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698055 2008-08-17 09:04:00 I am assembling a new PC (my fourth). total parts connected are motherboard (gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H with built-in graphics), ram (Transend dual channel 2 GB 800 MHz) and CPU (AMD Athlon X2 5200+); and of course PSU (Thermaltake 430W). On startup, fans work so there is power there but the screen remains blank. No drives or grahics card.

I have tried reinstalling the RAM and CPU but that did not help. Looks like something is dead to me.

Any suggestions?
david1000 (7485)
698056 2008-08-17 09:55:00 Im no expert but it sounds like the motherboard dian77 (13936)
698057 2008-08-17 10:03:00 Has it got the ATX 12v connector on it??

Is the ATX 12v adapter connected to it from the PSU?

Also, I would check the GB site to see WHAT BIOS revision supports that CPU..

It may need a BIOS update (which it may not have), before it'll work with that CPU
Speedy Gonzales (78)
698058 2008-08-17 10:40:00 Problem solved!

This motherboard had two power connections, a 24 pin connection and a second 4 pin connection for the CPU. I missed the second one.

For anyone who also has this problem, check also that your PSU is set to 230v.
david1000 (7485)
698059 2008-08-17 12:03:00 I imagine you'd get a bit more fireworks if the PSU was set to anything other than 230v... Agent_24 (57)
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