So My friend recently started buying me parts to put together a build for him on the cheap using a few used parts and a few old spares that I had sitting around. For reference I will list the parts:
Cpu-I7 2600
Mobo- Optiplex 7010 MT
Cooler:Stock OEM(the power cable converter still hasn't arrived for the 212 evo)
DVD drive: Some old Asus dvd rw drive I had collecting dust
HD: 1tb WD
GPU:GTX 550ti (was a gtx 760 until I realized the sata ports on the mobo would be blocked)
Case-Some Antec Behemoth with 6 front fans and a massive near box sized fan at the top.
Power Supply:Thermaltake TR2 600w
Ram:G series 1600mhz ram (12gb)
So as per usual I made sure I was static discharged before I started working on her on my workbench and after a hour or so was ready to fire her up. However as soon as I plugged her in she powered on hard, made 2 short boops then shut down. I press the button and she powers on, 2 boops and no signal on the DVI-D at all.
I remembered some Dell boards being temperamental with video cards on the first boot, So I removed it and tried again: Same exact cycle as above and no post/signal to the VGA.
I checked Dells community site and the only thing I found was it could be possible dead ram/ram slots. So I spent the next hour swapping out different ram configurations and testing one at a time using g series, some sameung 1333 ram and a 4gb 1600mhz hynix ram I got from an old FX machine.
In all cases the cycle continued; power , but no signal to speak of. I even swapped out the monitor twice to rule out that as a possibility(an hp monitor and a old tube vga ev500 monitor I keep for testing).
I rechekced every connection and standoff and found nothing, tried disconnecting the HD and DVDR drive and same thing.
My last thing I thought of is thus: I was told that the standard power button will just complain in the post since Dells use custom made power switches. However I have a conflicted response that without OEM power switch it will not work at all.
Does anyone know what I could be missing?
Cpu-I7 2600
Mobo- Optiplex 7010 MT
Cooler:Stock OEM(the power cable converter still hasn't arrived for the 212 evo)
DVD drive: Some old Asus dvd rw drive I had collecting dust
HD: 1tb WD
GPU:GTX 550ti (was a gtx 760 until I realized the sata ports on the mobo would be blocked)
Case-Some Antec Behemoth with 6 front fans and a massive near box sized fan at the top.
Power Supply:Thermaltake TR2 600w
Ram:G series 1600mhz ram (12gb)
So as per usual I made sure I was static discharged before I started working on her on my workbench and after a hour or so was ready to fire her up. However as soon as I plugged her in she powered on hard, made 2 short boops then shut down. I press the button and she powers on, 2 boops and no signal on the DVI-D at all.
I remembered some Dell boards being temperamental with video cards on the first boot, So I removed it and tried again: Same exact cycle as above and no post/signal to the VGA.
I checked Dells community site and the only thing I found was it could be possible dead ram/ram slots. So I spent the next hour swapping out different ram configurations and testing one at a time using g series, some sameung 1333 ram and a 4gb 1600mhz hynix ram I got from an old FX machine.
In all cases the cycle continued; power , but no signal to speak of. I even swapped out the monitor twice to rule out that as a possibility(an hp monitor and a old tube vga ev500 monitor I keep for testing).
I rechekced every connection and standoff and found nothing, tried disconnecting the HD and DVDR drive and same thing.
My last thing I thought of is thus: I was told that the standard power button will just complain in the post since Dells use custom made power switches. However I have a conflicted response that without OEM power switch it will not work at all.
Does anyone know what I could be missing?