A sad sad attempt for my first build

celidee · Jul 11, 2006

Hey all,

As the longest three(not including weekend) days of my life passed on I awaited my new system from new egg which included:

Thermaltake Soprano w/ 430 PSU
Zalman fan
Sata 80 gig
Samsung DVD-RW

Bought ABIT IC7 MB off ebay to go along with my Intel 2.4C (socket 478) which was in my current system in hopes to overclock it. Anyhoo, started and "ended" the intallation but when I press the power button on the soprano nothing happens....I mean nothing.....not a flicker of life nor a flashing led.... :banghead:

My power switches are placed in the MB properly as well as the ATX12V and ATXPWR1 cables, I just don't know what the problem is. This is my first build so of course I didn't expect for everything to go smoothly, any one know whats wrong? Or better yet, if there is something that not working how would I be able to determine if its the DOA MB or the DOA PSU/Case, any help would be appreciated.....Im about to shed a tear as I have lost all of my patience.... :cry:

wazzledoozle · Jul 11, 2006

Try the switch on the back of the PSU

You could have also placed the power switch in the wrong position, if you cant get it to boot at all, take a screwdriver and run it across the raised pins that connect the power/reset switches and the power/hdd leds.

celidee · Jul 11, 2006

yeah its definitely not the switch...

power switch has been double checked....

I don't understand the screwdriver thing...what does that do?

wazzledoozle · Jul 11, 2006

celidee said:
yeah its definitely not the switch...

power switch has been double checked....

I don't understand the screwdriver thing...what does that do?

It will trip the power on. If that doesnt work, then you have other issues.

celidee · Jul 11, 2006

no that didn't work either, judging that its not giving me ANY form of life is it a PSU problem??? Also what is the red switch on the back of the PSU where you can toggle it to 230 and 115?

wazzledoozle · Jul 11, 2006

celidee said:
no that didn't work either, judging that its not giving me ANY form of life is it a PSU problem??? Also what is the red switch on the back of the PSU where you can toggle it to 230 and 115?

Dont touch that. In europe, their power lines run at ~220 volts, while in north america we use ~120.

celidee · Jul 11, 2006

oh lol, I was indeed messing around with that a bit... no more suggestions wazzle doozle? I guess I'm not gonna sleep much tonight....gonna do some searhing on these forums and google, :sight:

OOTay · Jul 11, 2006

if you touch that switch you will get won hell of a fireworks show.

celidee · Jul 11, 2006

damn really....lol...I'm not messing with it anymore...help!

CjStaal · Jul 11, 2006

only if he lives in europe. Celidee did you add the raisors first? The bronze things so the motherboard doesn't touch the case. Did you add the RAM?

wazzledoozle · Jul 11, 2006

Cj_Staal said:
only if he lives in europe. Celidee did you add the raisors first? The bronze things so the motherboard doesn't touch the case. Did you add the RAM?

Lol. Lack of ram doesnt keep a comp from booting.

v-zero · Jul 11, 2006

Either the PSU is fu**ed or the mobo is shorting out somehow... Did you install the copper/plastic mounting posts underneath the mobo? (Yes I have seen people not do it...) If not I suggest it is a motherboard or PSU probelm... You have another motherboard from your old pc so test that out...

rpgbefore... · Jul 11, 2006

if he did forget... i would have to shoot myself because i told zek if one person forgot... i would shoot myself :laugh:

lol but something is wrong... if u did put the posts in did u put the pads between the screws and the motherboard? if not it might be shorting out.

v-zero · Jul 11, 2006

The seporator pads aren't actually necessary, and many manufacturers no longer ship them... The PCB it-self is insulated, it's just the open metal at the bottom that is dodgey really...

celidee · Jul 11, 2006

hello all, yes I mounted the seperaters in the back, I just woke up, restless night, I'm going to switch out the motherboard with the old one and see if that works, also make some more power checks....

celidee · Jul 11, 2006

Dead motherboard!!! Her burial will be on friday....::sniff::

Put my old Asus p4sdla in the new case and it worked like a charm, now that the frustration is over I'm in search for a new motherboard but I don't want to wait for one to get here, fu(k ebay!!

With that in mind where can I get a good 875P socket 478 motherboard from a retail place
? Comp USA?? Thanks for all your help guys...

Alec§taar · Jul 11, 2006

Well, @ least you're in GOOD hands here imo...

See subject-line/title: These guys, if anyone can, should be able to pull you out of that tailspin there... IF you haven't damaged any of your parts that is (or, if they came to you messed up, this happens too).

That P4 @ 2.4ghz (non H/T type) is supposed to be able to get to 3.2ghz, & was considered the BEST overclocker iirc, from the P4 family...

* It's "doable" & if anyone can help you out here? It's the folks here... they are WAY "into it"...

APK

P.S.=> WHOOPS! "Edit Part" - didn't catch your last post, w/ you stating your mobo is d e a d... damn, that sux!

