Curse

Schnellburg · Jan 06, 2009, 04:51 AM // 04:51

Well after assembling my computer from scratch it wont seem to boot up at all. The heatsink fans are going, there is power to the mobo, everything looks to be hooked up correctly but still no dice.

Specs:

-EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
-Intel Core i7 940 Nehalem 2.93GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor
-Thermaltake W0131RU 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified NVIDIA QUAD-SLI APPROVED 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
-hermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+) VH6000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
-G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory
-300gb 10k Raptor HD
-2xGTX 260's in SLI

the mobo keeps saying FF(Boot) on its debugging readout on the actually Mobo. All the lights come on like i said, all fans come on, when i plug the monitor into the video card it says no signal. I followed the Mobo's manual to a T, but it stupid thing just wont do anything. I'm not getting any beeps or any BIOS screen popping up.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Aera · Jan 06, 2009, 05:05 AM // 05:05

Plugged the cable into the right videocard?

Schnellburg · Jan 06, 2009, 05:08 AM // 05:08

yeah tried both video cards, secondary and primary...

Schnellburg · Jan 10, 2009, 01:05 AM // 01:05

found problem, bent pins in CPU socket.

Elder III · Jan 10, 2009, 03:01 AM // 03:01

did you try to straighten them?

Schnellburg · Jan 12, 2009, 02:01 PM // 14:01

yeah 1 of the pins seemed to be snapped in half, i sent it back to newegg.com, waiting on a replacement.

Lord Sojar · Jan 13, 2009, 06:29 AM // 06:29

Newegg is great for this ^ type of stuff. Glad you went with them and not Tigerdirect or some other terrible company that would give you a hassle over it.

They will replace it with a perfect CPU and all your woes will disappear. BTW, I am glad you went with my recommendation. You are going to enjoy your new PC, guaranteed.

Grats on the build. If you need help overclocking, please ask. Also, if you hop on IRC and ask for me, I can hook you up with some goodies regarding those 260s.