More probs building PC

[Four and Twenty 0]

My friend and I are trying to put a computer together but we are not getting very far with it.

 

Parts:

MB: Asus A7V

CPU: T-bird 950

RAM: NEC Multisync PC 133

CDROM: Creative Labs 52x

HDD: Maxtor 41 gb ata 100 diamond max

Video: Matrox g400 dual head

 

Originally we had trouble with the graphics card. But we did get that going. But then the computer would not run stable at all and would never boot past the bios. So we tried other ram and still had the same problems. (All is explained better in my previous post http://216.247.236.119/ubb/Forum3/HTML/003451.html )Then when we had tried all of the things we could think of we got a replacement motherboard and Ram. We put the new motherboard and ram in there and our problems became worse than before we couldn't get the damn thing to display anything with any of the combinations of stuff we tried (4 different ram dimms, two different graphics cards, and two different motherboards.) And the computer wouldn’t beep at all (bad sign!) We have tried both jumper free and normal jumper settings and we have checked and rechecked all of the setting countless times. (I know more about the frickin A7V now than I do about my whole GD computer)

 

So as you can probably imagine I am getting quite fed up with this f*cking computer building project. I have a hard time believing that we would be unlucky enough to get two bad mother boards in a row and I know that all the ram is good, and the graphics cards are good and I doubt it would be the CD Rom or the HD causing these probs. But I was thinking about it today and it dawned on me that the power supply could be the issue and I was wondering what you guys thought about that. If it is not that it can only be the processor and I hope to hell it is not that.

 

Any thoughts?

Any remotely useful comments would be appreciated greatly.

[EM 0]

To be honest I would guess the processor is bad. You can try measuring the voltages off of the PS with a volt meter to see if they are close to what the sticker on the PS says. There is some tolerances but I don't know them exactly. 30-45 for a PS is still pretty cheap if that is the problem. Some small shops have test tables where you can set your system up and work on it on premises and the one near me allows you to try out different inexpensive parts (ie floppy, PS)to help in troubleshooting.

 

Ed

[EM 0]

To be honest I would guess the processor is bad. You can try measuring the voltages off of the PS with a volt meter to see if they are close to what the sticker on the PS says. There is some tolerances but I don't know them exactly. 30-45 dollars for a PS is still pretty cheap if that is the problem. Some small shops have test tables where you can set your system up and work on it on premises and the one near me allows you to try out different inexpensive parts (ie floppy, PS)to help in troubleshooting.

 

Ed

[Igor 0]

As said be4, processor do die. Specially AMD. They are fragile, and if you read on the web lots of ppl killed those CPUs simply by removing heat-sinks to many time ;(

SO even if you got a good COP at the start thought your ordeal you could have damaged it.

[Four and Twenty 0]

We tried a power supply that we know is good and we still couldn't get a damn thing to come out of that computer.

We are getting replacements for the motherboard, processor, ram, and case/power supply. I was wondering if the power supply still could have been the cause of the issue like if it was frying the parts as we put them in there. I am also kind of annoyed that after trying all of the different things that we have tried we still cannot nail down a cause or a cure for the problem. But I am pretty sure now that the processor is bad however we have no other socket a computer around to test it in. But I was wondering if you guys think that my theory about the power supply toasting the motherboard could be the issue. I don't know what the hell to think anymore.

 

Also if anyone has more info on testing a power supply with a voltage meter please post!

[Igor 0]

It seems like you guys having one hell of a time with this thing. I've never had so many problems building the system. One thing to keep in mind is STATIC electricity. If you have synthetic carpet or clothe that can cause significant charge and kill the equipment on contact. DON'T underestimate the power of the nature

Get a static rist-wrap, they are awailable from computer stores for like $10 or so.

[Four and Twenty 0]

We have taken the utmost precations to avoid static (grounding ourselves thoroughly and repeatedly) and we are building the computer on a thick sheet of rubbery stuff. That would not be the problem would it not much static from rubber right?

[ThC 129 0]

no rubber is an insulator so it wont effect it. Just make sure your wearing one of those wristbands and that you dont go rubbing your feet on the carpet all around the house before you touch the motherboard or whatever.