How do I get this pc working?

[luuk83]

I almost got my first PC assembled, but I can't get it properly working though.
Power works, but screen doesn't react and no bios bleep.
Dunno anymore what to do with the cables, the rest is plugged in.

*MSI GTX 760 Twin Frozr OC 2Gb.
*Antec 302 full-tower
*CX500M modular power supply
*Intel Core i5-4670 processor
* MSI B85M-P33 motherboard
* Western Digital WD10EADS 1TB SATA hard drive (my old 1 incl Windows)
* Asus VW246H hdmi monitor
*Samsung SSD 840 EVO
* Crucial Ballistix Sport 2x4GB DDR3-1600 RAM
*LG optical drive (old 1)

optical drive connected to power supply with molex on peripheral, SSD and HD connected with SATA.
Everything seems to run (at least all the fans, incl. graphics card, but no startup nor screen.
Could it be the SATA connection, the non filled SSD or any misplugging?
Have had a screen in the beginning that said that I should hook up my graphics card, so I did (forgot). After that: no reaction from my monitor anymore..

 

[Kelthar]

Try connecting the monitor cables to the motherboard. Your mobo may be using the integrated graphics by default.

If they were connected to the mobo already, try connecting to the graphics.

 

[Th3pwn3r]

Try re-seating your ram. If that doesn't do it try using other sticks of ram. Check all connections and make sure they're good. Always try the easy stuff first.

 

[markwp]

Are you trying to boot from the old hdd windows? If that hdd came from a different pc, you will have all kinds of issues as windows will be looking for hardware that no longer exists.

You need to do a fresh install of windows, then boot to onboard grapics to do the initial setup. Once you get it running on the igpu, then install the 760 and use the current drivers from Nvidia (not from disc that came with gpu and not beta).

 

[Kelthar]

Are you trying to boot from the old hdd windows? If that hdd came from a different pc, you will have all kinds of issues as windows will be looking for hardware that no longer exists.

You need to do a fresh install of windows, then boot to onboard grapics to do the initial setup. Once you get it running on the igpu, then install the 760 and use the current drivers from Nvidia (not from disc that came with gpu and not beta).

I think it doesn't even POST, so OS wouldn't make any difference.

 

[tiny voices]

Make sure that when the GPU is installed, you have the monitor connected to it and not the motherboard.

 

[luuk83]

Try connecting the monitor cables to the motherboard. Your mobo may be using the integrated graphics by default.

If they were connected to the mobo already, try connecting to the graphics.

Been swapping cables already. Connected first the same as on the old 1. VGA on motherboard and HDMI on Graphics.
But seems there is no connectivity.

More wondering how the graphics card needs to be connected to the rest.

 

[tiny voices]

Is the GPU connect to the PSU with the 6-pin connectors?

 

[luuk83]

Are you trying to boot from the old hdd windows? If that hdd came from a different pc, you will have all kinds of issues as windows will be looking for hardware that no longer exists.

You need to do a fresh install of windows, then boot to onboard grapics to do the initial setup. Once you get it running on the igpu, then install the 760 and use the current drivers from Nvidia (not from disc that came with gpu and not beta).

I don't even have a bios bleep, so not getting there even 🙁

 

[markwp]

Did you do a fresh install of windows? If so, was it on the SSD?

 

[luuk83]

Did you do a fresh install of windows? If so, was it on the SSD?

No fresh install. No clue how to get the SSD connected to my gf's oldskool laptop.

 

[Kelthar]

The screen doesn't show anything at all does it? Just, pure black, right?

 

[tiny voices]

You have the GPU correctly connected with the PSU cables right?

 

[markwp]

Remove 760 and hdd from your rig. Run only ssd and onboard graphics. Install windows to ssd from windows disc.

 

[coastie65]

If it isn't posting, two places to look, the CPU and Memory. If the fans are running, that pretty much rules out an issue with the CPU. Try one stick at a time on your memory. Right now the issue isn't the OS as you aren't getting through POST. No beeps could be because you have no speaker on the MOBO, so you can't hear them if there were any ( should be a single beep if all is good ).

 

[luuk83]

Remove 760 and hdd from your rig. Run only ssd and onboard graphics. Install windows to ssd from windows disc.

Did it all, could it be just a monitor-motherboard prob?
Connected them by a single VGA cable.

If it isn't posting, two places to look, the CPU and Memory. If the fans are running, that pretty much rules out an issue with the CPU. Try one stick at a time on your memory. Right now the issue isn't the OS as you aren't getting through POST. No beeps could be because you have no speaker on the MOBO, so you can't hear them if there were any ( should be a single beep if all is good ).

The system keeps running, but I see indeed no speaker. I did connect the HDA cable on audio motherboard before (pre-installed on front)
Maybe I get through POST, but can't see it.
My screen is standard blue with a "hdmi no signal" swapping all over the screen.

 

[Kelthar]

Take out one of the RAM sticks, if it works, the other one is most likely ruined. If it doesn't work, switch the sticks (put the one you removed back in and remove the other).

 

[tiny voices]

You are doing all of these tests with NO GPU installed and the video connected to the motherboard right? If not, you should be.

 

[coastie65]

Okay, if you are getting a no signal message on the screen, then it is a graphics issue. First, remove the graphics card and hook up to the Integrated graphics ( should be DVI ) and see if you get anything.

 

[luuk83]

You have the GPU correctly connected with the PSU cables right?

There is one of my biggest questions
For now I have the Power supply linked with optical via a molex and SSD via SATA.
the GTX seems to need the 8pin and 6pin connected, but that is kinda hard since the cables won't let me

cables

GPU connectors

Power supply

 

[tiny voices]

You have a 6-pin and an 8-pin right there.

Your motherboard does not look like it has power either because it needs a 4+4 Pin.


http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

This will help.

 

[Kelthar]

How won't the cables let you? I own exactly that GPU but my PSU is different.

You should definitely have 6-pin and 8-pin cables with your PSU. In mine my 6-pin cables have a 2-pin cable that comes out of them, so that it can be turned into 8-pin if necessary, but most usually have simple 8-pin and 6-pin. You have a 6+2 PCI-E port in your PSU.

 

[coastie65]

Those 6 & 8 ( 6+2 ) pin connectors have to be connected. I don't know what you mean about being too hard as the cables won't let you. It wasn't easy on my GTX 680 card, but the connectors were located on the side of the card and not the top like that one. I ran my CPU power connector under the motherboard and over the top, and there was very little slack to play with, which made things a bit difficult.

 

[coastie65]

How won't the cables let you? I own exactly that GPU but my PSU is different.

You should definitely have 6-pin and 8-pin cables with your PSU. In mine my 6-pin cables have a 2-pin cable that comes out of them, so that it can be turned into 8-pin if necessary, but most usually have simple 8-pin and 6-pin. You have a 6+2 PCI-E port in your PSU.

Yeah. According to the pic, he he has two 6+2 cables which should be fine,

 

[luuk83]

How won't the cables let you? I own exactly that GPU but my PSU is different.

You should definitely have 6-pin and 8-pin cables with your PSU. In mine my 6-pin cables have a 2-pin cable that comes out of them, so that it can be turned into 8-pin if necessary, but most usually have simple 8-pin and 6-pin. You have a 6+2 PCI-E port in your PSU.

the connection for the 8pin has to be (left to right) rounded, rounded, rounded squared on top row and squared, squared, rounded, rounded on the lower row.
The cable has square square round round and under: round square square round. That does fit in the 4+4cpu of the PSU but not in the GPU.
And if I try a PCI-e, theres this annoying part that won't let it fit. Or can I just cut that off?