ok i got a new motherboard and it comes with the cpu this is what i got Biostar P4M80M4 Via Socket 478 MicroATX Motherboard and an Intel Celeron D 345 3.06GHz OEM Processor.Heres the deal i have hooked everything up right and everything i have check it about 5 times the prob. i am having is it powers up but my usb mouse dont light up nor does my usb keyboard lights light up and nothing shows up on the screen and there is no floppy in the floppy drive.so what can i be doing wrong can maybe some one help me

thanks
mad_mod_man

Is it not even booting to windows?

check BIOS and see if you have got USB mouse and USB keyboard enabled


Mark

From past experience-

1) Try connecting the USB keyboard to the PC with a USB to PS2 connector. The last PC i built wouldn't boot with the keyboard connected with USB.

2) Check the graphics card is seated properly.

i cant get into the bios nothing is comming up on the screen

hey man have had the exact same problem on several computers although the cause isn't always the same. The most common causes are grafix ram problems. Take your rig back to basics, unplug everything but the psu, front panel power + light connectors, system speaker, cpu, 1 GFX card/onboard gfx and 1 dimm (ram stick). If you have two dimms then try each one seperatly incase one doesn't work, when changing ram make sure all contacts are clean 'n dust free.

Try to boot up and see what happens, also your computer should hopefully make some beeps at start-up, go to your motherboard manufacturers website and find out what those beeps mean as it is usualy different as per make.

let me know how you get on

SB

Basically, what is happening is your computer isn't POSTing (Power On Self Test). I would first try what reflux suggested, and use the adapter (which the KB should have come with), or simply use a PS/2 keyboard. I've seen them as cheap as $3 at Fry's Electronics.

Next, I would try disconnecting everything from the computer that aren't absolutely necessary. Basically, the only things that should be plugged in are the PSU's ATX power connector (20 or 24 pin, plus the 4-pin auxillary connector if applicable), the CPU fan connector, the RAM, the video card (again, if applicable), the ATX front panel connectors, and that's it. Don't even plug in the hard drives or any other devices. We're simply trying to get the computer to POST.

Now, if it still doesn't work, you may have to start swapping parts. The first thing I would suggest is to swap the power supply out. Since you've got a relatively inexpensive system (Biostar and Celeron), you shouldn't need much power. Run down to the corner store and pick up some cheap 250W PSU just to test it out. Also, I would try using only one stick of RAM at a time.

The last thing you should check is the processor. Make sure none of the pins got bent when you put in the ZIF socket. Check and see if the heatsink is making proper contact with the CPU.

If none of these things work, you may have a bad processor, or perhaps a bad motherboard. RMA both of them if possible.

I hope that helps!

well thanks for all yalls help but i have tryed everything like yall said i have tryed different psu,rams,cpu and still nothing i already called td and have other modo coming in soon.i would have it already but when i called it was on backorder and they did get any more until today 5/3/05 so hopefully this time it works lol and i had a speaker hood up and there was no beeds and i tired on radeon 9550 video card i tryed the onboard and still nothing so i called td and getting a new one thanks once again for everyones help

Quote: Originally Posted by mad_mod_man07485 well thanks for all yalls help but i have tryed everything like yall said i have tryed different psu,rams,cpu and still nothing i already called td and have other modo coming in soon.i would have it already but when i called it was on backorder and they did get any more until today 5/3/05 so hopefully this time it works lol and i had a speaker hood up and there was no beeds and i tired on radeon 9550 video card i tryed the onboard and still nothing so i called td and getting a new one thanks once again for everyones help

Hey dude, did you manage to find out what your beep codes (if any) mean?

Cheerz

SniffyB

Quote: Originally Posted by SniffyB Hey dude, did you manage to find out what your beep codes (if any) mean? Cheerz SniffyB

SniffyB with another Great question... totally was going to ask that as well... So what i am getting is that nothing is working for you at all... would this be the case? And you have another of the saye model being shipped to you? well good luck and keep us posted!


SniffyB Welcome to PCApex!!
Glad to have another Solid tech here handing out good advise, YOu will fit in well!

Quote: Originally Posted by denacopoliez SniffyB with another Great question... totally was going to ask that as well... So what i am getting is that nothing is working for you at all... would this be the case? And you have another of the saye model being shipped to you? well good luck and keep us posted! SniffyB Welcome to PCApex!! Glad to have another Solid tech here handing out good advise, YOu will fit in well!

Hey dude thanks for the welcome i think i will get on well with everyone here seems to be a very sound and helpfull community will deff recomend this site, hope i can do my best to help and learn as much as i can at the same time.

Regards

SniffyB

the motherboard is died my new one is comming in mon 5/8

well i finally got my replacement mobo and sitting it as i type this lol.after i get xp in it i am going to all my lights and mods for it and then when my old set up is running again i am going to benchmark the two and see the differents in them and ill post the benchmark stuff

mad_mod_man

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=437

the above is a nice article, it may give you an idea of how your new CPU should perform

thanks for the link ill check it out