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[Azazel]

ok...iv almost finished my first build....but im having a little trouble with the os...everythime i try and install it just stays on the vista wallpaer....for a few mins...then the screen switches off and the fanstarts spinning faster
:(

[pcgolfer85]

Do you have the CPU cooler installed correctly? Proper amount of thermal paste?

Post your system specs. It will make it easier for people to help you.

[Azazel]

1 x Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse USB/PS/2 - Black
1 x Gecube HD 3870X2 1GB Dual GPU PCI-E Power Gamer Edition
1 x Saitek Eclipse Keyboard - USB
1 x Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Thermal paste
1 x Samsung SM2032BW 20"TFT Monitor Widescreen 1680x1050 3000:1 300cd/m2 2ms VGA/DVI-D
1 x LiteOn 20X SATA DVD±RW/RAM With Beige, Black & Silver Bezel + Nero - Retail
1 x Corsair TX 750W PSU - 120mm Fan, 80+% Efficiency, Single +12V Rail
1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping
1 x Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium x64Bit
1 x Antec Nine Hundred - Gaming Case with 200mm Top Fan
1 x ASUS P5E AiLifestyle Series iX38 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
2 x OCZ 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 CL 4-4-4-15 PLATINUM XTC
1 x Xilence Red Wing 120mm Quiet Fan - 3&4pin connection
2 x Western Digital WD2500AAKS Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM SATAII/300 16MB Cache - OEM 124733
1 x Logitech Black S120 2.0 Speakers (cheap)
1xthermalright 120 ultra - extreme

emm ya im pretty sure the cooler has enough pase and is done correctly....i could repaste it and see

[mdm-adph]

Well, there's your problem...

It's Vista. :p

But, seriously -- can you turn on your computer, go to the BIOS, and leave it there for as long as you want? Or does the screen blank out just the same?

[Azazel]

Well, there's your problem...

It's Vista. :p

:) lol :laugh:

[pcgolfer85]

Your computer may be blue screening.

The monitor is switching off and your computer is restarting because you have it set to automatically restart on system failure. The increase in fan speed is probably the same noise you hear when you turn your computer on.

Hmmm...

Do an examination of your motherboard. Look for anything out of the ordinary...blown capacitors, burn spots...etc.

[Azazel]

if re greesed the cooler...im gonna test it out again...there are no burns or anything blown out on the mobo

[Azazel]

it did it again :(

[Azazel]

amother this ia that the computer disent beep when you turn it on :( is there anything i havent pluged on or something

[TUngsten]

Try one ram stick at a time in different channels for starters. I've had far too many bad OCZ sticks....I'd also try another videocard if you have one.

[Azazel]

ok...i will try...i only have 2 in at the moment...

[TUngsten]

maybe try starting it up with a standard (non USB) keyboard as well, you never know

[Frogger]

is the dram voltage set to 'auto' in the bios? TUngstenis on the right track try using only one stix and set the voltage to 2.0 in the bios ...see if it still hangs

[Azazel]

@tu: il check it out
@flogg...it wont let me got to the bios..just goes through some numbers the goes to windoes setup

[TUngsten]

tap the DEL key before the windows screen to access bios

[Azazel]

oh thx..ok ..im in bios...how do i check temp...

[Azazel]

the cpu is only 20c and mobo is 30...so it should be fine

[TUngsten]

check ram voltage while in the bios - you may need to set it higher as per your ram

[Azazel]

emm..well the installer is working now...not sure what happend...but im having trouble installing the os....it says the my hdd dosent meat the requirements...what could that be about

[Azazel]

anyone :(..

[TUngsten]

no idea there...try it again? or just continue? maybe format it as NTFS as opposed to fat32?

[Frogger]

the default setting for the HDD is Enhanced and the next line [in bios] configure SATA as [IDE] is the default your pration of 85Gb is plenty for install ...how did you format the Hdd??

[Azazel]

emm i just clicked format :) hehe...anyway...its workin now :) not sure what i did :) thx alot you 2...and everyone else who helpd

[Frogger]

:toast: gald to see your running :)But me thinks you'll be back looking for more :laugh: not to worry we'll all still be here :roll:

[Azazel]

hehe...im back already...after installing vista the computer did what it used to do...screen turns off...while the whole computer is still on (tower)...and fan goes really fast...i tryed to turn it on again....but it did the same thing after a minuit :(

[Frogger]

by the 'fan' you mean the CPU cooler..... if so looks like overheating...reboot to the bios go to the 'power' menu and check the 'hardwear monitor' leave it running and watch the temps.....while you in the bios go to pci pnp & change the Plug &play option to 'yes'

[Azazel]

ok...i changed it to yes....emm...the temp is at 20-21 ....il tell you if it chages in a few min

[Oliver]

hehe...im back already...after installing vista the computer did what it used to do...screen turns off...while the whole computer is still on (tower)...and fan goes really fast...i tryed to turn it on again....but it did the same thing after a minuit :(

I'd set everything to default...after a cold boot....in Bios, take 2 sticks of ram out to 2Gigs, delete any partitions on your hard drive (check it with Large Drive Tools -make a boot disk), plug in std keyboard and mouse.

