• After installing new hardware, no video
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So I spent today installing a new PSU, hard drive, CPU cooler, and video card. I wanted to upgrade my Radeon card to a GTX 760. Well, with everything back together I turn it on and got no picture. The CPU fan spins and I can hear the hard disks spinning, so it has to be an issue with the video card right? I tried taking the new card out and booting with a monitor hooked up through the mobo's HDMI and didn't get picture. Then I tried putting in my old card because I figured I just needed to uninstall my old Radeon drivers, only to discover the revelation that I can't get video that way either. Any ideas?
Did you install the nvidia drivers? What processor do you have?
No, I did not. I have an i5 3570k. I'm afraid I may have dicked up the motherboard when I was installing the CPU cooler. It's a Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212 and I had a hell of a time mounting it. I noticed that my keyboard's lock lights weren't responding when pressing caps lock. These were my specs: [IMG]http://s27.postimg.org/qjzcuib4z/spec.jpg[/IMG]
Are all the power connectors on the motherboard properly seated? Is your power supply set for the correct input (110 vs 220)?
There are power connectors leading from the psu to the motherboard, cpu, optical drive, two hard disks, and video card. It's a modular psu and I don't believe I even saw a switch for 110v/220v. Would fans and hard drives power up if there was a motherboard failure? Edit: Also, I should note that my computer never beeps. Even when it was fine it never beeped.
If you pull all the RAM, does the system beep at you? If it does then your board and PSU is probably fine. Try reset the CMOS by pulling the battery and leaving the machine a couple hours with no power going to it.
I actually pulled everything out of the case, aligned some questionable pins on the board, installed only the PSU, motherboard, and CPU and am happy to find I got three beeps, indicating a RAM issue as you said. I'm going to reset the CMOS as you suggested.
[QUOTE=A Beaver;46660680]aligned some questionable pins on the board[/QUOTE] Exactly what do you mean by this? :v: And if the system doesn't POST at all, you can immediately discard any suspicions regarding drivers not working properly, as drivers are just software working under the operating system Also, did you ground yourself before working with the system? It might be caused by an ESD damage [editline]7th December 2014[/editline] [QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;46660128'] Try reset the CMOS by pulling the battery and leaving the machine [B]a couple hours[/B] with no power going to it.[/QUOTE] Not necessary, a minute or so is enough for the memory to reset
All your really have to do is remove the battery/unplug the system and hold the power button for 10-20 seconds.
[QUOTE=Rixxz2;46662914] It might be caused by an ESD damage[/QUOTE] ESD is extremely overrated for possible damage to computer parts. I've had 1" sparks of static discharge to live running computer components and most of the time they just kept running like nothing happened. I've only seen rare cases where the machine may reboot or crash but it kept running fine after the fact for years. Not to say I recommend testing this out or doing something like putting a van de graff right next to a motherboard to test it.
So I've got my PC back to the way it was before I put any new shit in and everything is okay. I don't know why, but I just can not get the hyper evo to sit right without having to push the screws to meet the posts. I just said fuck it and put the old stock cooler back in after cleaning it. So from here I just uninstall the ATI drivers, install the Nvidia one, install the Nvidia card and I should be good right? Edit: Yup, everything is fine now. Thanks, lads. I still don't know what to do with the cooler though. Anyone have any advice or know of a more retard-proof solution for cpu cooling?
[QUOTE=A Beaver;46668104]So I've got my PC back to the way it was before I put any new shit in and everything is okay. I don't know why, but I just can not get the hyper evo to sit right without having to push the screws to meet the posts. I just said fuck it and put the old stock cooler back in after cleaning it.[/QUOTE] ??? The Hyper 212 Evo has springs on the screws and the retention bracket will flex a bit when you install it. You're supposed to have to put a bit of pressure on it or it won't hold the cooler on securely. [QUOTE=A Beaver;46668104]So from here I just uninstall the ATI drivers, install the Nvidia one, install the Nvidia card and I should be good right?[/QUOTE] This should work. [QUOTE=A Beaver;46668104]Anyone have any advice or know of a more retard-proof solution for cpu cooling?[/QUOTE] If you can't deal with a large tower cooler, get something smaller like a Zalman CNPS5X. It's still a tower cooler but it's easier to install since it isn't so large.
[QUOTE=GiGaBiTe;46665087]ESD is extremely overrated for possible damage to computer parts. [/QUOTE] I've accidentally killed a motherboard due to ESD before, and it should also be noted that ESD damages doesn't necessarily cause problems right away
[QUOTE=GiGaBiTe;46673276] The Hyper 212 Evo has springs on the screws and the retention bracket will flex a bit when you install it. You're supposed to have to put a bit of pressure on it or it won't hold the cooler on securely. If you can't deal with a large tower cooler, get something smaller like a Zalman CNPS5X. It's still a tower cooler but it's easier to install since it isn't so large.[/QUOTE] I don't know man, maybe I'm an idiot, but no matter what I did it just felt [I]wrong[/I]. It wasn't an issue of size either. When I gutted the computer to put it back together, I tested the mobo by only inserting the CPU and RAM. It booted to the shell just fine. Then I put the tower back on and it wouldn't start up. I know the cooling tower of all things shouldn't have any effect, but I took it of and it worked again, so I don't know. I watched multiple videos of people installing it and I swear I did everything by the book. Maybe I'll sell it along with my old card and PSU and just pick up that Zalman cooler you suggested. Like I said, everything is running smoothly now. The GTX 760 is a big step up from my last card. Running Wii games in 1080p is the shit. Thanks to everyone who offered their help. I appreciate you guys :downs:
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