My new computer wont start

[jeffdogg]

Hello everybody reading this thread,
First of all i would like to thank you for taking the time to read this. I just got done building my new computer the specs are as follows.

motherboard- intel d915gevl
processor- intel pentium 4 530j 3.0ghz
memory-1 gig ddr2 533 ram
os- windows xp (if i can ever get the computer started lol)
hard drive- 80 gig maxtor diamondmax 10 sata drive
case- kingwin mutant x gaming case with a 420 watt psu
(i dont really know what other info you need)

well here it is in a nut shell, i've built computers before, never really went for the gaming case thing, i usually just stick to the average case but i wanted to do something different this time, everything is hooked up ,the little green led is lit where you hook the psu into the motherboard, i press power, nothing happens, i hold it in for 4 seconds then let go it makes a kind of hissing noise, it only lasts for a second not even. i unhooked everything and hooked it back up numerous times its still the same thing, there is one weird thing i have noticed for my fp header on the mother board i have the usual pwr sw, hdd led, reset sw, but instead of our usual pwr led, they turned it into a molex connector. i dont know if that is the problem, i've trouble shooted my **** off lol, i've tried to get a hold of kingwin because when i recieved the case there was no book paper work or nothing just a reciept. well i have e-mailed them so many times, the first time i waited a week then i e-mailed them again cause i have not heard nothing, they said they are in the middle of inventory,well it has been weeks since then, thats customer service for ya
i'm currently trying to get a hold of intel to see if there is any suggestions that they can give me, but i doubt i will hear from them as well. so i am asking you wonderful people of the tech spot community for a little assistence :angel: hope to hear from you soon

 

[just_a_nobody]

Hi jeffdogg, sorry to hear you are having problems, I hate it when that happens. The first thing I would suspect, is the power supply. If you have an extra power supply, try that. Let us know how it goes.

Edit: jeffdogg, disconnect that power led wire, you don't really need it for now. I hope you are not talking about the square four-connector cable from the power supply? If it is, that you will need, if the MOBO is a P4 ATX MOBO.

 

[jeffdogg]

yes it is a P4 mobo, could it really be the power supply its brand new, no i am not talkin bout that square connector, but right next to it is an alt. power socket thing that you can plug a molex connector into it, should i have that plugged in to?

 

[mailpup]

It depends. According to the mobo manual, if you are using a 24 pin power supply connector and the square 12V connector, it shouldn't be necessary. You only need the mobo's molex connector if you using a 20 pin power supply connector to the 24 pin mobo connector (again, plus the square connector).

It's main purpose is to supply additional power required by high wattage PCI-E graphics cards but is supposedly not needed if you have the 24 pin and square connector hooked up. That said, it appears that it wouldn't hurt if you connected it.

 

[just_a_nobody]

Yes, it is possible that you can have a bad brand new power supply. No, you don't need that alt power connected. Try removing everything but the power supply, MOBO, CPU, video card/monitor, and 1 stick of known good RAM. If you don't get the POST beep, then I would suspect the power supply.

 

[jeffdogg]

i have a 20 pin connector, also i am not gonna get a graphics card right away i am gonna use 128mb integrated video (that is if i ever get my pc to turn on lol),
also just_a_nobody i tried a different power supply, it was lesser wattage a 240, it did the same thing as the other one.

 

[jeffdogg]

still nothing guys, the green led where i plug the 20 pin connector on the mobo still comes on, but thats it, no beep nothing , is it really the power supply?

 

[Ferne]

Power Supply Issue

I thought the same thing with my motherboard last month. Found out it was the board not the power supply that was the problem. Power supply I have is working fine now that I have a new Motherboard.

 

[jeffdogg]

yeah i just took the new power supply and put it on this pc i am on now and it worked like it should i guess it is my mobo, thank you for all of your suggestions guys once again i am forever in your debt, guess i will see you when the next problem occurs :monkey:




And remember "The river tells no lies, even though standing along the shore the dishonest man still hears them" with those last words of wisdom i bid everyone on the tech spot community a great day and thank you once again