help with new mother board!!!!!!!

Quadrider10 · 17 Jan 2013

TVeblen said:

Then I'm with Bassfisher. Double and triple check your connections. Those tiny connectors on the ribbon cables need to snap positively into the sockets. I always feel like I'm going to break something because you have to push so hard to get them to go.

Already did. All are in place. There's only 3 connections.

Quadrider10 · 17 Jan 2013

Should I try my stock board again?

TVeblen · 17 Jan 2013

Depends. Why were you replacing it?

Quadrider10 · 17 Jan 2013

I wanted the better graphics car that came with it lol

TVeblen · 17 Jan 2013

That is funny. (In an unfunny way)

Could it be that Windows is choking on the new graphics because it is trying to load the old driver?
How does the BIOS screen look? Normal?

TVeblen · 17 Jan 2013

Are you using your old CPU heatsink & fan, or is it one that came with the board?
If old, did you properly seat the CPU, use thermal paste, and properly seat the heatsink and fan?

Quadrider10 · 17 Jan 2013

TVeblen said:

Are you using your old CPU heatsink & fan, or is it one that came with the board?
If old, did you properly seat the CPU, use thermal paste, and properly seat the heatsink and fan?

My old one... yes and yes and yes. I'm just worried about the screen for now.... after I can see the screen, I can figure out what the CPU is doing

Quadrider10 · 17 Jan 2013

Ok so problem with screen is the one wire strand that I'm assuming to be the power wires. Weather there plug in or out it makes no difference. So ima try my stock board again.

smarteyeball · 17 Jan 2013

Quadrider10 said:

Ok so problem with screen is the one wire strand that I'm assuming to be the power wires.

So you have a loose wire/bundle? And you don't know for sure if it's the screens power connection?

Weather there plug in or out it makes no difference.

And it doesn't matter whether or not if it's plugged in because it's still failing regardless?

Do you have an external screen you can use?

Quadrider10 · 17 Jan 2013

I flashed the new BIOS and it did nothing with the CPU and screen. So I'm betting that the board is messed up. Ima swap mine out cause I need a computer and exchange this one. So here's my situation tho. I have 512mb 500/700mhz at I card. The one I want is 1gb 675/800mhz. I'm planning on ocing it too. But do you think that's worth the time and money of exchanging it ans getting née one or just get money back?