Newly Built Computer Won't Stay On
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Posted by Jack Bruss on December 14, 2006, 10:30 pm
Please log in for more thread options seconds. I hear a longish beep, and all 4 fans in the system are turning before the whole thing shuts down. There is no time for anything to show up on the monitor. The system is as follows: CASE - COOMAS|CAC-T05-UB BLK/BL RT PSU - SUNBEAM|SUNNU450-US-BK 450W RT MB - ASUS M2N-MX GF6100 AM2 CPU - AMD|A64 X2 3800+ AM2 2x512K R MEM - 1G|OCZ DII800 OCZ2P800LP1G R HD - 120G|WD 7K 8M SATA2 WD1200JS The Power supply has this temp monitor fan controller thing, and it shows a temp of about 25 C, before the computer shuts down. I've tried starting with the knob at high, low, and auto, with the same results, that is shut down in about 4 seconds. I tried to boot before I installed the drives, and got the same results. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jack | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by JAD on December 14, 2006, 10:53 pm
Please log in for more thread options check your temps check the heatsink fan install | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by RussellS on December 14, 2006, 11:20 pm
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>I just built a new computer, and when I turn it on, it turns off in about 4
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>seconds. I hear a longish beep, and all 4 fans in the system are turning >before the whole thing shuts down. There is no time for anything to show >up on the monitor. The system is as follows: > > CASE - COOMAS|CAC-T05-UB BLK/BL RT > PSU - SUNBEAM|SUNNU450-US-BK 450W RT > MB - ASUS M2N-MX GF6100 AM2 > CPU - AMD|A64 X2 3800+ AM2 2x512K R > MEM - 1G|OCZ DII800 OCZ2P800LP1G R > HD - 120G|WD 7K 8M SATA2 WD1200JS > > The Power supply has this temp monitor fan controller thing, and it shows > a temp of about 25 C, before the computer shuts down. I've tried starting > with the knob at high, low, and auto, with the same results, that is shut > down in about 4 seconds. > > I tried to boot before I installed the drives, and got the same results. > > Any help will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Jack > That particular DDR2-800 memory needs 2.2V and is geared more towards overclockers, but I believe that motherboard supplies a maximum of 2.0V to the memory and is not the best board choice for high voltage memory. Your memory is probably not supported, so I'd go to the Asus site to get a list of QVL memory for that motherboard, then do a memory exchange. if you can get your hands on some DDR2-533 1.8V memory just to see if it'll boot up, that could rule out other possibilities. Also, double-check that both 12V power cords are plugged into the motherboard. -Russell http://tastycomputers.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by OSbandito on December 15, 2006, 2:09 am
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> >I just built a new computer, and when I turn it on, it turns off in about 4
> >seconds. I hear a longish beep, and all 4 fans in the system are turning > >before the whole thing shuts down. There is no time for anything to show > >up on the monitor. The system is as follows: > > > > CASE - COOMAS|CAC-T05-UB BLK/BL RT > > PSU - SUNBEAM|SUNNU450-US-BK 450W RT > > MB - ASUS M2N-MX GF6100 AM2 > > CPU - AMD|A64 X2 3800+ AM2 2x512K R > > MEM - 1G|OCZ DII800 OCZ2P800LP1G R > > HD - 120G|WD 7K 8M SATA2 WD1200JS > > <...>
> > down in about 4 seconds.
> > > > I tried to boot before I installed the drives, and got the same results. > > > > Any help will be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jack Russell generously responded: > -----------------------------------------------
> That particular DDR2-800 memory needs 2.2V and is geared more towards > overclockers, but I believe that motherboard supplies a maximum of 2.0V to > the memory and is not the best board choice for high voltage memory. Your > memory is probably not supported, so I'd go to the Asus site to get a list > of QVL memory for that motherboard, then do a memory exchange. if you can > get your hands on some DDR2-533 1.8V memory just to see if it'll boot up, > that could rule out other possibilities. > > Also, double-check that both 12V power cords are plugged into the > motherboard. > > -Russell > http://tastycomputers.com Jack, I'll throw in my two-cents here. I believe Russell is being kind. What I'm seeing on the Anandtech forum is that (variants of)this MB are causing LOTS of headaches, with regard to low RAM voltages in particular. Though AMD did put together a good rig using the M2NBP-VM CSM mated with the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 210S + nForce 430, it (the M2N) seems awful damn touchy about which components it's mated with. I haven't checked on whether the suffix on the board model means a lot. My opinion, which is affected by low intellect and bad upbringing, is that the ASUS MN2 board is more headaches than it's worth($100); probably more trouble than the time you'll spend getting it to work right. Maybe more experienced types can suggest something other than this nuclear option. http://avs.amd.com/Home-Page/Best-of-Breed-Platform-Provide.aspx ~best luck | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by RussellS on December 15, 2006, 2:55 pm
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> *snip*
> "My opinion, which is affected by low intellect and bad upbringing" ------------------------------- That's hysterical...I love your sense of humor! Russell http://tastycomputers.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
>seconds. I hear a longish beep, and all 4 fans in the system are turning
>before the whole thing shuts down. There is no time for anything to show
>up on the monitor. The system is as follows:
>
> CASE - COOMAS|CAC-T05-UB BLK/BL RT
> PSU - SUNBEAM|SUNNU450-US-BK 450W RT
> MB - ASUS M2N-MX GF6100 AM2
> CPU - AMD|A64 X2 3800+ AM2 2x512K R
> MEM - 1G|OCZ DII800 OCZ2P800LP1G R
> HD - 120G|WD 7K 8M SATA2 WD1200JS
>
> The Power supply has this temp monitor fan controller thing, and it shows
> a temp of about 25 C, before the computer shuts down. I've tried starting
> with the knob at high, low, and auto, with the same results, that is shut
> down in about 4 seconds.
>
> I tried to boot before I installed the drives, and got the same results.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jack
>