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[Renee]

My new Sandy Bridge Extreme is on an Asus Sabertooth (p9x79) and the original (new) Level 10 case. I have an antec 850 watt psu. Im not at all a gamer or overclocker but I do appreciate performance. The cooling is a corsair h8. The disk is an ssd so I wont hear it. Come to think of it...I did not hear the cabinet fans.

Nothing much happened on the first power up except a red power light appeared on the Level 10.

Suggestions?

Renee

 

[Volkszorn88]

Can you boot into windows?

 

[Renee]

I cant boot at all....The case fans are not turning..
Renee

 

[jagjitnatt]

I cant boot at all....The case fans are not turning..
Renee

Do the fans not spin even for a split second?

Do any of the lights turn on on the motherboard?

 

[Renee]

Let me check. BRB.

Renee

 

[Renee]

There's one GREEN led thats on to the lower left of the board.
Renee

 

[DannibusX]

Check all of your power connectors 20+4, also make sure your cpu power connectors are also plugged in.

 

[Renee]

I have done that check. As far as I know, the board has power.
Renee

 

[jagjitnatt]

I have done that check. As far as I know, the board has power.
Renee

The green one should be on even if the computer is off. I think you're shorting the wrong jumpers.

Look up the front panel connectors on the motherboard and make sure you're shorting the power on jumpers.

 

[DannibusX]

Can you post detailed system specs?

I don't want to insult your intelligence, which I really try to not do to people, but is it possible you accidentally connected a PCI-E power connecter to your CPU power? Is the RAM properly seated in their correct slots? Does the RAM match a QVL for the board?

And as Jag says, check your front panel connectors as well. There's a whole slew of issues that it could be.

Did you properly install your standoffs?

 

[jagjitnatt]

The jumpers to switch on are the lowest 3rd and 4th jumpers from right

 

[Renee]

I am unplugging after each test. What jumpers?

Also...I have put no jumpers in that I know of.

Renee

 

[jagjitnatt]

I am unplugging after each test. What jumpers?

Also...I have put no jumpers in that I know of.

Renee

How are you switching on the PC? From the button on the cabinet??

If so, then where have you connected the wires from the cabinet?

Check the image I posted in my last post, and instead of using the button on the cabinet, use a screw driver to join the lowest 3rd and 4th jumpers from the right. See what happens, and report back.

 

[Renee]

Some Background on me....
I used to be a VMS developer for Digital. I have put many systems and extremes together. Then I was hit by a car and had only this extreme for a while. The current system which I'm trying to replace is an x6800 that I built.
Renee

 

[jagjitnatt]

Check the image for the jumpers

 

[Renee]

"How are you switching on the PC? From the button on the cabinet??"

First of all, Im plugging it in. The then the front power button of the level 10 seems to stay on.
I'm retiscent to do checks at the post level because of coordination problems from the accident.
Renee

"If so, then where have you connected the wires from the cabinet?"

pardon?

Check the image I posted in my last post, and instead of using the button on the cabinet, use a screw driver to join the lowest 3rd and 4th jumpers from the right. See what happens, and report back.

Renee

 

[jagjitnatt]

Take apart everything and just install the CPU, RAM, GPU and the motherboard, and then try running it like that. If it doesn't run even then, something is toast.

 

[Renee]

Wow! the I do not have those pins shorted.

Is there a jumper...and what should I expect?

Renee

 

[Crap Daddy]

Do you have the eight pin CPU power connector plugged?

 

[Renee]

I think so... where is it?

Renee

 

[Renee]

I may have just found something.

I have a two gig GPU and it has no power going to it, other card power.

I realize that it requires a cord to the antec... I have no hooked up vidoe to it yet. I will have to get a vga to hdmi adapter. Eventually it will come off this machine.
Renee

 

[Renee]

I have a flock of Antec Cords. Which do I need for an EVGA GTX560?

Renee

 

[John Doe]

These two; a PCI-E 8-pin and a 6-pin. Oh and, the Antec TPQ-850 is an excellent PSU.

P.S, I'll just drop this in here (had to. lol).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbJb9uauxnk

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story4&reid=58

 

[Renee]

Okay, I have just installed 2 6-pin power wires on the GPU. It didn't make any difference.
Renee

 

[Renee]

Ok, where does the two pin go?
Renee