View Full Version : why wont it stay on?? help plz
l7.64ss
08-05-2009, 09:34 PM
i put together a new rig, x58 mobo i7 cpu 9800 gtx+ wd 150 gig raptor and ram, got it all installed in my case and when i turn it on it stays on for bit then turns off, and repeats, also no display is coming from my card?... how do i get this thing to run, this is my first biuld, i joined this forum just for this reason, and also cuz i am going to mod the case lol
mtekk
08-05-2009, 10:08 PM
Does the motherboard make any beeping noises? Verify that you have the heatsink/cooling device for the CPU is making adequate contact with the CPU (make sure you have some thermal paste in there too). You may want to try swapping out the video card and the ram as you may have a bad video card or stick of ram.
nevermind1534
08-05-2009, 10:15 PM
could be heat. You didn't overclock at all, did you?
What PSU did you get?
l7.64ss
08-05-2009, 10:51 PM
i have a corsair 850, the cpu is in rite and the fan is installed just for testing cuz i dont have thermal goo, this comp as never displayed anything its a bran new build so no overclocking has been done. yet hahahah
l7.64ss
08-05-2009, 10:52 PM
also i have a dvi to hdmi cable running from the card to a samsung could that affect anything?
nevermind1534
08-05-2009, 11:12 PM
also i have a dvi to hdmi cable running from the card to a samsung could that affect anything?
Probably not.
There wasn't any thermal paste applied to the heatsink when you got it? Heat might be playing a factor if there is none.
l7.64ss
08-05-2009, 11:24 PM
nope no paste came on anything or in any of the box's that all the stuff came in
crenn
08-05-2009, 11:48 PM
What about the HSF that the CPU came with? That WILL have thermal paste on it.
l7.64ss
08-06-2009, 12:11 AM
nope when i opened the i7 box no paste,,, any way why do u think that it is turning off and on like so and has no display... what r u post to do when u first turn on computer that u just bi built?
l7.64ss
08-06-2009, 12:14 AM
there is paste on the hsf thow my bad
nevermind1534
08-06-2009, 12:24 AM
Windows is loading, correct?
l7.64ss
08-06-2009, 02:25 AM
nothing is loading... i dont have a cd drive yet, i was just trying to c if it would turn on and show something but nothing... remeber this is its first turn on and my first build so i have no idea whats going on @(
Crazy Buddhist
08-06-2009, 05:06 AM
Check these extra power supplies are plugged in if they are present on your MOBO and GPU:
1) Next to the CPU - an 8 pin or 4 pin extra motherboard power socket
2) On your PCI-E graphics card - one or two 6 or 8 pin extra power connectors.
Without these connectors being plugged in you won't boot to anything.
CB
l7.64ss
08-06-2009, 05:16 AM
yes they a r both in i also have the 4 pin into the the hhd, SATA from hdd to mobo and the power and reset that came with the case, will not have a cd rom prevent it from working?
Crazy Buddhist
08-06-2009, 06:06 AM
yes they a r both in i also have the 4 pin into the the hhd, SATA from hdd to mobo and the power and reset that came with the case, will not have a cd rom prevent it from working?
With a PSU, CPU, GPU and some RAM you should still be able to boot to the post screen and get a missing O/S message. You do not even need a HDD at all to boot to post let alone a CD.
You do not even need a HDD or CD to have a fully working PC with an operating system - this can be loaded into ram through PXE boot over the network at bootup time.
No CD is not the issue.
CB
l7.64ss
08-06-2009, 06:28 AM
ok....well i have a x58 mobo and that comes with a digital screen at the bottom that is suppost to show a certain number if there is a proplem and it is showing f6 and f3 and thos r not in the mobo instructions, this is really pissing me off i was so pround to biuld everything my self (all self thought) then all this bull****, btw thx for all ur help crazy buddhist and nevermind
Crazy Buddhist
08-06-2009, 07:44 AM
So next step phone tech support at the manufacturer and ask them what those codes mean or do a google search for them with your mobo model.
It isn't over yet. Just take it one step at a time.
Hey what is the MOBO ??? is it an EVGA???
