Dreaded tech didn't do his job..

[Bulmers]

I recently bought all of the computer parts I needed to assemble a PC from Newegg.com. Once I received them I took to a "professional" to put them together for me (since I'm new to the scene and didn't want to destroy anything).

I took it home Friday, and as it turns out I'm having a few problems.

At first my system started up normally. I then transported my PC to my parents house to show it off. It started up normally again. Then after a short while, I restarted it. The PC powered up, but there was no display. I turned it off via the power button, and tried turning it on again. Still no display. I did this another five times, and eventually the display came up.

I took it home later and it worked just fine. Now, this morning when I tried turning it on I had the same problem. The display wont show now and I've tried it four times.

The connection from the monitor to the video card is fine. The video card itself is firmly in place. I dont understand why it is working some of the time, and other times it wont. Any opinions?

Also on a side note, my optical drives werent working, so I decided to switch them out with spares. Now, after putting them into the case and hooking them up, my OS (Windows XP Professional) wont recognize them. I can open the drives with the eject button a couple of times before they stop working all together. Any opinions on this matter?

My system:
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600
Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
COOLMAX CTG-850 ATX12V 850W Power Supply
POWERCOLOR R43CA-GD3D Radeon X800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan with Heatsink

 

[FallenHero]

I have a quick question...does windows appear to be booting normally and then just blank out on you, or do you not have a screen at all?

 

[Bulmers]

I dont get a screen at all. I hit the power button and the screen stays blank while the computer powers up. Like I was saying though, it did it a few times and then started up normally. And now its doing it again.

 

[John]

Since you paid someone to assemble your pc did they offer a warranty on their service? I would have taken it back to them instead of trying to fix it yourself. I understand that you wanted to fix it ASAP, but most likely you voided the warranty with the builder.

You have a "no video issue"

1) I'd stick a DMM on the psu to test the voltages. If you don't have one they are around $20 at Sears (and other fine stores)
2) Pull one of the memory modules out, reseat the other one
3) Reseat the video card
4) disconnect the IDE/SATA devices, and pull any other PCI cards

What happens now?

If nothing try resetting the CMOS.