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Solve : newly constructed pc does not power on self test? |
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Answer» I have a newly constructed PC and I tried to test run it; switched on the power but no signal is transmitted to the monitor, it does not perform the normal “power on self test (post)”. Interestingly, my dvd drive’s led light was always on and blinks. I pressed the button to open it but the device does not open. Another thing is that I tried to switch off the pc by pressing its power button off but the pc could not shutdown, I just cut the power supply thru the extension cord. After a few minutes of test run, I switched it off from the AVR and checked the heatsink; it’s not HOT and temperature is considerably just normal, no sign of overheating. Am afraid I had an erroneous connector settings that might damaged my pc’s motherboard and affecting other components, hopefully not, what do you think??greatly appreciate and grateful to whatever help offered, tnx Any details on the erroneous connection issue ? ?yesterday i checked thorougly the connections esp. the F_USB2 and F_USB1 coz i might have interchanged the connection, but its absolutely correct.so with the power led based on motherboard's manual.i re-seat the pins for the HD led, power switch led and reset switch correctly.tried again to power on,but same scenario.what puzzles me is there was power on the dvd drive that keeps on blinking but device fails to open...anyway i will try again as adviced.tnx patio.. gross_earnings. sorry coz this really's my first project constructing my own pc...but i failed.both of my builds have had the same initial problems at first, both times came down to the case wires being screwed up on connections to the mobo..or a cpu which was not properly seated .....having a positive wire on the wrong pin when it should be the negative ? After doing exactly what Patio said and still having issues ..... did you use the 'stock" intel fan/heatsink with that Pent 4 > use artic 5 or the strips included on the cpu Do any fans come on at all..... ? Did you have issues getting it secured to your mobo (did you have to force it much?) Using only 4 standoffs when you should have at least 8-9 on there is something to look at ........... Did you check the ram compatibility for that mobo (is your brand of memory recommended for use in the 945gzm-s2 Gigabyte ? it is usually something dumb that has happened , don't think you failed just yet, like I used to think ~ You have not failed....you have just missed success...and probably because of some little thing as hoventops alluded to. The only ones who fail are those that quit...Quote from: honvetops on August 28, 2007, 05:28:25 AM both of my builds have had the same initial problems at first, both times came down to the case wires being screwed up on connections to the mobo..or a cpu which was not properly seated .....having a positive wire on the wrong pin when it should be the negative ? After doing exactly what Patio said and still having issues .....Did you check the ram compatibility for that mobo (is your brand of memory recommended for use in the 945gzm-s2 Gigabyte ? yes sir, the ram i installed was exactly the same as what was in the motherboard's manual, again tnx and i never gave up you know in fact i was really challenged, having you around as my mentors.anyhow i will give my full time this PM, just had a little time yesterday but i started dismantling it yes...tnx patio, honvetops.. gross_earnings (philippines) Troubleshooting takes both time and patience...and you need a little Gnome in the BACK of your brain to remind you to only make ONE change at a time so you can narrow down the culprit...One thing that you could try is checking your connections to the drives,just remember that the red side of the ribbon cable has to go to position one on the back of the cd/dvd drive which is usually shown on the drive itself, normally the red side goes to the right hand side looking at the back of the drive. |
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