Newly built pc starting up blank

[hugbear]

put together new pc recently.was working fine until i installed XP SP1.when i tried to restart,pc jus started up on a blank screen but with fans an all internal working.......any suggestions to a fix welcome!

 

[i_am_a_newbie]

Might be a RAM problem.

Do you get any POST beeps?

 

[hugbear]

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tried taking in and out ram,no joy.
not getting any POST.
is there any way to tell myself if the mobo is blown or the GPU is blown?

 

[swker98]

Post all of your specs

tihs sounds like a dieing psu

 

[hugbear]

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gigabyte 81945P-G motherboard
seagate 320gb hd
intel pentium 4-3.06 Ghz
sharkoon 350w PSU
OCZ 1024 ddr2
Saphire radeon X1600 pro 256mb graphics card

 

[swker98]

its probobly your power supply, jsut post the amps that are locaed on the sircker

did it come with your case?

 

[sw123]

Try a new powersupply from a different system(maybe your old one, unless this is just a new one, not a replacement) perhaps a 400w? And do get a generic one, not a crappy one.

 

[AMDIsTheBest010]

now please tell everyone that helps you "Thank You"

...AMD

 

[hugbear]

its a brand new PSU,but ill try a different one an let you know how it flies,Cheers.

 

[swker98]

thats a good idea because 350 watts is low for a newer system like that, go for atlest 450 watts of BRAND name psu, brands like Antec, entermax,

use that to coulate power

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