Okay guys Before I go off to my professor or an experienced tech guy and fail at my first every attempt to build my own first computer...I wanna try doing research and getting help on my own online.
Heres my situation guys I bought these parts.
Asus P5GD1-VM Intel Socket 775 Motherboard / Integrated Video / 8-Channel Audio / 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN / USB 2.0 / Serial ATA (A455-1054)
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Intel Pentium 4 531 3.0Ghz / 1MB Cache / 800 FSB / Socket 775 / Hyper-Threading / Processor with Fan (CP1-P4-531 C)
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Powmax Red ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB and Audio Ports and 450-Watt Power Supply (P456-6510)
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Viking 512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory (V96-4901)
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Western Digital / Caviar SE / 250GB / 7200 / 8MB / SATA-150 / Hard Drive (TSD-250JD)
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and Sony Dual Layer DVD Burner.
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Okay I installed the motherboard and put the CPU in, nothing was forced and it seemed to fit nicely, next I installed the heatsink which gave me more trouble and made a couple scary noises while installing but it got done. The HD and DVD Drive and Ram went in nicely but than When I was begining to connect power cable inside I realized two evil things...
1) the 4pin Mobo Power connection was attached to the 20 pin MOBO connection and because of this the cable wasnt able to reach both of them because of distance.
2) The Mobo has a 24Pin socket for power but the 20pin still fits but leave 4 slots open.
This is were things get intresting...
I had this local comp guy stretch the cable by cutting it and soldering it and taping it up, when this was done I connect the 4pin and 20 pin connection onto the Mobo and and once everything was connected powered up, everything turned on find (no Monitor)
Next i took everything to the main room and plugged in all the other devices, Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, ethernet, Etc.
I was disappointed to get a blank screen, I re opened the case up and messed arond with the connections making sure everything was tight and tried again, this time the Mobo loaded and I entered the Bios, Next I inserted a Boot disc for XP and manged to load it nicely, after an hour of installing some drivers and programs I found my brothers version of XP home and it had more things on it (hoping for SP1)
So I inserted and began installing it as an upgrade, the computer reset and it continued installing, I left the room and when I came back the screen was on the Xp installation screen but it was stuck and looked very distorted. The Mobo was still on and the fans were still running so I shut the system down and when i tried to power back up I just got that No display window....
The monitor wasnt reacting to anything. (like the first time)
So i thought maybe something was lose and tried tightening things inside again but no luck....
Next I was hoping it was the PSU so I uninstalled it and used the one that came with my older PC (also a 4 and 20 Pin)
but still the monitor had nothing to display.
I tried the newer PSU on my old Comp and it worked okay.
The CPU dosnt really looked burned or nothing but the thermal gel thing did look abit odd, kinda meltyish. the Mobos green light turns on and the optical mouse light turns on but the Key board lights dont turn on.
I havnt tried clearing the CMOS yet nor have I tried starting the computer without the CPU as I read somewhere else to check the MOBO.
If anyone can lend me their knowledge and give me a helping hand I would be VERY greatful, I really wanna get through this experience and learn something from it, Ive done this much I might as well bear it all and do whats got to be done, even if i have to replace parts now. Im hoping it will be simple and Just get the needed PSU with 4 and 24 pin connection.
The Mobo user guide says...
"If you intend to use a psu with a 20-pin connection and a 4-pin power plugs, make sure the the 20-pin power plug can provide atleast 15A on the 12 V and that the PSU has a minumim power rating of 350 W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. we do not,however, recommend the use of a 20-pin PSU."
Thx to anyone who responds, sorry for the size but I wanted to make everything as detailed as possible. Thx, damn im a noob T__T;
Heres my situation guys I bought these parts.
Asus P5GD1-VM Intel Socket 775 Motherboard / Integrated Video / 8-Channel Audio / 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN / USB 2.0 / Serial ATA (A455-1054)
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Intel Pentium 4 531 3.0Ghz / 1MB Cache / 800 FSB / Socket 775 / Hyper-Threading / Processor with Fan (CP1-P4-531 C)
____________
Powmax Red ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB and Audio Ports and 450-Watt Power Supply (P456-6510)
_________
Viking 512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory (V96-4901)
______
Western Digital / Caviar SE / 250GB / 7200 / 8MB / SATA-150 / Hard Drive (TSD-250JD)
_______
and Sony Dual Layer DVD Burner.
_____
Okay I installed the motherboard and put the CPU in, nothing was forced and it seemed to fit nicely, next I installed the heatsink which gave me more trouble and made a couple scary noises while installing but it got done. The HD and DVD Drive and Ram went in nicely but than When I was begining to connect power cable inside I realized two evil things...
1) the 4pin Mobo Power connection was attached to the 20 pin MOBO connection and because of this the cable wasnt able to reach both of them because of distance.
2) The Mobo has a 24Pin socket for power but the 20pin still fits but leave 4 slots open.
This is were things get intresting...
I had this local comp guy stretch the cable by cutting it and soldering it and taping it up, when this was done I connect the 4pin and 20 pin connection onto the Mobo and and once everything was connected powered up, everything turned on find (no Monitor)
Next i took everything to the main room and plugged in all the other devices, Monitor, Mouse, Keyboard, ethernet, Etc.
I was disappointed to get a blank screen, I re opened the case up and messed arond with the connections making sure everything was tight and tried again, this time the Mobo loaded and I entered the Bios, Next I inserted a Boot disc for XP and manged to load it nicely, after an hour of installing some drivers and programs I found my brothers version of XP home and it had more things on it (hoping for SP1)
So I inserted and began installing it as an upgrade, the computer reset and it continued installing, I left the room and when I came back the screen was on the Xp installation screen but it was stuck and looked very distorted. The Mobo was still on and the fans were still running so I shut the system down and when i tried to power back up I just got that No display window....
The monitor wasnt reacting to anything. (like the first time)
So i thought maybe something was lose and tried tightening things inside again but no luck....
Next I was hoping it was the PSU so I uninstalled it and used the one that came with my older PC (also a 4 and 20 Pin)
but still the monitor had nothing to display.
I tried the newer PSU on my old Comp and it worked okay.
The CPU dosnt really looked burned or nothing but the thermal gel thing did look abit odd, kinda meltyish. the Mobos green light turns on and the optical mouse light turns on but the Key board lights dont turn on.
I havnt tried clearing the CMOS yet nor have I tried starting the computer without the CPU as I read somewhere else to check the MOBO.
If anyone can lend me their knowledge and give me a helping hand I would be VERY greatful, I really wanna get through this experience and learn something from it, Ive done this much I might as well bear it all and do whats got to be done, even if i have to replace parts now. Im hoping it will be simple and Just get the needed PSU with 4 and 24 pin connection.
The Mobo user guide says...
"If you intend to use a psu with a 20-pin connection and a 4-pin power plugs, make sure the the 20-pin power plug can provide atleast 15A on the 12 V and that the PSU has a minumim power rating of 350 W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. we do not,however, recommend the use of a 20-pin PSU."
Thx to anyone who responds, sorry for the size but I wanted to make everything as detailed as possible. Thx, damn im a noob T__T;