new system and nothing appears

Irish_PXzyan · Mar 24, 2012, 11:14 PM

Well lads.
I just got my new system and have it all setup up nicely.
When I press the power button, everything is running nicely. But nothing shows up on the screen??
The power LED is on anyway on the GPU and the fans are spinning too.
But nothing appears?? What's going on?

I got an asrock z68 pro3 gen3 board + i5 2500k with corsair a50 + corsair vengeance ddr3 1600mhz + gygabyte gz-g2 tower.

OnePostWonder · Mar 24, 2012, 11:20 PM

I don't want to sound like an ass, but is the power LED on on the monitor? Sometimes we forget fundamental things when we're caught in the excitement of a new build.

If the PC is on, GPU is clearly running, cables are hooked up, and the monitor is on, we can move into other territory.

Also, what are you connected to? VGA/DVI/HDMI?

Irish_PXzyan · Mar 24, 2012, 11:25 PM

Yea it's all on

I'm connected to HDTV via.HDMI to dvi/hdmi .
I tried even right into the main board and still nothing!

OnePostWonder · Mar 24, 2012, 11:30 PM

So you're using an HDMI cable from the TV to the PC, but you have an adapter changing the HDMI to DVI at the PC?

Irish_PXzyan · Mar 24, 2012, 11:38 PM

That I do. Always has worked for me!
It must be something else though surely?!?!

OnePostWonder · Mar 24, 2012, 11:43 PM

It's possible it is something else, I just wanted to be sure I had what you were saying correct.

Just in case the adapter is the issue (and I believe the likelihood is quite low), do you have an HDMI to Mini-HDMI adapter?

Also, you could try changing cables if you have another, even though the likelihood of a bad cable is also quite low.

Irish_PXzyan · Mar 24, 2012, 11:46 PM

I have a HDMI to HDMI mini cable too! No luck there either!

OnePostWonder · Mar 24, 2012, 11:50 PM

Does the mobo give any beep codes?

Lost Hatter · Mar 24, 2012, 11:51 PM

Wiggle the video card.

OnePostWonder · Mar 24, 2012, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lost Hatter

Wiggle the video card.

And make sure you're grounded.

Irish_PXzyan · Mar 24, 2012, 11:58 PM

No beeps at all. But then again, the logo has no speaker cable so I doubt I'd hear anything anyway.

Darkleoco · Mar 25, 2012, 12:02 AM

Do you have a vga monitor you could test with?

Irish_PXzyan · Mar 25, 2012, 12:05 AM

I tried my old monitor and nothing shows up for that either

Lost Hatter · Mar 25, 2012, 12:06 AM

do you have multiple PCI-E slots? try another slot just for shats and gaggles.

Irish_PXzyan · Mar 25, 2012, 12:12 AM

Only the one. I have the GPU out now and sound card. Trying with onboard GPU and still nothing appears

Norton · Mar 25, 2012, 12:18 AM

Try the following:

- check that the 8 pin board connector is seated firmly
- check the ram to make sure it's all seated properly
- try to boot with only 1 stick of ram
- disconnect power cord and pull the CMOS battery for a few min., reinstall battery and power cord
- pull out the vid card- connect to the onboard/on chip connector
- check the balance of your connectors to make sure they are secure

I know these are basics but these things happen sometimes. I swapped my CPU in my rig last week and it wouldn't boot

..as I was trying to figure it out, I realized that the ram was still sitting on the desk

Irish_PXzyan · Mar 25, 2012, 12:24 AM

Lmao jayziz! Right so! How to I remove the battery?? What is this 8-pin board connector you speak of??

OnePostWonder · Mar 25, 2012, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irish_PXzyan

jayziz!

Is this the written form of how Irish individuals might pronounce "Jesus"?

Irish_PXzyan · Mar 25, 2012, 12:48 AM

It very well could be!

Scheich · Mar 25, 2012, 01:07 AM

Asrocks pciex slots on currents mobos are very wide. I had a midrange p68 board and it worked well, after reseating 10 times. No joke. This best part is, this was on a crossfire board with three slots.

Option 1 - reseating
Option 2 - exchange the board with some other brand that doesnt cheap out on pcie slots.

INSTG8R · Mar 25, 2012, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irish_PXzyan

Lmao jayziz! Right so! How to I remove the battery?? What is this 8-pin board connector you speak of??

8 Pin is on the top of the board behind the VRM heat sink.

Irish_PXzyan · Mar 25, 2012, 01:20 AM

Any yes. I have my 4-pin plugged into it. I tried putting another one in beside it and it done nothing yet again.

I just jumped the cmos and nothing still.. I've never had it this bad at all.. could the CPU be the problem at all??

Irish_PXzyan · Mar 25, 2012, 01:58 AM

What about the HDD?? I have my windows 7 installed from my last system.. would I need to format that before trying to boot??

INSTG8R · Mar 25, 2012, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irish_PXzyan

What about the HDD?? I have my windows 7 installed from my last system.. would I need to format that before trying to boot??

Well regardless of whats on the HDD the PC should still boot, get to the BIOS etc.

OneMoar · Mar 25, 2012, 02:48 AM

take it all apart and make sure nothing in shorting out on the back side of the motherboard
if it doesn't boot up after putting it all right then rma the board

Mar 24, 2012, 11:14 PM	#1
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	new system and nothing appears Well lads. I just got my new system and have it all setup up nicely. When I press the power button, everything is running nicely. But nothing shows up on the screen?? The power LED is on anyway on the GPU and the fans are spinning too. But nothing appears?? What's going on? I got an asrock z68 pro3 gen3 board + i5 2500k with corsair a50 + corsair vengeance ddr3 1600mhz + gygabyte gz-g2 tower.

Processor:	Intel i5 2500k 4.4Ghz + Corsair A50 cooler
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z68-V LX
Cooling:	2x 120mm front fans + 1x 120mm side fan + 1x 80mm Rear fan + 1x 120mm roof fan
Memory:	8Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 CL9 1600Mhz
Video Card:	ASUS Geforce GTX 560 Ti 1Gb Direct CU II TOP @1ghz core clock
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black 750GB 3,5" 32mb cache, dual Processor
Optical Drive:	LG Super Multi DVD-RW 20x
CRT/LCD Model:	Philips 27" Gioco Brillance 3D 1080p LED AH-IPS
Case:	Gigabyte Gz-G2 Gaming case
Sound Card:	Onkyo TX NR313 AV Receiver + 5.1 TANNOY Mercury F1 + Auzentech Prelude X-fi + Logitech G930
PSU:	Corsair TX750M Enthusiast series
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

System Name:	New / Breakin' the Lol
Processor:	i5 2500k / Athlon64 X2 4200+ (65W)
Motherboard:	P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 / Asus M2N4-SLI
Cooling:	/ Air (1 x 250mm, 2 x 120mm, 1 x 90mm)
Memory:	DDR3-1600 (8GB) / Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-6400 (2gb)
Video Card:	/ Visiontek 4870
Hard Disk:	HD103SJ /
CRT/LCD Model:	Viewsonic 22" VX2240W
Case:	Xigmatek Midgard II / Thermaltake VA8003SWA
PSU:	PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W

Processor:	Intel i5 2500k 4.4Ghz + Corsair A50 cooler
Motherboard:	ASUS P8Z68-V LX
Cooling:	2x 120mm front fans + 1x 120mm side fan + 1x 80mm Rear fan + 1x 120mm roof fan
Memory:	8Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 CL9 1600Mhz
Video Card:	ASUS Geforce GTX 560 Ti 1Gb Direct CU II TOP @1ghz core clock
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black 750GB 3,5" 32mb cache, dual Processor
Optical Drive:	LG Super Multi DVD-RW 20x
CRT/LCD Model:	Philips 27" Gioco Brillance 3D 1080p LED AH-IPS
Case:	Gigabyte Gz-G2 Gaming case
Sound Card:	Onkyo TX NR313 AV Receiver + 5.1 TANNOY Mercury F1 + Auzentech Prelude X-fi + Logitech G930
PSU:	Corsair TX750M Enthusiast series
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

System Name:	New / Breakin' the Lol
Processor:	i5 2500k / Athlon64 X2 4200+ (65W)
Motherboard:	P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 / Asus M2N4-SLI
Cooling:	/ Air (1 x 250mm, 2 x 120mm, 1 x 90mm)
Memory:	DDR3-1600 (8GB) / Crucial Ballistix Tracer PC2-6400 (2gb)
Video Card:	/ Visiontek 4870
Hard Disk:	HD103SJ /
CRT/LCD Model:	Viewsonic 22" VX2240W
Case:	Xigmatek Midgard II / Thermaltake VA8003SWA
PSU:	PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W

Mar 24, 2012, 11:20 PM	#2
OnePostWonder Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 487 (0.30/day) Thanks: 61 Thanked 90 Times in 71 Posts System Specs	I don't want to sound like an ass, but is the power LED on on the monitor? Sometimes we forget fundamental things when we're caught in the excitement of a new build. If the PC is on, GPU is clearly running, cables are hooked up, and the monitor is on, we can move into other territory. Also, what are you connected to? VGA/DVI/HDMI?

Mar 24, 2012, 11:25 PM	#3
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	Yea it's all on I'm connected to HDTV via.HDMI to dvi/hdmi . I tried even right into the main board and still nothing!

Mar 24, 2012, 11:30 PM	#4
OnePostWonder Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 487 (0.30/day) Thanks: 61 Thanked 90 Times in 71 Posts System Specs	So you're using an HDMI cable from the TV to the PC, but you have an adapter changing the HDMI to DVI at the PC?

Mar 24, 2012, 11:38 PM	#5
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	That I do. Always has worked for me! It must be something else though surely?!?!

Mar 24, 2012, 11:43 PM	#6
OnePostWonder Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 487 (0.30/day) Thanks: 61 Thanked 90 Times in 71 Posts System Specs	It's possible it is something else, I just wanted to be sure I had what you were saying correct. Just in case the adapter is the issue (and I believe the likelihood is quite low), do you have an HDMI to Mini-HDMI adapter? Also, you could try changing cables if you have another, even though the likelihood of a bad cable is also quite low.

Mar 24, 2012, 11:46 PM	#7
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	I have a HDMI to HDMI mini cable too! No luck there either!

Mar 24, 2012, 11:50 PM	#8
OnePostWonder Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 487 (0.30/day) Thanks: 61 Thanked 90 Times in 71 Posts System Specs	Does the mobo give any beep codes?

Mar 24, 2012, 11:51 PM	#9
Lost Hatter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vermont Posts: 134 (0.15/day) Thanks: 6 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts System Specs	Wiggle the video card.

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Motherboard:	ASRock M3A770DE
Cooling:	5,550 BTU AC pointed at it
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Video Card:	Sapphire ATI HD5770 Juniper XT
Hard Disk:	1.5TB- 1TB, 2x250GB Seagate Barracuda's (7200rpm 64m/cache)
CRT/LCD Model:	Polaroid FLM-3234B 32"/Princeton SL70 17"
Case:	Antec PlusView II
Sound Card:	7.1 Channel VIA HD Audio (VT1708S)
PSU:	600 watt OCZ
Software:	Windows 7 x64 build 7600
Benchmarks:	51k 3Dmark03 17k 3Dmark06 2500 3Dmark11

Mar 24, 2012, 11:58 PM	#11
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	No beeps at all. But then again, the logo has no speaker cable so I doubt I'd hear anything anyway.

Mar 25, 2012, 12:02 AM	#12
Darkleoco Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Cullowhee, North Carolina Posts: 1,333 (2.16/day) Thanks: 660 Thanked 238 Times in 213 Posts System Specs	Do you have a vga monitor you could test with? __________________

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Hard Disk:	2 TB Barracuda Greens
CRT/LCD Model:	23" Acer 1920 x 1080
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Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Corsair AX1200
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Mar 25, 2012, 12:05 AM	#13
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	I tried my old monitor and nothing shows up for that either

Mar 25, 2012, 12:06 AM	#14
Lost Hatter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vermont Posts: 134 (0.15/day) Thanks: 6 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts System Specs	do you have multiple PCI-E slots? try another slot just for shats and gaggles.

