hey guys.. much thanks to those who have provided me with valuable feedback in my quest to build my own pc.
Assembled the computer earlier in the evening. took me about 2 hrs plus. When i first powered it up, i noticed a 'CPU fan failure' warning though the fan was spinning just fine. thought no issue, so just ignored it and went into bios to configure the time, boot sequence etc. i restarted the computer to make sure that it could detect the 'empty' HDD and DVD drive. last stage was to starte the com to install vista. then the problems started surfacing.
although the computer is powered on, the bios wont load and there's no display on the monitor, ie blank, monitor light flashing. Couldn't power down, had to switch off the PSU at the back.
Power up again, this time the bios also never load, no image, monitor lights continue to flash and the computer cant seem to power up properly. like got short somewhere. the power seems to cut in and out, then can see the fans spin/stop spin/stop. its like trying to crank a car with a damaged battery/starter.
Switch off PSU, reset jumper on CMOS and took out/put back battery. Same problem. This time round lagi worse. Saw smoke wafting out somewhere. very small puffs, but can smell something melting/burning. Switched off the PSU and power on again, still got smoke.
Alarm bells become air raid siren. Panic already. Disconnected the HDD and DVD drive to see if BIOS could start, but cannot. computer keep trying to crank start. Took out put/put back RAM also no effect. Dunno restarted/force shutdown how many times already. somewhere after that the CPU fan failed. Wont spin.
Took a deep breath and remove/unplug everything. re-assemble again. still the same result. BIOS wont load, CPU fan wont spin, computer cant start properly. LEDs keep blinking on and off, fans power on and off.
Really run out of ideas/solution so here i am. :dunno: Can anyone provide any insights as to why lidat or you kena before and how you solve it? Really :mad2::mad2: Want to cry.. :cry: haha.
Here's a list of the hardware that i'm running/trying to run:
Asus P5Q motherboard
Intel Core2Quad Q9550
Kingston ValueRam DDR2 2X2GB 800Mhz
Western Digital 320GB Sata HDD
LG 22X DVD Writer Sata
MSI 9600GT 512MB DDR3 PCI-E
Gigabyte Superb 550W PSU
Coolermaster Elite ATX Chassis
i'm writing all these on my P4, which seems so much more reliable.. Although old and makes alot of noise, still cranking along. :bsmilie: