Built a new PC, but I can't make it work.

[Otter]

So I finally built my first pc. I got all of the parts, case, motherboard, cpu, psu, gpu, ram, and I plugged it all in. The computer starts up and all the fan start spinning with their led lights. Then I see that the monitor has no signal. I have spent days trying to find the problem. Everything is plugged in on the motherboard and in the back of the case. I have even tried replacing the cables but noting is working. Everything I do just shows me No Signal. Please help.

[!xS]

I don't get it buddy, you need "our" support but don't provide any information that we need to solve your toasters issues. why don't ya give us your spcs list or at least only the PSU, CPU, RAM & MAINBOARD ?

*(PC == Toaster - no offense there / just to clarify)
well however I really hope that yo'll solve it!

 

[Washell]

Originally posted by Otter:

Noh I had the gpu installed. I'm just wondering what should I see. My TV will just say no signal either way.

If the system defaults to the onboard GPU,it should show the startup sequence and such while using the HDMI to your tv, or the onboard vga to your regular display. At that stage, you can reconfigure it to use the graphics card. But it does sound there's more wrong than that. Did the motherboard come with a little speaker, did you connect it, and is it beeping at startup?

Also, this is what we used at a customer the other day to get around the vga only screen problem: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812119556&cm_re=hdmi_to_vga-_-12-119-556-_-Product

[Otter]

My CPU is an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz 2.71 GHz, my psu is a seasoned 520 watt. The motherboard is ASRock B150M Pro4 LGA 1151 Intel B150 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard. I have two sticks of ram ddr4 2133. My gpu is a gtx 1050 ti.

[!xS]

Go grab the User Manual - English[http//ftp] !IMPORTAND!
Instructions following in short (I'm working on)...

Also check this site out / download drivers & updates: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B150M%20Pro4/
... or the links below (listing using my DBG - SpiderCrawlerLeeCher):

• » B150M Pro4[www.asrock.com]
  
• » Overview[www.asrock.com]
  
• » Specifications[www.asrock.com]
  
• » Download[www.asrock.com]
  
• » Manual[www.asrock.com]
  
• » FAQ[www.asrock.com]
  
• » CPU Support List[www.asrock.com]
  
• » Memory Support List[www.asrock.com]
  
• » Beta Zone[www.asrock.com]



[!xS]

⌗ 2017-08 Toaster Troubleshooting Guide #001 @ Steam

* * * DO EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED AND ORDER:

‼ CHECKLIST – MAKE SURE THAT THE CONNECTORS … (see p.19 Details & PinOuts):
 ☐  … ISN'T CONNECTED BY ACCIDENT: (see p.6/7, No.18) TPM Header
 ☐  … ISN'T CONNECTED BY ACCIDENT: (see p.6/7, No.15) Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header
 ☐  … IS CONNECTED BY THE SPEAKER: (see p.6/7, No.15) Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header
 ☐  … IS CONNECTED BY THE CPU FAN: (see p.6/7, No. 2) CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
 ☐  … IS CONNECTED BY THE PSU ATX: (see p.6/7, No. 5) 24 pin ATX Power Connector
 ☐  … IS CONNECTED BY THE PSU 12V: (see p.6/7, No. 1) 8 pin 12V Power Connector

‣ Troubleshooting – Guide:

1. Download the User Manual - English[http//ftp] !IMPORTANT: I'll refer to it in the following!
   
2. Disconnect/Unplug everything & anything !IMPORTANT! (Rem to Unplug the Power Cable 2) !IMPORTANT!
   
3. Make sure that your board sits tight & fits right in its Tower ;)
   
4. Connect only either the Power (PWRBTN) or Reset (RESET) Button on the Onboard-System- PANEL1 -Header-Connectors (see p.6, PANEL1 No. 14)
   
5. Remove the CMOS Battery (see p.6, center of the mainboard)
   
6. Clear the CMOS (see p.18) & (CLRMOS1 see p.6, No. 16)
   · HowTo: Short connect the 2 of 3-pins with a Jumper-cap or Conductive-Screwdriver for about 5-10 Secs and press and hold pressed the one Button that's connected (Power (PWRBTN) or Reset (RESET) Button).
   
7. Remove the CLRMOS1 Jumper or Place it back to default (see p.18) & (CLRMOS1 see p.6, No. 16).
   
8. Insert/Place the CMOS Battery back to its place (see p.6, center of the mainboard).
   
9. Install the CPU (see p.11).
   
10. Install the CPU FAN and its connector-cable to CPU_FAN1 (see p.14, CPU_FAN1 No. 2).
    
11. Connect the MainBoard 24-pin ATXPWR1 with the PSU (see p.6, ATXPWR1 No. 5; p.22, 24-pin/20-pin ATX PSU).
    
12. Connect the MainBoard 8-pin ATX12V1 with the PSU (see p.6, ATX12V1 No. 1; p.22, 8-pin/4-pin ATX PSU).
    
13. Install the DDR DIMM Modules (see p.6, DDR4 DIMM Slots No. 3 + 4; single/dual channel & how to - see: p.15).
    
14. DON'T Install the Graphics Card / any Expansion Card yet! !IMPORTANT! (Use the OnBoard APU see p.8, No. 2+11+12 D-Sub/HDMI/DVI-D Ports) !IMPORTANT!
    