Mar 25, 2012, 12:12 AM	#15
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	Only the one. I have the GPU out now and sound card. Trying with onboard GPU and still nothing appears

Mar 25, 2012, 12:18 AM	#16
Norton WCG Team Assistant Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Northeast, USA Posts: 5,187 (9.94/day) Thanks: 5,430 Thanked 10,180 Times in 3,199 Posts System Specs	Try the following: - check that the 8 pin board connector is seated firmly - check the ram to make sure it's all seated properly - try to boot with only 1 stick of ram - disconnect power cord and pull the CMOS battery for a few min., reinstall battery and power cord - pull out the vid card- connect to the onboard/on chip connector - check the balance of your connectors to make sure they are secure I know these are basics but these things happen sometimes. I swapped my CPU in my rig last week and it wouldn't boot ..as I was trying to figure it out, I realized that the ram was still sitting on the desk __________________ *Why sit on the Bench* when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!- World Community Grid (FTW) CPU crunchers- FX-8350(4.4)/FX-8150(4.0)/FX-6200(4.0)/ PII 1045T/PII 1045T/i7-920/Xeon (6c/12t)....(44 cores/54 threads) GPU crunchers- no WCG GPU work available Folding@Home- 2x GTX 580's WCG-TPU Team thread- crunch for our Team/see what we do...**

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Mar 25, 2012, 12:24 AM	#17
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	Lmao jayziz! Right so! How to I remove the battery?? What is this 8-pin board connector you speak of??

Mar 25, 2012, 12:48 AM	#19
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	It very well could be!

Mar 25, 2012, 01:07 AM	#20
Scheich Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 215 (0.08/day) Thanks: 47 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	Asrocks pciex slots on currents mobos are very wide. I had a midrange p68 board and it worked well, after reseating 10 times. No joke. This best part is, this was on a crossfire board with three slots. Option 1 - reseating Option 2 - exchange the board with some other brand that doesnt cheap out on pcie slots.

Processor:	2500K
Motherboard:	Asus P8Z68-V
Cooling:	Stock
Memory:	Samsung MV-3V4G3D/US 4x4 1866@99927 1.36v
Video Card:	Powercolor 6850
CRT/LCD Model:	Benq, going strong in its 4 th year
Sound Card:	usb no problem
PSU:	enermax 82+pro

System Name:	Hellbox 2.1(same case new guts)
Processor:	i7 2600k@4.6(1.36V max)
Motherboard:	Asus P67 Sabertooth
Cooling:	TT Kandalf L.C.S.(Water/Air)AC Cuplex Kryos CPU Block
Memory:	2x4096 Corsair Vengance 1600
Video Card:	Sapphire HD7970 OC Edition(1000/1450)
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black SATA 3 1TB x2 RAID 0
Optical Drive:	LG GSA-4166B DVD+RW DL/DVD-RAM
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer V243H 24" 1920x1080
Case:	TT Kandalf L.C.S.
Sound Card:	X-Fi Fatality Pro Champion on Creative/SBS 650s
PSU:	TT Toughpower 1200W
Software:	Win7 Pro x64

Mar 25, 2012, 01:20 AM	#22
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	Any yes. I have my 4-pin plugged into it. I tried putting another one in beside it and it done nothing yet again. I just jumped the cmos and nothing still.. I've never had it this bad at all.. could the CPU be the problem at all??

Mar 25, 2012, 01:58 AM	#23
Irish_PXzyan Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Republic Of Ireland Posts: 2,079 (0.87/day) Thanks: 522 Thanked 46 Times in 46 Posts System Specs	What about the HDD?? I have my windows 7 installed from my last system.. would I need to format that before trying to boot??

Mar 25, 2012, 02:48 AM	#25
OneMoar Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,291 (2.01/day) Thanks: 90 Thanked 431 Times in 370 Posts System Specs	take it all apart and make sure nothing in shorting out on the back side of the motherboard if it doesn't boot up after putting it all right then rma the board __________________ I am not here to be nice, I am not here to be polite BUT I am here to help ...

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Motherboard:	MSI 990XA-GD55
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Hard Disk:	WDBLUE 250GB && WD BLACK 500GB
Optical Drive:	x1 DVD
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Sound Card:	RealtekHD
PSU:	Antec 520c
Software:	Windows 7 x64

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