Work your way up again...Partition if really neccessary (two physical disks or more is better)...Vista install, memory install, install all rest once system is stable.........ok I know its a pain but i do it everyday for customers nd its the onlyway to work out the problems;)

[Azazel]

oh...and by the way...when i turn on the computer it dosent beep to show its ok...is there anything that i had to install to the mobo so that it can beep

[Azazel]

I'd set everything to default...after a cold boot....in Bios, take 2 sticks of ram out to 2Gigs, delete any partitions on your hard drive (check it with Large Drive Tools -make a boot disk), plug in std keyboard and mouse.

Work your way up again...Partition if really neccessary (two physical disks or more is better)...Vista install, memory install, install all rest once system is stable.........ok I know its a pain but i do it everyday for customers nd its the onlyway to work out the problems;)

iv only got 2gb in at the moment...well vista is installed now...it has a problem of sestarting...

it just turned off again...when i was in the bios...didnt get to see the temp...but a few seconds before it swirched off it was 21.5

[Frogger]

all asus MB come with a white block that you mount all you case pins on then hock up to the mb if you used it and if you case has a speacker it should work

[Azazel]

oh...i have an antec 900...i atached everything to the white block..(that could be attached) so i guess that ok .

[Azazel]

any ides anyone...plzzz

[Frogger]

now your really in the crapper :) your going to have to strip it down to the basics unplug everything from the psu& the mb Except the cpu fan,the hdd with the op sys,2 stxi ram, vid card....JUST as for the sake of asking did you plug both 4 pin cpu power pulg in the mb??

[Azazel]

emm i think im gonna have to do that...ehhh...any way...do you mean the 24pin connector and the 8 pin connector....to the mobo...(well i couldent fina a 4 pin connector (2 on top and 2 on the bottom) so i just put an 8 pin connector in ...

[Frogger]

8 pin in here??? pic

[Azazel]

yes....could tha be the problem (i took the black thing off)

[Frogger]

you needed to take the black 'thing' off to plug in 8 pins

[Frogger]

did you uus the right 8 pin plug pic

[Azazel]

emmm yes...i had no 4 pin connector...and it came off...so i put an 8 pin in...i think i read it in the mobo guide....or i could have misread it if i have done anything wrong...was it wrong to take it off

[Azazel]

did you uus the right 8 pin plug pic

emm...ya..i uesd the top one

[Frogger]

THEN your going to have to start back at the basics get back after you re&re the parts

[Azazel]

ok...i will have to do that tomorrow though...dont have the time at the moment :(

[Azazel]

hey i reasembeld all the parts...and im still having the same problem...hmm.. :(

[kyle2020]

ive just read your system specs - could be bad RAM, power not supplied to needed areas, etc etc. Try searching for a walkthrough of installing all your power supplies cables etc, and after your confident ALL of them are plugged in correctly (please dont forget the CPU fan, spesh with a q6600, could be fatal) and try it again, start from scratch, re format you HDD, etc etc.

if still no luck, i had a sort of similar problem - i hadnt set my RAM voltages correctly and i kept getting BSOD upon usage, but mainly on boot up. so check your voltages in BIOS, if ok, try running just 2 sticks, if not, vary the sticks you use - could be a knackered unit.

keep us updated (Y)

[Azazel]

emm..i tried changin the ram voltage and changeing all the ram...still nothing...i reasembled everything again...still nothing...i changed the cpu cooler to the stock cooler...still nothing.....and i took it some pc dude today...he turned out to be an ediot... :(.....its been 4 day now...and i did everything i could...i dont know what to do...:(

[Frogger]

so with this config
"down to the basics unplug everything from the psu& the mb Except the cpu fan,the hdd with the op sys,2 stxi ram, vid card."
==same old story :wtf:
if you try 1stix of ram with the volts for it set @ 2.0 in dimm slot B1 & try to reboot

[Frogger]

^^^^ never mind

[Frogger]

I Hate to say this cause I know it's a pain but Ithink it's time to look at your retailer's return policy ie; 7 day exchange? 30 day exchange? and see about getting another MB.....thats asssuming that you purchased it locally and not online

[Azazel]

I Hate to say this cause I know it's a pain but Ithink it's time to look at your retailer's return policy ie; 7 day exchange? 30 day exchange? and see about getting another MB.....thats asssuming that you purchased it locally and not online

i got it from ebuyer.com.....emm....il check ther policy...