i just bought an ecs k7s5a motherboard with all components needed to build a new computer. i have finished building it and there is a problem. when i turn on the computer i get a blank screen even though everything seems to be running fine. im using a gforce4 mx420 agp card. help????????
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i get a black screen on my newly built computer
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evildoughboi
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are you sure its booted up? and if you are sure, just to check, just leave the video card in there and boot up, trying to isolate if any of the cards are dead. if that is still a problem just put in another card that you are sure that works.
if that does not work, rearrange the power connectors that goes to each device. i had a frends computer, a amd 1700 xp comp that had that problem. all i had to do was to get the power cables in a certain way for it to boot up. but if it wasnt in the right way, then the monitor would stay blank and the computer would juss sit there, doing nothing and not booting up.
if that does not work, rearrange the power connectors that goes to each device. i had a frends computer, a amd 1700 xp comp that had that problem. all i had to do was to get the power cables in a certain way for it to boot up. but if it wasnt in the right way, then the monitor would stay blank and the computer would juss sit there, doing nothing and not booting up.
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mudskipper
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You might check out faq602-2731 for some ideas. Good luck, and keep us posted! Mudskipper
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well i have not done everything in the faq yet but i have done some of it. here are some problems ive found so far:
i tried taking out the ram and turning it on and i got no beeps or anything and external speakers were connected. I also tried connecting the pwr supply to a different computer (a p3) and i got no picture on that computer but it did beep. So ill continue with other tests and see what happens.I now do think there is somthing defective im trying to find out what
i tried taking out the ram and turning it on and i got no beeps or anything and external speakers were connected. I also tried connecting the pwr supply to a different computer (a p3) and i got no picture on that computer but it did beep. So ill continue with other tests and see what happens.I now do think there is somthing defective im trying to find out what
Bachinat0r
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is your bios even posting? if it's not, don't rule out the opotion that your CPU could either bad or you burned it up...
Do you have an extra power supply? Maybe try a friends. Often in the case you're describing, the power supply is the culprit. See Maximum PC's February article on Repairing and Troubleshooting PC's. They talk about the "classic dead machine". GREAT MAG!!!
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