I have an Abit IC7-Max 3 in my 2nd system, they're great mobos, one of the highest rated from the year 2003 in fact & iirc... why I bought it! Very feature laden... apk

drade · Jul 11, 2006

celidee said:
Dead motherboard!!! Her burial will be on friday....::sniff::

Put my old Asus p4sdla in the new case and it worked like a charm, now that the frustration is over I'm in search for a new motherboard but I don't want to wait for one to get here, fu(k ebay!!

With that in mind where can I get a good 875P socket 478 motherboard from a retail place
? Comp USA?? Thanks for all your help guys...

See if you fidget around and try stuff (problems) there is always a way to fix them.. .Im really glad this is your first build, I love seeing people building new pc's for the first time, Mine was hella hard LMAO....... I hope it works out well for you man.

celidee · Jul 11, 2006

LOL, there is still hope for my system yet!! BTW, I have the 2.4 HT so I'm hoping to make this puppy overclock.

looking at the comp USA MB and I'm not happy, no 875PE yet....

rpgbefore... · Jul 11, 2006

howabout u just move to socket 775? i no a good mobo if u move to diff mobo and socket... the ECS C-19 SLI hehehe... i got 4.7ghz on my p-4 3ghz so ya... it overclocks well

drade · Jul 11, 2006

rpgbefore... said:
howabout u just move to socket 775? i no a good mobo if u move to diff mobo and socket... the ECS C-19 SLI hehehe... i got 4.7ghz on my p-4 3ghz so ya... it overclocks well

people dont have alot of money to do that.....

Anyways, I got a 3.0E p4, I like it, not best OCING proc, but the mobo, aibt ic7-g is killer man... But im glad im upgrading since Im making this thing stress with high high temps even on a big typhoon.

rpgbefore... · Jul 11, 2006

the ECS C-19 SLI XE IS BETTER!!! i have it... i no... u can set the fsb to 314mhz= about 1254 fsb

celidee · Jul 11, 2006

rpgbefore... said:
howabout u just move to socket 775? i no a good mobo if u move to diff mobo and socket... the ECS C-19 SLI hehehe... i got 4.7ghz on my p-4 3ghz so ya... it overclocks well

Thanks for the advice, I'm new to building systems so I want to overclock this current processor as much as possible. Its not about the money drade, I just want to wait before I move on to a 64 bit processor because I know that I'm going to want to run Vista when it officially comes out....but thats another discussion...hehe

Anybody want to donate a MB! Preferably an IC7-G....LMAO!!!!

rpgbefore... · Jul 11, 2006

lol sure!!! jk but u COULD buy 1 couldnt u? also, vista is overrated... get win xp pro x64... its much better and actualy has games built around it...(farcry) and anyways... if u get that u can brag and say "OMG I HAVE WINXP 64 ^.^" lol

demonbrawn · Jul 11, 2006

I have WIN XP x64. I formatted it off my hard drive as soon as I installed it. Hardly any software I wanted to install was compatible with it... :shadedshu
Everything said something like must be installed on Windows XP 32-bit version with SP2 or something like that. It got really annoying so I just went back to 32.

Processor	Intel Pentium 4 2.4C @ 2820.7(overclocked 18%)
Motherboard	Abit IC7
Cooling	Zalman CNPS9500
Memory	1 GB Crucial DDR-SDRAM PC3200, 1 GB OCZ DDR-SDRAM PC3200 @ 2GB
Video Card(s)	HIS X1600 PRO Overclocked @ 533/432.00*2
Storage	Western Digital 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, Seagate Ultra ATA 80 GB
Display(s)	ACER AL1916W Widescreen 19" LCD
Case	Thermaltake Soprano
Power Supply	Thermaltake w/ 430W Power Supply
Software	Windows XP PRO

Processor	X2 3800+ @ 2.3 GHz
Motherboard	DFI Lanparty SLI-DR
Cooling	Zalman CNPS 9500 LED
Memory	2x1 Gb OCZ Plat. @ 3-3-2-8-1t 460 MHz
Video Card(s)	HIS IceQ 4670 512Mb
Storage	640Gb & 160Gb western digital sata drives
Display(s)	Hanns G 19" widescreen LCD w/ DVI 5ms
Case	Thermaltake Soprano
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 2 softmod@Audigy 4, Logitech X-530 5:1
Power Supply	Coolermaster eXtreme Power Plus 500w
Software	XP Pro

Processor	Intel Pentium 4 2.4C @ 2820.7(overclocked 18%)
Motherboard	Abit IC7
Cooling	Zalman CNPS9500
Memory	1 GB Crucial DDR-SDRAM PC3200, 1 GB OCZ DDR-SDRAM PC3200 @ 2GB
Video Card(s)	HIS X1600 PRO Overclocked @ 533/432.00*2
Storage	Western Digital 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, Seagate Ultra ATA 80 GB
Display(s)	ACER AL1916W Widescreen 19" LCD
Case	Thermaltake Soprano
Power Supply	Thermaltake w/ 430W Power Supply
Software	Windows XP PRO

