new pc problems... ugh

[Bicen]

ok well i tried to boot up my computer after installing the DFI UT mother board with my 2 gigs of OCZ platinum ram but when i boot up i get long beeps with around 2-3 seconds in between... i read that some ram takes more voltage than others and maybe to push the ram to 4 volts or something... im really confused on what is wrong...

 

[mechBgon]

Not enough info, guy Can you list out full specs? If you want a template, you can hit Quote and modify this sample, if you feel like being super-thorough. Also, make sure all four power plugs are hooked up to your DFI, it takes four.

• CORE HARDWARE
  • Power supply Antec TruePower 430
  • Motherboard Asus K8N-E Deluxe
    • Revision 1.03
    • BIOS 1005
  • CPU Athlon64 3000+
    • Core 130nm Clawhammer
  • Memory (2) 512MB Corsair XMS 3200C2 modules
    • Voltage Manually set to 2.7 volts
    • Timings AUTO, results in 2-3-2-6 @ 200MHz
• CARDS
  • Primary video card ATI Radeon 9800Pro AGP 8x
  • PCI slot #1 (top) empty
  • PCI slot #2 empty
  • PCI slot #3 LeadTek Winfast TV/FM tuner card
  • PCI slot #4 Creative Audigy 2 ZS
  • PCI slot #5 LSI Logic Ultra160 SCSI
  • PCI slot #6 (board only has five PCI slots)
• DRIVES
  • Boot drive 160GB Seagate 7200.7
    • Interface Serial ATA
    • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 SATA controller
    • Jumper setting not applicable (SATA)
  • Additional hard drive 40GB Seagate 7200.7
    • Interface Parallel ATA
    • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, primary channel
    • Jumper setting Master
  • Additional hard drive 18GB Seagate Cheetah 15k.3
    • Interface SCSI
    • Controller hosting this drive LSI Logic U160 card
    • Jumper setting SCSI ID 01
  • Optical drive #1 NEC 3500A DVD burner
    • Interface Parallel ATA
    • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, secondary channel
    • Jumper setting Master
  • Optical drive #2 Lite-On combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW
    • Interface Parallel ATA
    • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, secondary channel
    • Jumper setting Slave
• OS AND SECURITY
  • Operating System WindowsXP Professional
  • Service Pack SP2
  • Internet connection Cable
  • Hardware firewall Netgear RP614 router
  • Software firewall WindowsXP firewall
  • Antivirus Norton Antivirus 2004

 

[Bicen]

# CORE HARDWARE

* Power supply OCZ ModStream 520 PSU
* Motherboard DFI Lanparty nF4 series

* CPU Athlon64 4000+
o Core 90nm san diego

* Memory (2) 1024MB OCZ 3200C2 plat edition
o Voltage not sure... cant find
o Timings AUTO, results in 2-3-2-5 @ 200MHz


# CARDS

* Primary video card ATI Radeon x850 plat ed pci express

# DRIVES

* Boot drive 80GB Seagate 10k
o Interface Serial ATA
o Controller hosting this drive nForce3 SATA controller
o Jumper setting not applicable (SATA)

* Additional hard drive 80GB Seagate 7200.7
o Interface Parallel ATA
o Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, primary channel
o Jumper setting Master

* Optical drive #1 NEC 3500A DVD burner
o Interface Parallel ATA
o Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, secondary channel
o Jumper setting Master

* Optical drive #2 Lite-On combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW
o Interface Parallel ATA
o Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, secondary channel
o Jumper setting Slave

 

[Bicen]

i think thats about righjt\

 

[mechBgon]

Check that you have all the power plugs hooked up (24-pin main, 4-pin square, HDD-style and FDD-style), and also the power plug for the video card itself (example pic).

Also, the mobo is mounted on standoffs, right? Sorry for the dumb question

 

[Bicen]

ofcourse its on standoffs haha

 

[Bicen]

when i strart the PCi can count to 3 between thebeeps, does anyone know what that means with this board??

 

[rise]

bios


sorry, that wasn't specific. you probably need to flash to 3.10 bios.

 

[rise]

3 beeps means its trying to find the cpu so you must be on the old 1.25. you should still be able to get it to post though.

try a clear cmos- power off, unplug the cord and clear the jumper for a few minutes, put the jumper back and plug back and power up again.

and make sure your cpu is seated properly.

edit- for future reference-

4 red lights = system start-up
3 red lights = CPU detected
2 red lights = DRAM detected
1 red light = VGA detected
0 red lights = system boot-up

edit 2-- use just 1 stick in the #2 slot , orange closest the edge of the board, until you get running. and unplug anything else you don't need.

 

[Bicen]

ok i got 3 red lights and i still dont have video

 

[Bicen]

and i still ahve 3 lights i took out 1 ram and stuck the other in the 2nd orange slot closest to the edge

 

[rise]

well, if 3 are lit it means its hanging on "searching for cpu"

did you do the clear cmos?

 

[Bicen]

haha one of my sticks of ram were dead, replaced one and itbooted

 

[rise]

sweet

 

[Bicen]

i guess 1 gig of ram will do for now =/ =P

 

[rise]

poor you

ocz will take care of it. that ram is awesome btw.