i built a pc which contains a biostar p4m80-m4 motherboard,a p4 cpu 2.0ghz,a ati raedon 64mb grapics card with built in tv tuner,1 gig of ram.3 led fans with a 600 watt power supply.and 2 hard drives (40gigs & 200 gigs). I powered on the pc and nothing came on the screen but the settings for the monitor (i have a 19in crt viewsonic monitor) i have checked all the cables,power cables from the power supply,i left all the jumpers alone (still at default) and still when i turn on the power nothing happens.I refered to the motherboard manual for troubleshooting problems.I also noticed that there is no "beep" when i 1st boot the pc.The manual stated that one beep after boot means there is no errors to "post" but there is no beep when i boot,which means that post has noticed a problem.I believe it could be a problem with the video card,but im not sure what to do to see if it is the problem.My motherboard has no video embedded onto it. If someone could help me fix my problem that would bgreat
2007-02-20 03:31:11 · 5 answers · asked by TjD 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
your memory is very touchy, when i built my computer it would kind start at first and with not screen or anything. It turned out that my memory was bad for some reason. once i replaced that it all worked fine. Also yes make sure both your hard drives are not masters.
2007-02-20 04:57:34 · answer #1 · answered by lyd285 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You did no longer say if the fan grow to be working, etc... on the lower back end of the motherboard there must be some diagnostic LEDs which you would be able to interpert from the handbook that got here with it. they aid you recognize if the board thinks it has means, etc... first element. examine you means grant. A tester from radio shack or on line is decrease priced. you purely plug it in and it lighting fixtures up. Did you plug it into your mom board the wonderful way. 2d - you have a watch fastened style battery on your motherboard. it won't means up if this battery is lifeless and it keeps all the saved guidance present day on any onbaord chips and the bios. A lifeless battery right it relatively is almost a lifeless watch battery. no longer something runs and it relatively is incorrect when you replace it so which you will ought to flash the bios. If it grow to be a clean motherboard then i'd return it quite than attempt to try this. My wager is which you're purely mising some thing straight forward like the turn on the means grant is desperate to the incorrect voltage or you forgot to teach the means change. development a working laptop or pc is easy, so some thing is interior the incorrect place, backward, unfastened...
2016-10-16 02:30:29 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually there are different beep codes for all the problems that occur. Since you hear nothing, are you sure everything your motherboard is getting power.
Check that the outlet is giving power, the switch on the back isnt turned off, and the power cable from the power supply to the mother board is completely connected.
2007-02-20 03:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by rsmith985 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try some of these ....
Remove everything from the motherboard EXCEPT the MASTER DRIVE & Video Card & ONE RAM MODULE. See if it boots then.
Since you state your getting NO ERROR BEEPS, that'
s a classic sign that you may have BOTH hard rives pinned as Master and\or miss pinned.
Also
2007-02-20 03:52:17 · answer #4 · answered by mrresearchman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check if the power supply is working. If it does then check all the power connection to the motherboard.
Good Luck
2007-02-20 03:44:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