[bob_p]

ok here go's
I have just put together a pc, amd 64 3200+, asus a8v deluxe mobo, 1gb ram, geforce mx 4000 graphics.
I'm pretty sure its all put together corretcly but when i boot nothin comes on the screen . All the fans go, the hd is on and there is power to the cd etc but the bios screen just doesn't appear.

any suggestions of common causes

thanks

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Hi,

Please follow this troubleshoot guide and report back

Rick

[Doby]

Hi,

Please follow this troubleshoot guide and report back

Rick

[bob_p]

hmm tried all that and still nothin, no beeps. the fans all start and the hd if attached but no beeps or bios screen

[Doby]

Please try another video card and post back sounds like everthing else is working you just can't see whats going on.

Rick

[bob_p]

I figured out it was the ram, thought it was all good and swapped it, now i can boot but when i try and install an os it gets half way through then hangs.
the only thing i can think of is that i'm using a sata drive, i set it to ide mode in the bios as i'm only using one but no joy.

[Doby]

Test the ram you now have with memtest86 and report back most of the time when a system hangs when trying to install a OS it is ram related.

What speed ram do you have and how many sticks?

Rick

[bob_p]

i have one stick the one i was trying was ddr2700 i am just waiting for a replacement ddr400 to arrive