New PC building help!

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hi everyone, today i started to build my new pc from zero and i'm done but when i try to start it, it didn't do it, it just start to make 5 short beeps and then other two or three long beeps, i thought that it was just little error but then when i try to restart it again the pc make the same noice again, the only clue to me was that the video card was making an error(i search on the net for the meaning of theat noice), but when i opened my pc and see what was the problem i didn't see anything relevant at all! the two dvd drivers where connected in the correct way(the DVD player was placed as the master driver and the DVD driver was placed as the slave driver), the power cables were placed in the correct way in all the drivers(i also check the two power cables that are connected to the motherboard and both where placed in the correct place). After checking every single detail i try to start again my pc, but now i didn't heard any sound and the monitor just didn't react(yes, it was ON...).

i follow all the guides from all the drivers...., am i missing something?

this are the drivers i'm using:
>Gateway 19" HD Widescreen Display
>Motherboard Intel DP35DP
>Power supply 750W
>Intel Quad Core 2 - 2.4GHZ
>2 DDR2 800Mhz 1.8V (1gb each)
>Video Card: Fatality 8600 (fanless)
>LG DVD Player
>Samsung DVD-RW
>Multi-memory cards reader
>One Sata2 HD 500Gb
all of this in a NZXT Lexa pc case.


any idea? a clue of what might be the problem?

PLEASE HELP    
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
is your monitor hooked up to the computer?
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
yes..., i thought in that too but it was connected in the correct way.., but tell me, if the pc dont make a sound at all is good or bad? since the monitor is not showing a thing i'm not sure of this...
Elemental: Reforged
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
the power cables that connect to the motherboard, are you using the 4-pin or 8-pin connector? intel tech support told me once that unless you have an Extreme series cpu, to use a 4-pin adapter and not the 8-pin. a quad core is not a member of the Extreme series. also, does your mobo need a third power connection using a regular 4-pin molex?
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The 4 pin molex is power for the CPU. Like Whip said, make sure it's connected.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
the DP35DP motherboard is part of the media series, and i'm not quite sure about the 4 or 8 pin connector, i only conect 2, a scuare one(i guess this one the 4-pin cable) and a long one..., at the guide it says that this scuare one is the ATX connector(2 x 2 Power) and the other one is the main power connector(2 x 12)
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Could be faulty ram, try switching the memory around to different slots. If that doesn't work try taking one ram stick out and so on..

e/ Ah videocard, there is a power connector for it, is that plugged in? It'll give you a nice big beepy mess if it isn't. If it wasn't plugged in there is a very big chance your motherboard and or videocard could be damaged....
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
the video card doesn't have a power connector, i search fisicaly for it.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ah, just took a look at the videocard. You are correct, no power connector for it.

If I had to give a guess I'd say this was a memory issue. Could be one of two things, a bad memory stick or a bad memory slot on the motherboard.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Take all the expansion cards out except the video, use only one stick of ram, unplug all your drives HDD's and CD Rom's. Boot into BIOS, load Failsafe Settings and reboot.Does it go to POST?
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Also, by any chance is this plugged in:
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
if tha tis a pic of his mobo, i guess he doesn't have an 8-pin connection. a 4-pin is the only way to go. also, i don't see a molex connector anywhere.
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Astyanax0, that's my motherboard and yes that is the ATX power connector, can you see that white and long connector at the right side of the ram slots? that's the other power connector, following the motherboard guide that's the main power connector.
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Look Here for Bios Beep Codes Might be of some help WWW Link
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
yes typically the Manual for the MB has the codes for the errors..
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
well, i have to say that it was a painful job to join all the parts, couse almost all the guides of each element were realy simple(the most complete guide was the ZUMAX power supply with 20 pages i guess), i had to search for more info throu the net and the job got easier but i get into this problems.....  

...right now i'm checking the processor and see if in there is the problem  
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just a thought but did you use any thermal compound between the CPU and the heat sink? Was the heat sink seated right on the CPU? Most if not all the CPU's will have some type of compound all ready applied If yours did have the compound applied did you take off the protective cover? The reason I ask is the fact that a long series of beeps usually means a problem with the CPU.

If the heat sink isn't seated right or there isn't a thermal barrier of some kind it takes just a few seconds for the CPU to burn up
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
the cpu was my first guess. Is it seated correctly? I've had that happen before...      
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

the cpu was my first guess. Is it seated correctly? I've had that happen before...      

Same. Had my uncle help me rebuild my machine about a month ago and it wouldn't boot up...turns out the CPU wasn't in the right orientation.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
the cpu is placed correctly.., but the heat sink didn't came with a thermal barrier or something like what you are telling me.., i thought that since it wasn't added it was not necessary at all...., my bad, i guess...  
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
How would the BIOS know if thermal grease was applied or not guys? Come on...
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top

How would the BIOS know if thermal grease was applied or not guys? Come on...


It knows whether there is bacon or a processor there.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There should have been a strip of thermal protection on the back of the heat sink if it was the factory heat sink. If you used an after market heat sink you need to apply a thermal barrier like artic silver or another brand. If you set the heat sink metal to metal with the CPU the CPU will burn out. Look on the back of the CPU Does it look burned? Also when using a thermal past it only takes a small drop in the middle of the CPU as it will spread out when you fasten the heat sink down.
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
How would the BIOS know if thermal grease was applied or not guys? Come on...


Because it can smell the CPU cooking.. I hope you where kidding when you said that because You will be in trouble if you build a system