Re: Start up problem
- From: "Rich D" <chard121@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:51:15 -0500
I just now tried all this with no success.
"Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Rich D" <Chard121@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I just built a computer with all new parts and about 2 seconds after
starting up the computer it shuts down. I tried taking parts out and
eventually was down to just the motherboard and power supply and had the
exact same problem. It's an Asus M2N-E. Is it the motherboard that's the
problem, or could it be the processor? (I tried two different band new
power
supplies)
Rich:
I'm assuming that you've carefully reviewed your ASUS User Guide re the
installation process...
Check this before doing anything...have you connected the power supply's
4-pin 12V lead to the appropriate connector on the motherboard? If not, do
so and see if that corrects the problem.
If the problem remains, and all other connections appear in order...
1. Disconnect the power supply cable from the motherboard's PS connector
and disconnect all case leads from the motherboard and disconnect the
monitor cable.
2. Remove the motherboard from the case and lay it on some flat surface
such as a piece of plywood. If you have a piece of foam to put underneath
the motherboard, do so.
3. The *only* components that should be installed on the motherboard at
this point are your processor, heatsink, RAM modules, and graphics/video
card. Nothing else.
4. Connect your power supply while its switch is OFF. It can sit right
outside the case if its leads don't reach the motherboard's connectors
while the PS is currently installed in the case. Ensure that you connect
the 4-pin 12V lead to the appropriate connector on the motherboard. Also
that you've connected the CPU fan.
Connect your monitor and the keyboard.
5. Check all your connections and ensure that you've correctly installed
each component mentioned above. Make certain the heatsink has been
properly installed. Is the RAM & video card properly seated? Power up the
monitor.
6. If it's convenient to do so, connect the case's power switch lead to
the appropriate MB connector. Often the lead won't be long enough while
the MB is sitting outside the case, so in order to power up the system
you'll have to temporarily "jumper" the two power switch pins on the MB by
using a flat-head screwdriver for example and touching both pins
simultaneously. You will, of course, have switched on the PS.
7. Hopefully you'll get a screen display at this point. It's unimportant
what's on the screen - all you want is some sort of display. Leave it run
for about half an hour to determine if it's stable. Access the BIOS and
check the temps to determine they're in normal range. So if all is well at
this point the problem may have been some misconnection of one sort or
another or perhaps the motherboard was shorting out while in the case
because it was improperly installed. So carefully review your
motherboard-to-case installation process.
8. If all is well at this point continue to add one component at a time.
But if all is *not* well at this point, i.e., the system shuts down within
a few seconds as it did previously, then we're going to have to pursue
further...
Anna
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