Can someone please help me urgently on one build

[mantona]

I've just built a new machine tonight. The specs are:

 

* Intel Core I7 920 2.66GHz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) Processor

 

* Gigabyte EX58-UD4P Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard

 

* 2 OCZ 60GB SSD's

 

* BFG GeForce GTX 285 OC 1024MB GDDR3 Dual DVI HDMI PCI Express - Retail with PhysX, CUDA & 3D Stereo

 

* Coolermaster Stacker 832 case

 

1) The first issue is that I cannot find out what pins go where. Does anyone know of a diagram. The only spare cables I seem to have are audio? 'hd audio', 'AC 97' plus on the same wiring a bunch of single socket pins???

 

2) I note that the machine can start from the internal switch but there is no monitor, monitor just goes to standby.

 

Basically I no longer know what I'm doing with this and need help. I'm starting to panic now.

[maynardvdm]

Hi

 

What pins are you talking about? The motherboard normally comes with a manual with pictures to show you where all the cables go. The hd audio and ac 97 are different depending on what your motherboard supports.

 

You installed the graphics card in the 1st PCI-e slot right?

 

What power supply do you have?

[mantona]

I can find the pins on the motherboard I need, but the pins to fit there from the case are nowhere to be found. It's really frustrating and I think I will need to dismantle the whole thing and re-assemble before I can correct any fault.

 

The graphics card is installed correctly in the first slot.

 

I have a Collermaster Real Power 850W power supply.

 

Thank you for your help

[maynardvdm]

The cables coming from the case is normally:

 

Power SW, Power LED, HDD LED and Reset SW these should come from the front of the case. Are these the cables you are talking about. Also there might be front USB and Audio also coming from the front of the case if it has got it.

[mantona]

Yes these are the ones I can't find. Have looked everywhere.

 

I think that I will have to re-assemble the whole machine now if I can't find them.

[maynardvdm]

They should come from the front. Take both panels off to see where they are.

[mantona]

I found the power cables, but alas no success was made.

 

The power puts the fans on only.

 

I have since taken the motherboard out of the machine and set it on a anti-static mat. I then plugged in every cable for the basic items and tried starting it again.

Just the same...fans start up ok but nothing on the monitor.

 

I then dismantled the Heatsink and CPU but and studied the processor and where it sits. I cannot see anything wrong there. Does not look like there are any bent pins or anything.

 

I really don't know what I should do next. There are LED's on the motherboard, do they tell me anything that is wrong with the system?

 

Please help!

[mantona]

Have just tried other GFX card...still the same result.

 

Have tried a single stick of RAM, and have swapped them about...no difference.

 

Have set up using the basics but still nothing.

 

Monitor is ok as I'm using it at the moment on my old and not very functional PC.

 

can I tell anything from the lights on the motherboard?

 

Do you think that it may be a RMA situation?

 

Any other suggestions?

 

Thanks

[maynardvdm]

This sounds like the motherboard is dead. Try the onboard VGA if it is available. Also try without the HDD attached.

[mantona]

Have got the system together just now (don't know how it started to work) but the mouse keeps stuttering now. Is this something to do with the RAID, cpu, motherboard or what do you think?

 

Thanks

[Tootech]

I think you need to go back to basics with this one - a stuttering mouse is an odd fault.

 

Can you post the exact spec and part number of your RAM.

 

Have you installed Windows on your RAID setup?

 

Do you have the power connector attached to your video card?

 

Do you have the 8 pin 12volt power connector hooked up to your board?

 

If this was mine, to check the system I'd run either

 

1) One OCZ drive and install the OS

 

or

 

2) One standard SATA drive and install the OS

 

With the BIOS settings all as standard, no overclocking.

 

That allows validation of the new system and spec/build. Once you know everything works ok, swap over to the 2 OCZ's, create a RAID array and install again.

 

It may seem a long way around it, but you have a full set of new parts, new technology and a good few unknowns.

 

Starting with the basics, getting that right and moving on from there is a good way to go.