Hey everyone, I recently bought myself a PC in separate parts, and after assembly it simply won't boot, the monitor gives me an orange light and I can't get any further. The system specs are as follows:
Asus P5Q Pro
Corsair 650W
Intel Q9550 2.83 Ghz
Powercolor Radeon HD4870 PCS+ 1GB
OCZ Reaper HPC 2GB (x2 - 4GB total)
WD 320GB
Everything should be compatible, but it's worth to mention that when I opened the CPU package, the CPU popped out and fell on the floor (stupid me, used force on the package when not supposed to). Now I don't know whether this had a huge impact on the CPU, but could it very well be destroyed after this mess?
When I start my computer, all my fans are working well except for one, the GPU fan, it's connected to the 3 pin fan connector on the card, the two PCI-E connectors at the back are connected as well. I've tested an old card (Nvidia 6800), but it still gives a black screen, however the fan on it did work. So I've concluded that it's not (just) the GPU that's faulty.
I've also tried replacing the memory-sticks with a couple of older ones, still no luck.
As for my monitor, it's a BenQ 22" connected to my GPU via a VGA cable (passing through a DVI-VGA adapter), I figured the black screen problem mightend point back to the adapter, but I tested the adapter with my old PC and the monitor worked.
It seems that no matter how hard I try, everything points back to the CPU/motherboard. I'll connect my speakers to see if the beeps can point where the problem lies, or if it beeps at all (?!).
Asus P5Q Pro
Corsair 650W
Intel Q9550 2.83 Ghz
Powercolor Radeon HD4870 PCS+ 1GB
OCZ Reaper HPC 2GB (x2 - 4GB total)
WD 320GB
Everything should be compatible, but it's worth to mention that when I opened the CPU package, the CPU popped out and fell on the floor (stupid me, used force on the package when not supposed to). Now I don't know whether this had a huge impact on the CPU, but could it very well be destroyed after this mess?
When I start my computer, all my fans are working well except for one, the GPU fan, it's connected to the 3 pin fan connector on the card, the two PCI-E connectors at the back are connected as well. I've tested an old card (Nvidia 6800), but it still gives a black screen, however the fan on it did work. So I've concluded that it's not (just) the GPU that's faulty.
I've also tried replacing the memory-sticks with a couple of older ones, still no luck.
As for my monitor, it's a BenQ 22" connected to my GPU via a VGA cable (passing through a DVI-VGA adapter), I figured the black screen problem mightend point back to the adapter, but I tested the adapter with my old PC and the monitor worked.
It seems that no matter how hard I try, everything points back to the CPU/motherboard. I'll connect my speakers to see if the beeps can point where the problem lies, or if it beeps at all (?!).