stumbling Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I have just built the following system: intel e6300 asus p5b 512MB corsair xms2 7800 gt fsp blue storm 500w audigy 2 zs I have been unable to boot the system, all that happens is that the power comes on, turning on the fans, but the monitr will not start. I have tried alot of things like: booting out of case trying monitor with another pc moving ram to different slots checking everything is plugged in, and all is securely in place disconnecting all but essential components. The reason I am posting here is that I read somewhere that there maybe some possible compatability issues, and I washopng you may know of someway for me to at leqst get into my bios. I dont have any money left to buy new parts and I can send back anything until I can confirm something is wrong. Is there any chancethis is a compatability issue? or is there a more obvious solution. Any help will be apprectiated as this isdriving me crazy atm:( Thank youin advance Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Is that the vanilla P5B or is that the full model name? What is the exact model of that ram please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumbling Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 its just an Asus P5B and the RAM is Corsair (CM2X512A-6400) 512 Mb DDR2 XMS2-6400 64Mx64non-ECC 240 DIMM unbuffered 5-5-5-12 64Mx8 DRAMs with Heat Spreader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 If the RAM voltage isn't right then you can find this issue. High end DRAM such as 800MHz PC6400 usually does better with a higher voltage. Your ram requires 2.1V while the JEDEC spec is 1.8V. You may need to borrow a stick from a friend and boot with that and then increase the DIMM voltage to 1.9V. Have you tried booting with a single stick of ram? Afterwards, you should update the BIOS as soon as possible. Research: http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair/products/specs/CM2X512A-6400.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumbling Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 I only have 1 stick of ram atm, but i have tried it in every slot. Out of interest do you believe this problem could be caused by a faulty graphics card? My last system had a similar problem and i was told that it was the motherboard, and also possibly the cpu. I decided i may as well upgrade and i bought a new mobo, cpu, memory and when i tried it, it still didnt work so i got a new psu and it one of the problems stopped (I was unable to even turn the power off when it was turned on before) but it still wouldnt boot. I cant work out if this is the same problem as before or a new one. The only components that have stayed the same are the grahics card, harddives and case. Im praying it isnt the graphics card as I dont have the money to buy a new one now. It makesmeish I had just aken it to a pc repairshop, i might have gotten ripped off but at least I would have a working pc :) I dont knowayonround here with any sare parts,but im off to see my brother next week so ill use his stuff. Hpefully its ust theam as its alot cheaper than a new graphics card. Thanks for your help mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Do you have an old PCI graphics card around? I use them to test in such a case. If not, then check at a Mom & Pop corner shop for one. They very likely will just give it to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumbling Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 Sorry to be a dumbass but do you mean pci express or the really old pci express cards? If its the old pci cards doijust put it in a pci slot like a oundcard? Sorry for dumb question, but I dont know much about pci express boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekT Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Yes, an old PCI video card. :) I use them all the time to isolate issues pertaining to the AGP/PCI-e Graphics cards and the PCI-e bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumbling Posted January 8, 2007 Author Share Posted January 8, 2007 Im going to take it into a repair shop tomorrow as they said they would let me use their spare parts to figure out whats wrong. Fingers crossed its not the 7800 GT Thanks for your help, ill post again when I figure out what it is thats stopping me from playing games :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 9, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 9, 2007 Please do let us know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumbling Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 I took it to a shop and the guy fixed it yay :) Apparently the motherboard required a bios flash to work with the e6300 so he put in an older cpu to get into the bios. Im so glad itsfinally sorted, thanks for all your help guys :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 10, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 10, 2007 Great news and thank you for letting us know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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