:( any idea whats wrong with my new build?

[SOSAGES2]

Hi all - just got all my bits and bobs delivered and started building the new system.

just turned it on - cpu fan spins for a second or 2 then goes off - everything else seems fine. i then turn it off and the fan jumps into life again for a few seconds.

anyone have any ideas? im all upset

i have an inter conroe 2.4 with stock fan + heatsink.

a gigabyte ds4 mobo

enermax 500w liberty psu

2gb geil ddr2.

and a radeon x1800 xt

no hard drive or cd rom plugged in yet.

i have every power connector i can see plugged in. (is that a bad idea?)
i have 2 atx12vx2 plugs so they are both in.
i also added the extra addon for the atx connector so thats all plugged in.

any ideas? is it something to do with atx 12v?

i have tried it with and without the gfx card and same results.

i assume its not a memory issue as the fan would still continue to spin (i hope) if it was a memory error.

 

[InvaderGIR]

This may sound stupid...unplug the reset button from the front of the case. I couldn't figure out why on an old case the pc wouldn't start and was doing that sort of thing, turned out that the reset button was stuck to reset.

Unplugging it fixed it...then I replaced it.

I'm probably wrong, but it is something to check.

 

[SOSAGES2]

hi and thanks i only have the pwr button connected currently.

 

[Mr Mister]

is the geil ram the stuff on this week only?

Have you tried booting with 1 stick?

 

[SOSAGES2]

yeah thats the stuff - i will try but i would still expect the cpu fan to spin round even if itw as a memory error

 

[bobba]

bad news, you're not alone...

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17606614

 

[SOSAGES2]

oh joy