Building a box... won't boot... help :D

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Q Cubed
what i honestly don't understand is why case manufacturers don't always provide the raisers.

yea, i didnt get any, and i'm stealing some from my bud.

[Skanky Burns]

If that doesn't help, get the system down to its simplest configuration as possible - ie mobo, memory and graphics card only. That way there are less things that could cause the comp not to boot.

Of course, this is a last-ditch takes-lots-of-effort thing.

[Inverse Icarus]

i re-connected just the power supply and the power button the the old motherboard, and it turned the box on.

i took the ram out of the old mobo, still powered on.

i took the CPU out of it, still powered it up.

i'm now removing everything systematically until it works. tomorrow i may have to go to compusa and throw this back in their face.

[Inverse Icarus]

n/m

[Urban Ranger]

Even though your power supply is rated by the manufactor at 300W, in fact it might not be the case.

Just take it out and plug it in. If it turns on, e.g. the fan starts turning, most likely you don't have a big enough power supply.

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Even though your power supply is rated by the manufactor at 300W, in fact it might not be the case.

Just take it out and plug it in. If it turns on, e.g. the fan starts turning, most likely you don't have a big enough power supply.

take what out and plug it in? and plug it in how?

[Urban Ranger]

Unplug everything from the power supply. Plug it into a wall outlet. Switch the computer on. Does the fan on the power supply turn on?

[Inverse Icarus]

by powersupply, i mean the ahrdware that allows me to plug into a wall.



how can i plug the mobo in to the wall w/o it?

[Urban Ranger]

Sorry.

What I meant is leave the power supply inside the computer, but unplug it from the mobo and any other devices you have connected to it.

When you switch the power on, does the power supply fan comes on?

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Sorry.

What I meant is leave the power supply inside the computer, but unplug it from the mobo and any other devices you have connected to it.

When you switch the power on, does the power supply fan comes on?

the power supply i have does not have an on/off switch on it itself, so i cant test it that way.

thanks anyway though. i'm probably going to go to compusa tomorrow and tear some guys face off.

[Urban Ranger]

That's why I said "leave the power supply in the case," so you can use that on/off switch.

I think it's too late at night for you.

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
That's why I said "leave the power supply in the case," so you can use that on/off switch.

I think it's too late at night for you.

i have been up for 83 hours, but thats not the point.

i already tried ooking the bare mobo to the powersupply, and it didn't work.

[Urban Ranger]

Did the fan on the power supply come on? Did the LED on the mobo light up?

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Did the fan on the power supply come on? Did the LED on the mobo light up?

nothing.

[Urban Ranger]

Okay, I think the power supply is toast.