Processor	X2 3800+ @ 2.3 GHz
Motherboard	DFI Lanparty SLI-DR
Cooling	Zalman CNPS 9500 LED
Memory	2x1 Gb OCZ Plat. @ 3-3-2-8-1t 460 MHz
Video Card(s)	HIS IceQ 4670 512Mb
Storage	640Gb & 160Gb western digital sata drives
Display(s)	Hanns G 19" widescreen LCD w/ DVI 5ms
Case	Thermaltake Soprano
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 2 softmod@Audigy 4, Logitech X-530 5:1
Power Supply	Coolermaster eXtreme Power Plus 500w
Software	XP Pro

Processor	Intel Pentium 4 2.4C @ 2820.7(overclocked 18%)
Motherboard	Abit IC7
Cooling	Zalman CNPS9500
Memory	1 GB Crucial DDR-SDRAM PC3200, 1 GB OCZ DDR-SDRAM PC3200 @ 2GB
Video Card(s)	HIS X1600 PRO Overclocked @ 533/432.00*2
Storage	Western Digital 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, Seagate Ultra ATA 80 GB
Display(s)	ACER AL1916W Widescreen 19" LCD
Case	Thermaltake Soprano
Power Supply	Thermaltake w/ 430W Power Supply
Software	Windows XP PRO

System Name	Current rig
Processor	i9-9900k
Motherboard	Z390 Aorus Xtreme
Cooling	Corsair h150i Pro
Memory	32GB Ripjaws V 3200
Video Card(s)	Asus 2090 ti Strix
Storage	Samsung 970 Pro 1tb
Display(s)	Alienware aw3418dw
Case	Thermaltake View 91
Power Supply	seasonic 1kw

Processor	Intel P-4 605 3ghz @ 4.7 ghz
Motherboard	ECS C-19 SLI
Cooling	Thermaltake Golden Orb 2
Memory	OCz value ddr2 333 @ 432
Video Card(s)	HIS x800gto iceq2 650/650 16 pipelines
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 160gb 7200rpm+ Western Digital Caviar 160gb 7200rpm in pata raid 0
Display(s)	Samsung SyncMaster 17" LCD
Case	RAIDMAX MUSTANG
Audio Device(s)	Realtec Integrated HD sound
Power Supply	Ultra X-Finity 500watt 34 amps on +12 rail
Software	Windows XP Pro about to be 64bit

Processor	DualCore AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+ (o/c 2801mhz STABLE (Ketxxx, POGE, Tatty One, ME))
Motherboard	ASUS A8N-SLI Premium (PCIe x16, x4, x1)
Cooling	PhaseChange Coolermaster CM754/939 (fan/heatsink), Thermalright heatspreaders + fan built on (RAM)
Memory	512mb PC-3200 DDR400 (set DDR-33 for o/c) by Corsair (matched pair, 2x256mb) 200.1/200mhz
Video Card(s)	BFG GeForce 7900 GTX OC 512mb GDDR3 ram (o/c manually to 686 core/865 memory) - PhaseChange cooled
Storage	Dual "Raptor X" 16mb 10krpm/RAID 0 Promise EX8350 x4 PCIe 128mb & Intel IO chip/CENATEK RocketDrive
Display(s)	SONY 19" Trinitron MultiScan 400ps 1600x1200 75hz refresh 32-bit color
Case	Antec Super-LanBoy (aluminum baby-tower w/ lower front & upper rear cooling exhaust fans)
Audio Device(s)	RealTek AC97 onboard mobo stereo sound (Altec Lansing ACS-45 speakers - 10 yrs. still running!)
Power Supply	Antec 500w ATX 2.0 "SmartPower" powersupply
Software	Windows Server 2003 SP #1 fully patched, & massively tuned/tweaked to-the-max (plus latest drivers)

System Name	Air Cooled Caselabs BH8
Processor	Intel Coffee Lake 8700K @ 4.7
Motherboard	MSI Gaming M5
Cooling	Noctua D15s, 5x 140mm Noctua Chromax, 1x 120mm Noctua Chromax, 2x 80mm Noctua fans
Memory	G. Skill Trident Z RGB series 3200mhz
Video Card(s)	ASUS STRIX GTX 1080
Storage	Samsung EVO 840 250gb SSD, Samung EVO PRO 256gb SSD, 2 TB WD Black Edition HDD.
Display(s)	24" Asus Gaming ROG 144hz
Case	Black Caselabs BH8
Power Supply	850w EVGA SuperNOVA G2 Gold PSU with individually sleeved black cables
Mouse	Logitech Wireless G403
Keyboard	Corsair Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Sony Vaio - VGNFW390-CTO
Processor	Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9550 (2.66GHz)
Cooling	Stock
Memory	4GB DDR2-SDRAM (DDR2-800, 2GBx2)
Video Card(s)	ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3650 with 512MB vRAM (pitiful card)
Storage	320GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [7200 rpm]
Display(s)	LCD 16.4" (XBRITE-FullHD™)
Audio Device(s)	SupremeFX
Software	Windows 7

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