Asus M2N-E

Got it all working

PSU fires up CPU fan fires up and 2 case fans fire up, only trouble is that

there are no post beeps when it fires up also there is no signal to the
monitor, anyone suggest what might be wrong, i am going to try a bare
install just CPU, RAM and graphics

this is my first go at PCI-E graphics and well my first build for some time
i cant understand why the board wont post, everything seems to fire up ok,
please someone give me any pointers?

TIA

Chris

"Christo" <chris@ no spamming juststuff.co.uk> wrote in
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> Got it all working
>
> PSU fires up CPU fan fires up and 2 case fans fire up, only trouble is
> that
>
> there are no post beeps when it fires up also there is no signal to
> the monitor, anyone suggest what might be wrong, i am going to try a
> bare install just CPU, RAM and graphics
>
> this is my first go at PCI-E graphics and well my first build for some
> time i cant understand why the board wont post, everything seems to
> fire up ok, please someone give me any pointers?

Clear CMOS, check that everything is seated properly, check your power
connections (don't forget the 4 pin power connector and if the video card
has one make sure that is plugged in). If that fails I think I'd try a new
PSU first.

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"Mitch Crane" <a--three> wrote in message
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> "Christo" <chris@ no spamming juststuff.co.uk> wrote in
> news::
>
>> Got it all working
>>
>> PSU fires up CPU fan fires up and 2 case fans fire up, only trouble is
>> that
>>
>> there are no post beeps when it fires up also there is no signal to
>> the monitor, anyone suggest what might be wrong, i am going to try a
>> bare install just CPU, RAM and graphics
>>
>> this is my first go at PCI-E graphics and well my first build for some
>> time i cant understand why the board wont post, everything seems to
>> fire up ok, please someone give me any pointers?
>
> Clear CMOS, check that everything is seated properly, check your power
> connections (don't forget the 4 pin power connector and if the video card
> has one make sure that is plugged in). If that fails I think I'd try a new
> PSU first.
>
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> ybbxvatyvxrnobeantnvayvivatyvxrnurergvpyvfgravatgb neguheyrrerpbeqfznxv
> atnyylbhesevraqfsrryfbthvyglnobhggurveplavpvfznaqg urerfgbsgurvetrareng
> vbaabgriragurtbireazragnertbaanfgbclbhabjohgnerlbh ernqlgborurnegoebxra

It is a brand new PSU 480w

I have tried online calculators that say i should be ok with a 400w PSU at
the most

gonna go try it all now, i will try to re seat the processor too and the
video card RAM etc, hopefully it wont fail

power seems to be getting through ok as case fans with LEDs are lighting up
just there is no POST beeps and no signal to the monitor.

anymore suggestions would be greatly appreciated

"Christo" <chris@ no spamming juststuff.co.uk> wrote in
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>
> "Mitch Crane" <a--three> wrote in message
> news:Xns984E7481A964Baoneatwoathree@216.196.97.142 ...
>>
>> Clear CMOS, check that everything is seated properly, check your
>> power connections (don't forget the 4 pin power connector and if the
>> video card has one make sure that is plugged in). If that fails I
>> think I'd try a new PSU first.
>
> It is a brand new PSU 480w
>
> I have tried online calculators that say i should be ok with a 400w
> PSU at the most
>
> gonna go try it all now, i will try to re seat the processor too and
> the video card RAM etc, hopefully it wont fail
>
> power seems to be getting through ok as case fans with LEDs are
> lighting up just there is no POST beeps and no signal to the monitor.
>
> anymore suggestions would be greatly appreciated

What exact model is it. I'm using a 480w that has 2 12v rails rated at
18a each. Looking at newegg I see 550w and 600w PSUs with a single 12v
rail rated at only 24a. So I'm wondering if your PSU is a good brand or a
cheapy?


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... and use a single memory module for the first start.

Christo wrote:
>
> <<snipped>>
>
> It is a brand new PSU 480w
>
> I have tried online calculators that say i should be ok with a 400w PSU at
> the most
>
> gonna go try it all now, i will try to re seat the processor too and the
> video card RAM etc, hopefully it wont fail
>
> power seems to be getting through ok as case fans with LEDs are lighting up
> just there is no POST beeps and no signal to the monitor.
>
> anymore suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Try the following.

1) Install processor, heatsink (with thermal paste) and CPU fan.
2) Make sure the CPU fan is plugged into the fan header.
3) Don't install RAM, video card, or hard drives. Just the
CPU and motherboard.
4) Connect the power supply.
5) Connect computer case speaker to PANEL header. That is
so you can listen for beep codes.
6) Connect a power switch to the PANEL header.

Is the green LED lit on the motherboard ?

When you push the power button, do the fans spin ?
If they do, you are getting +12V.

Make sure both the 2x2 ATX12V power cable is connected
to the motherboard. It should have two yellow wires and
two black wires. If the colors are something different,
please post the wire colors, as you could have used the
wrong plug.

Now, if everything was working properly, the CPU will run
some BIOS code, find there is no RAM installed, and you
should get a beep code stating no RAM is present. This
test tells you that the CPU was able to execute some
BIOS code.

If there are no beeps at all, then the CPU is not executing
BIOS code, or the code execution is getting stuck some where.
First thing to check, is use the CPUsupport web page, and
check that the BIOS version you have in the motherboard
(as written on the paper sticker on the flash chip), is a
recent enough version for the processor you are using.

If the BIOS is recent enough, then no beeps tells you
that the processor or motherboard is bad (because this
is the second PSU you've tried).

If you do get a beep code, the next step is to unplug
the power supply, and add some more hardware and continue
testing. The next hardware to add would be one stick of
RAM. With RAM present, the next beep code you hear would
be "no video card". Then add a video card and so on.

HTH,
Paul