No display on new computer build

[mikez]

I am putting together a computer for a buddy of mine as a favor....
I start it up and it has no display, no beeps, and the CD/DVD drive does not open(the CD/DVD drive light is constant green). The hard drive doesn't sound like its spinnning.

i've tested the power supply with another one i had, it is fine. All parts are new from tigerdirect. I dont have an extra 4x/8x AGP video card to test that out. USB mouse doesn't seem to have power and neither does the keyboard.
The computer specs are:

ASUS k8V-X SE Socket 754 motherboard
AMD Sempron 2800+ Socket 754 64-Bit (Palermo)
380 Watt Raidmax Power Supply
MSI Radeon 9250 128MB DDR AGP w/TV-OUT Video Card
Maxtor 160GB EIDE HD 7200/8MB/ATA-133
1024MB of PC3200 DDR 400MHz RAM (ULTRA)
LiteOn 16xDVD Burner

Any suggetions or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[iss]

the usual culprits in the problem you describe are.

1. Ram not properly fully seated, or defective ram.
2. Video card not fully seated.

 

[mikez]

i just tested the RAM and Video card in another system and they work great.
I have a feeling its the Motherboard... or processor or a combination of both.

 

[iss]

given that the USB devices dont seem to be powering up and your card and ram are working in another system. it is probably a safe bet that the board is defective. the only other thing I can think of is to double check and make sure there is nothing metal in contact with the mobo causing a short. other than that th only other option would be to contact tiger direct and RMA the board.