CB
l7.64ss
08-06-2009, 04:40 PM
evga x58 sli le, i am thinking about calling geek squad, this is over my head and no one can tell me what the problem is, it is all very unmotivating
nevermind1534
08-06-2009, 05:41 PM
If you can't figure it out, chances are, geek squad can't either. When my uncle had a problem with his, it was that The extra 4 pins of the 20+4 pin plug that goes into the motherboard weren't plugged in.
Well, looking at the POST codes for your MBB in the manual grabbed from here (http://www.evga.com/support/manuals/), there is no code for F6 or F3. This would tend to indicate to me that your northbridge is hosed. Try resetting the CMOS. I believe that model has a CMOS reset button, but just to be sure, I would pull out the CMOS battery, leave it out for about 5 minutes to let the residual charge clear from the caps, then put it back in and try booting again. Also, when testing a system, I tend to pull everything out except for the MBB, CPU, PSU, and minimal RAM. Also, for future notice, you never, ever want to start up a system without any thermal paste. The crappy stuff they put on the stock heatsinks is fine for testing, but you never want to just have bare metal-on-metal.
nevermind1534
08-06-2009, 05:43 PM
Also, for future notice, you never, ever want to start up a system without any thermal paste. The crappy stuff they put on the stock heatsinks is fine for testing, but you never want to just have bare metal-on-metal.
It does have thermal paste.
It does have thermal paste.
Yeah, I know, I was just making sure he knew that for future notice since he thought at first that there wasn't any.
Crazy Buddhist
08-06-2009, 06:38 PM
evga x58 sli le, i am thinking about calling geek squad, this is over my head and no one can tell me what the problem is, it is all very unmotivating
How did I guess it was the EVGA? lol
It's probably the EVGA x58 Mobo being dead doing this .. looking around there are stories of people RMA'ing two before they get a working machine but as it is your first build it would be best to be sure of that before doing anything.
Do you know anyone on the ground who can check it out with you? Otherwise phone EVGA tech support as I propsed before and ask them what those post codes mean. They might not be in the manual because they mean "Send me home".
CB
l7.64ss
08-06-2009, 08:33 PM
lol ok i will call them thx for all the advise guys, "note to self always have paste" haha btw what does rma'ing mean?
l7.64ss
08-06-2009, 09:11 PM
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i PUT THE RAM IN A DIF SLOT AND IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!! evga labeled them wrong well thx for all the help evry1
RMA: Return Merchandise Authorization. It's when you send a product back to the manufacturer for a replacement....which reminds me, I've had three HDDs sitting around waiting to be mailed for a few months now... *runs off to mail them*
nevermind1534
08-06-2009, 10:03 PM
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! U PUT THE RAM IN A DIF SLOT AND IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!! evga labeled them wrong well thx for all the help evry1
Glad to hear you got it working.
Drum Thumper
08-08-2009, 01:39 AM
Good to hear this is working. I chuckled at your post where you said you were going to take it to Geek Squad. You build your own systems, you could probably teach them a thing or two.
Geek Squad = idiocy most of the time. Actually, I feel sorry for the lot of them.
1RealTruth
10-18-2009, 04:57 AM
Some of the new CPUs and Processors do NOT need paste. They have a silver heat transfer pad mounted on the heat sink from the manufacturer. It might be a heat problem but nothing related to the thermal paste.
It could be your power supply is going bad. 80% of all computer hardware problems happen in the first month of use. My Wife's computer is having that same problem, it's a capacitor issue with her motherboard. If you got the computer locally, take it back to the store. If you ordered it, they should have tested the parts. There might be a hardware diagnostics program on the driver CD, you can try that. It might give you some insite.
billygoat333
10-18-2009, 09:03 AM
Some of the new CPUs and Processors do NOT need paste. They have a silver heat transfer pad mounted on the heat sink from the manufacturer. It might be a heat problem but nothing related to the thermal paste.
It could be your power supply is going bad. 80% of all computer hardware problems happen in the first month of use. My Wife's computer is having that same problem, it's a capacitor issue with her motherboard. If you got the computer locally, take it back to the store. If you ordered it, they should have tested the parts. There might be a hardware diagnostics program on the driver CD, you can try that. It might give you some insite.
old thread, and he got it working, if you would have read the whole thread. :up:
*pulls out zombie thread shotgun*
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