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5th Jun 2008, 09:55
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after receiving advice from various people, i purchased a mobo, cpu and ram package, consisting of a AMD 64 4200 X2 processor, ECS geforce 6100-SM-M2 motherboard, and 1GB DDR2 667MHz memory. due to issues with money, i decided i would try to fit it myself. i have a 400watt psu, 80gb hdd, dvdrw drive an a 128mb graphics card. i believe i have connected everything up correctly, but when i switch on, all i get is a flicker of life, and then nothing. does anyone know what i am doing wrong? thanks
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5th Jun 2008, 10:00
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you will most likely need a more powerfull PSU, post computers are recomended to have atleast 500W, have you got any beeps or anything when you boot the computer up?
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#3
5th Jun 2008, 10:06
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ok, so how do i pm you? lol
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#4
5th Jun 2008, 10:20
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why would you need to pm me? just post it here. Also, you can't PM until you are a CJ member, currently you are a CJ new member, to become a member, just stay around, and post occasionaly, and you will eventually become a member, or you could donate, and become a donator, and be able to PM then.
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5th Jun 2008, 10:35
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sorry it said on bottom of msg.....forget it! anyway, bloke at computer fair told me 400w was good enough? i aint got the faintest idea!!!!!! could it be the mobo? i didnt buy a brand new one, i bout a refurbished/reconditioned one........................
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5th Jun 2008, 11:02
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Textbook dead PSU IMO.
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5th Jun 2008, 11:13
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IMO? my psu was fine when i first tested it with the old motherboard. could i have blown it by not connecting up my stuff properly?
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#8
5th Jun 2008, 11:18
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In My Opinion.
Textbook PSU dead = CPU fan jults on power on. It could be the mobo too but if everything is definitely connected right the PSU is the cheaper of the two. |
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5th Jun 2008, 11:32
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when i connected all my cables to the board, the ATX and ATX12V were easy, the ide, the dvd drive, etc, but the front panel header gave me some problems. i was unsure which colours were classed as pos an neu......are the whites neu, and the coloured ones pos?
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#10
5th Jun 2008, 11:47
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In order for a PC to power on all you need is:
PSU Mobo Power and a graphics card and the front of case power switch to mobo. Nothing else is needed, disconnect all the drives power and data, ignore the front case led's and remove any sound or network cards and try that. If it still doesn't work it is PSU or Mobo. Period. |
