New build doesn't boot

[ziadoz]

My new build PC doesn't seem to boot properly. Everything spins up (CPU Fan, Case fans, Graphics card fan etc). Then everything just stops!

My components are:

E6850 with CNPS9500 HSF
Asus P5k-E Motherboard
2x1GB Corsair DDR2 800Mhz
Geforce 8800 GTX
Western Digital 500GB SATA HD

Any ideas what could be causing it? I'm seriously stuck!

[Clunk]

Could be a short, or a dead stick of RAM.

Try one stick of RAM at a time first, and if that isnt working, then take the board out, build it up on some cardboard and see if it starts. If it does, take out the I/O shield and snip all the bits of stray metal off it, and also go round all the motherboard standoffs and tighten them with a pair of pliers.

[ziadoz]

Could be a short, or a dead stick of RAM.

Try one stick of RAM at a time first, and if that isnt working, then take the board out, build it up on some cardboard and see if it starts. If it does, take out the I/O shield and snip all the bits of stray metal off it, and also go round all the motherboard standoffs and tighten them with a pair of pliers.

Tried the RAM, will take a look at the I/O shield now!

[ziadoz]

OK, had it out on cardboard, still seems to do the same thing. It powers up, everything spins up, then it stops. The PSU is a Silverstone OP750 btw. Any more ideas? Could the CPU not be installed correctly or something?

[ziadoz]

Bump.

[cotswoldcs]

OK well it's not the hard drive so from the info you've given that leaves:

Mobo
CPU
Graphics Card
RAM (less likely if you've tried one at a time)

You need to eliminate each of these to be sure. Have you are spare graphics card (PCI-E or PCI), old CPU, etc. I'm sure if you asked around you'd be able to find something for testing purposes.

Let us know how this develops.

[cotswoldcs]

OK, had it out on cardboard, still seems to do the same thing. It powers up, everything spins up, then it stops. The PSU is a Silverstone OP750 btw. Any more ideas? Could the CPU not be installed correctly or something?

Maybe faulty cardboard...?

[blowtorch]

no beep codes from the mobo when this happens?

[ziadoz]

I just sorted it. I'm a godamn noob that's why! I forgot to plug in the power for the Core 2 Duo. Doh! This is my first build though.

[blowtorch]

lol, that strange sense of relief and embarassment...... I can relate to that!