It's an AWARD bios and after a bit more delving the error code is 87 Net PC: Sysid STRUCTURE

Bearing in mind this is on the display on the motherboard, my monitor is not even getting as far as waking before the mobo forces power down,

but I am still really lost...have you played with jumpers on the mobo (1) i would take out the CMOS battery.....for five mins.......and reinsert it(2) have you applied thermal paste to the cpu(3) i would load the mobo boot floppy and try again......some think you have over looked??patience is the KEY to all things...Okay, starting to lose hair now...

I have reset CMOS, re-pasted cpu+heatsink, re-seated graphics card, tried different card, removed all drives and just left graphics card and ram...

and still nothing.

Something I am not sure of - this is all occurring when I have the 20 pin power plug and the 4 pin power plug connected.

If I remove the 4 pin plug the fans actually start and the count on the uguru clock reaches 87 then it powers down (about 4 seconds) and I hear one long beep and three short beeps.

code 87 is Net pc:SYSID structure if this helps...

I am new to this but am totally out of ideas, please helphttp://www.abit-usa.com/compatibility/seems strange that its thorowing up p4......and not amd cpu....?check post codes>>>>http://bioscentral.com/postcodes/awardbios.htmYour mobo:  http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/techspec.php?categories=1&model=201

Bad RAM?
http://www.abit.com.tw/test_report/AV8_Series/memory.phpProblem Solved, when I plugged in the 20 pin power plug for the motherboard, there was a breakaway 4pin plug on the same lead. I being foolish assumed that this was the 4 pin plug required for the 4 pin power port nearby.

It was as I had resorted to totally stripping out the case that I cut the cable tie I had wrapped around all the spare cables from the PSU that I noticed a seperate single 4pin plug.  Surely not I thought but it was worth a try, and voila, here I am writing through my new and WORKING first time build.

Thanks people for all the help, and the inclusion of the word PATIENCE.....good .....it can fox people the psu......looks like spaggetti junction.......now look after it....... it nearly always something thats been overlocked....in haste to get it running.....An ode TIME SPENT IS TIME SAVED..you will remember it......