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Hello,

I recently bought the following computer components from newegg.com. I do have experience building computers, but this one I can't figure out. I connected everything correctly, motherboard seems to be fine and I hear no beeps. But I can't even boot up to the bios.? :-o I'm using a Nvidia Geforce 6800 GT video card (PCI-Express), it only has DVI ports on the back so I'm using the DVI to DB-15 port converter that was provided with the card, so I can plug my CRT monitor.

I thought something could be wrong with the video card, made sure the video card was securely fastened on the mobo, I also made sure the monitor connection was connected securely and eVGA 6800's supplemental power adapter was connected to the power supply. But when I turn on the power button, the monitor won't turn up the boot screens. My monitor's power LED just flashes like it can't receive a signal.

I tried ABIT's solution found in the faqs of trying to turning off the power supply and trying to boot again, resetting the CMOS, I also tried reseting the CMOS while disconnecting the ATX power supply cord from the mobo, and removing the 3V battery. I still have the same probelm. Still, the same probelm.? :| I don't know what could be wrong. Here are my specs:

Motherboard: Abit AA-8 Duramax

OS: none, it's a new computer. Haven't seen the BIOS and I haven't been able to boot up. I do have Windows XP home installation CD on hand, if I can get this baby to work lol.

Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 6800 GT (PCI-Express) w/ x2 DVI outputs & S-video out.

Memory: OCZ Gold Series 1GB RAM (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM PC2 4300

CPU: Pentium 4 "Presscot" 3.2 Ghz LGA 775 socket, 800 Mhz FSB, I installed the stock CPU fan.

Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS PCI

HDD: Western Digital 120 GB SATA

Drives: DVD-ROM Asus brand x16, DVD-/+ RW x16 BenQ brand

PSU: 500w power supply that came w/ case

Thanks in advance for reading this, and any help advice. I'm in desperate need of help and don't even want to think of going to a tech service like CompUSA and pay their exorbant service fees.

Hi there jaljcoki , sorry to hear that you have probs with a sweet machine like that.

What happends exactly when you turn on youre pc? Do the fans start spinning? (all of them) , do you here any activety at all , do the power and HD activety led's work , do you have a led on youre mobo ,and does it burn?

Thanks Joe. Yeah when I turn on the power button everything seems to be working fine, all the fans i connected to the PSU are spinning, all LED lights are working except the HD light because I'm assuming I haven't gone to the BIOS to activate it. Oh yeah, I do have a LED on my mobo a digital interface of some sort that gives you a series of two code digits that tells you the status of the mobo when you look up the corresponding code on the manual, but nothing out of the ordinary. In addition, I haven't heard any beeps from the mobo when I try to boot it up.

I tried taking all the components out of the case, and disconnecting all the wires, put the CMOS on reset and back to normal, put all the components back together, while inserting the ATX power cord and turning on the PSU switch last. Unfortunately after all that hard work, I still have the same probelm. lol

Can you try to connect youre pc to a tv using the s-video output and see if you get a signal ?
And what happends if you put youre xp cd in youre drive and re-boot , does it start reading the cd ?

I did connect it to my TV, no signal though, put the xp cd in and the probelm persists. I'm starting to think that something maybe wrong with the PSU, I heard from my friend the ATX power cord for the CPU may be faulty because he had seen a similar situation. So, I will try on different PSUs, in the meantime I'm crossing my fingers.

:-D Thanks for sticking with me Joe, I managed to fix my system. It seems even though my mobo is compatible with the OCZ memory, it was the main cause of the probelm. I took another brand of the DDR2 533 memory (512 x2 stick) and voila it worked. My friend who is a technician at CompUSA said he expericed many similar cases with the ATX connector connecting to a BTX 24 pin socket. So, I also switched the PSU since my mother board has a 24 pin socket while the PSU only has a 20 pin connector, so even though the mobo manual says the socket is compatible with a 20 pin connector that may not be all true.

Good job Happy gaming !