New (used) Desktop NO boot ! Asus P6TD-Deluxe i7-920

[5abivt]

Hi everyone. i got a new used desktop for a great deal. Here are the specs:

i7-920
Asus P6TD-Deluxe Mobo
Corsair sata 3 120gb SSD (assuming was the boot drive)
1.5 TB WD 7200 rpm HDD
AMD 6970 2GB GPU
BFG 900 Watt PSU
mushkin 12 GB DDRx 1600 cool looking black heatsink ram


About me briefly ive built 2 computers myself but my knowledge and problem solving ability may be limited.

My current desktop still runs (e6750 c2d, gtx 470,xp, dual raptors) So Ive been trying to use it to help diagnose.




PROBLEM : No Boot. Monitor stays in stand by and says No signal input. All fans on and turning incl mobo and gpu. i do NOT know if the drives are formatted etc although it was advertised as w7 ultimate.

here is a list of My observations and what i have done to try and solve the non boot issue.

1. Tried all display outputs (both hdmi and mini display port and both Dvi .
2. tried connecting boot drive from old computer to sata port 1 and booting. nothing on screen.
3. Installed 6970 into old computer and I get boot up stuff and blue screen Im guessing from driver issues but I believe i can rule GPU out as there is stuff showing now.


My questions for you guys are what steps would you take first? I was thinking to try another pci slot first.. then the boot drive and gtx470 from my current system onto the new mobo.


I will be trying a fresh install of w7 on the ssd. Is there a sata slot that the primary drive should be connected to? Ill bd d/l'ing the manual on the p6t too.

thanks.

 

[5abivt]

The ram is low voltage etc for this socket and i7 the site says 12800 is 1600mhz.. Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks again everyone for the input. I should be able to spend some time on it tonight and get everything loaded up and ready to rock. Coming from a core 2 duo and running 32 bit xp... I kind of feel like I'm coming out of the ice age!! Hoping to see some noticeable changes in all around performance.

 

[5abivt]

Just had this issue again with this same PC. Funny when I searched I found my own thread from way back when I bought the setup !

This pc has been used by my kids and this issue did arise once a few years ago but constant rebooting and it turned on with signal.

Fast forward to today… tried each of the ram sticks in the first a lot (manual says the first orange slot) and no luck. Just thought I’d update my own thread. I will however finally be trying new ram sticks. Have tried a few different gpus right now it’s running a gtx970