Neeed help urgently, ASUS K8V SE Deluxe

[makubexxx]

Hi, im a n00b to building systems and, as i expected, have messed up somewhere along the line!

I have an Asus K8V deluxe
3400+ athlon 64
512mb DDR 3200 400mhz Ram (budget)
40 gig ATA hard drive
nvidia 6200 gfx
NEC 4x dvd re/writer
ATX full size case with 350watt PSU (bought with installed PSU)

Ive put it together as best i could and am not mentally disabled so i know how to follow colour code etc.

To my knowledge it is all installed correctly, but when i press the power switch on the front it just doesnt turn on! The mobo light is on inside the case, so the power is running through it, but it just wont turn on! Ive tried plugging the power switch into the reset switch and vice versa, ive checked the CPU fan is in the right socket, ive checked everything!... but it just wont turn on :-(
The mobo is used and i got it off of ebay, and it has been tested working before dispatched to me.
The case with PSU is a budget one from ebuyer, with temperate LCD at the front.
The processor was bought OEM from novatech, and im sure ive installed it correctly.

Any ideas please? im very appreciative! I start my IT btec national course at college next week and ive nothing to do work on at home!

Thanks in advance

 

[SOcRatEs]

Hello! Welcome to TechSpot

You are going to have to do a barebones setup and test each component. This will read a lot harder than it actually is. The initial procedure takes only around 10-15 minutes. The follow on troubleshooting may take a lot longer though. Also, please do not skip steps. Do everything in order and as listed or your troubleshooting will be flawed.

Caution: Please remember that turning a PC off does not mean there is no power going through it. Modern systems maintain a trickle of power to keep the standby functions running. You either have to turn off the switch on the Power Supply Unit (PSU) itself or unplug the system from the wall. Unplugging is best. If you have a LED on the mobo that is lighted all the time. make sure it is out before proceeding. Also, be aware of static. Make sure you wear and ESD strap or discharge yourself on a steel part of the case before touching anything inside.

First, unplug the PC from the wall and then open it up. Disconnect all the drives (floppy, CDROM, DVD etc.)from the motherboard (mobo) and also disconnect your Hard Drive(s) from the mobo. Do not leave the hard drives connected. The system will boot into BIOS just fine with no hard drive attached. Unplug the power from all those drives you disconnected from the mobo. Remember to disconnect the front panel firewire and/or USB ports.

Next, remove all the RAM, except for one stick, from the mobo. Some mobos are very picky about where the RAM needs to be placed so make sure the one stick of RAM is in the correct slot as per your manual.

Now you are stripped down to a barebones system. The PSU, the mobo itself, 1 stick of RAM, the CPU/HSF and video card. Reset your CMOS/BIOS while the system is stripped down, unplugged and open. You do this by removing the battery and then moving a jumper near the battery around. Usually there are a set of three pins with two covered by a jumper. You move the jumper from pins 1&2 to pins 2&3 and let it set for a few minutes then reset the jumper to pins 1&2 and replace the battery. CMOS and BIOS will be back at default settings after doing this.

Now check that everything is seated correctly, both the 4 pin and 20 or 24 pin power is connected and secure and if so then plug the PC back into the wall and make sure that any LEDs that should be lighted on the mobo are lighted. If all is still well then turn it on. Hopefully she boots right back into BIOS.

If you get back into BIOS you can start troubleshooting by turning the PC off and unplugging it and reconnecting peripherals one at a time. The idea here is to connect and reboot until something hangs your system up This presumably is the bad piece of gear.

If you cant get into BIOS and have the same problem as before then you know it is either the PSU, the RAM, the CPU, the mobo itself or the video card. Change out each these until you get into BIOS. I would start at the PSU as it is usually the guilty party in a situation like this and is also easy to change in and out you are down to just 2 plugs now remember). Next up would be the video card and/or RAM and if still no luck then things get hard as you now have to consider either the CPU or the mobo.

Good luck and happy hunting.

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