1st AMD build won't boot

[hop1hop2]

Everytime I try to turn it on I hear the fans an disks spin up the screen turns on, blank though, then the disks spin up again and again in a loop. I haven't been able to confine in to either of my 2 Hds, any advice on this issue.


Specs:

A64 3000+ (Venice E3) w/Big Typhoon
ASRock Dual939
BBA X800XL
1gb of Corsair
120gb + 60gb
4xDVD+/-RW + 52xCD
Audigy 2 Value
ALLIED 500W

 

[themusgrat]

Try with 1 stick of ram, 1 hd, cpu, video card, nothing else, including USB/firewire hooked up to the mobo.. Triple check every connection. Keep us updated.

 

[mountcarlmore]

did you forget to plug in the 4 pin connector into the mobo by any chance? i dont trust that psu youre using either, allied is up there with deer and l&c for notoriously dismal psus.

 

[Captante]

The only times I've had the symptom you describe, it was caused by the mb BIOS not recognizing the CPU properly... if you have internet access, go on Asrocks website & check the version of the BIOS on your mb to make sure it supports revision E A64's... if not you'll need to update it either by flashing it with an older cpu, or contact Asrock for a pre-flashed BIOS chip.

 

[cheesehead]

It sounds like your PSU is overloaded.

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: Cheesehead
It sounds like your PSU is overloaded.

This is also a possibilty, although I think your PC would still POST even if there wasn't enough juice to supply your video card in Windows... if you have an old PCI video card sitting around, its worth a try seeing if it will start with that installed.

 

[montag451]

Also, check you haven't got your mobo header cables mixed up, ie
power switch and restart?