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[Iku]

So after receive my parts, and i happily put together on a wooden floor without any anti static strap.

When the moment of truth comes, i turn on my computer on and well, it is not running.

Red Light on Video Card.

LCD monitor said no signal.

So, do i need to send back and ask for another MOBO or GPU? Or what can reverse these situation?

[Cephius]

Red light usually means there is a short somewhere. Make sure the motherboard is not making contact with the metal part of the case anywhere. Make sure the standoffs are in correctly on the bottom of the motherboard.

In short: Take everything out, put em back in one at a time. Make sure nothing is making contact where it shouldn't, and try again. Let us know if you still get the same result, and please post specific model number and parts of your computer so we can better assist.

[Iku]

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500

RAM: OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P10664GK

Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

DVD: SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S223Q

Cases: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

PSU: Antec NeoPower 650 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply -

4850 Sapphire Video Card

[Iku]

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8500

RAM: OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P10664GK

Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

DVD: SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S223Q

Cases: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

PSU: Antec NeoPower 650 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply


So, i turned the powered on, the fan on the cases running, the LED turned on, the 3rd party heatsink running.

But there is a red light on my video card.

So can i pinpoint the problem toward the video card?

[Cephius]

From googling a bit, apparently the lights are error codes depending on which are lit, they either mean your card isn't getting enough power or it's dead. Make sure you hooked up all the power connectors correctly.

[Iku]

yeah, but 650W is not enough for that computer?

even if the video card used up like 200W, the rest of the stuff cant possibly use all 450W.


So i assume the card is dead and asking for the RMA from newegg. I could possibly bring it to school and ask one of those computer professor. They should know a thing or two.

[Kohan]

650W should be enough, but as he mentioned, have you made sure that power is connected in all the right places? If there's a port on your card, have you plugged that in? If there's an additional port on your motherboard that supplies additional power to your PCI-E ports, is that plugged in?

[Iku]

ohh man, i swear to god. I could not sleep today due to my mom coming to visit me.

So during the putting together, i missed connecting an 8ping 12V to the motherboard. Fucking silly me.

Thanks alot guys! im installing the OS and chipset to the computer now.

Extremely thanks for the help.