15. Install the Speaker if any with SPK_CI1 (see p.6, SPK_CI1 No. 15; see p.20, SPK & CI PIN-OUT).
    
16. Connect a PS² Keyboard and your Monitor to the proper OnBoard Port (I/O Panel see p.8, No. 1+2+11+12 PS²/D-Sub/HDMI/DVI-D Ports)
    
17. Connect the power cable to the PUS
    
18. Press the Power Button or Short connect it - WHATEVER JUST: Power On your Toaster!!
    · Short connect the Pin: 8. PWRBTN# and Pin: 9. GND with a Jumper-cap or Conductive-Screwdriver for less than 4 Secs.
    · Short connect the Pin: 8. PWRBTN# and Pin: 9. GND for more than 4 Secs to switch your toaster off.

‣ Status – Report:
… well if you did exactly what I recommended before, then
your toaster should at least right now, trying to respond
on your actions or even full 100% working as supposed …
- or -
… if it still svcks then you either didn't as said before or did something wrong …

‽ Notes – … BTW:
 ☞  I highly recommend that you update to the latest BIOS, before installing any OS.

-

That's all buddy (for the moment),
... don't forget to keep us uptodate ... anyways I wish ya good luck / viel Erfolg !!!
 

[Otter]

First of all, thank you so much for doing the research and going to such efforts to help me. I really appreciate it. I followed you instructions perfectly. Did exactly as you said and made it to the end of the steps. Still no signal. I spoke with someone else and they said that they had an issue like this before and my symptoms may be caused by a damaged motherboard. They think some pins on the board may be bent. I'm thinking about requesting a replacement board from the company. What do you guys think?

[Otter]

I don't know if this means anything but I just noticed it. I currently have my HDTV connected to the pc with an hdmi. When the pc is off it says no cable connected. When it's on it says no signal. I don't know if that means anything, but I thought I should say that.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yea maybe just get the board replaced from seller/store, if you are within their return policy.
Otherwise you'll have to go through ASRock Support

Nope, the TV is doing what it should do, normal.
Did you try other HDMI cables?

Best bet before you go returning what you think might be faulty, is either have a tech friend look it over properly, or take it to a PC Shop and have them look it over fully. The only issue here is, places like BestBuy or Frys are terrible with PCs in the hands of their "geeks"; they are often lazy and will say just about anything about the system in an attempt to get you to buy or replace something that might not be the issue at all. Mom & Pop PC Repair Shops usually fair a bit better.

[Otter]

OK thanks, what do you think is causing the noise with my cpu fan?

[chiefputsilao✖️ping]

are you using stock cpu cooler with thermal paste pre-applied?
is there any physical barrier that obstructs the cpu cooler fan from spinning properly?

no signal to monitor troubleshooting:
check if discrete gpu (gtx 1050ti) requires ADDITIONAL POWER from seasonic psu.
check if video cable is properly attached (monitor to gtx 1050ti)
use other known working video cable (dvi, hdmi)

if still no signal:
remove discrete gpu and check if video cable is properly attached to motherboard without gtx 1050ti.

if you can have monitor signal without discrete gpu, then that means gpu requires to be powered from psu.
if you don't have monitor signal without discrete gpu, this may mean you are using a bad video cable or the motherboard is bad.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Stock Coolers should go in the recycle bin, they are utterly useless unless perhaps its a Celeron or Pentium; which wont get hot and should be fine on those. Get a tower cooler with a silent 120mm fan and it will stay cool and run silent 24/7

[!xS]

Originally posted by Otter:

First of all, thank you so much for doing the research and going to such efforts to help me. I really appreciate it. I followed you instructions perfectly. Did exactly as you said and made it to the end of the steps. Still no signal. I spoke with someone else and they said that they had an issue like this before and my symptoms may be caused by a damaged motherboard. They think some pins on the board may be bent. I'm thinking about requesting a replacement board from the company. What do you guys think?

sure buddy, you're welcome

Originally posted by Otter:

I don't know if this means anything but I just noticed it. I currently have my HDTV connected to the pc with an hdmi. When the pc is off it says no cable connected. When it's on it says no signal. I don't know if that means anything, but I thought I should say that.

I assume that you didn't connected the graphics card and any PCIe at all as described in the guide, right?

Step 16. in the guide should be: Connect a PS² Keyboard and your Monitor to the D-Sub (VGA 15 pin) Ports ...
- Are you all the time using only the HDMI port? Did you tried the D-Sub (VGA 15 pin) port?

Also Step 15. from the Guide: Install the Speaker ... do you have a speaker installed and if so, is it beeping or did it ever beeped before?

Final question: on which DDR[1~4]-Slots did you installed your memory modules on?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Speaker comes with Case; and most cases no longer provide them.

[!xS]

Originally posted by Bad_Motha:

Speaker comes with Case; and most cases no longer provide them.

which doesn't means anything at all, right buddy?
I mean I have at least 5~6 in any possible size of them in one of my tinker boxes - this doesn't means anything at all too
However the truth is that the speaker and the 8254 PIC isn't supported any more in WinDofs OSes but it’s still in modern PCs. (it's about 30 years old I believe)

[Omega]

Originally posted by Otter:

First of all, thank you so much for doing the research and going to such efforts to help me. I really appreciate it. I followed you instructions perfectly. Did exactly as you said and made it to the end of the steps. Still no signal. I spoke with someone else and they said that they had an issue like this before and my symptoms may be caused by a damaged motherboard. They think some pins on the board may be bent. I'm thinking about requesting a replacement board from the company. What do you guys think?

Also one of the things I suspected might be the issue but I avoid mentioning it because bent mobo pins are usually not something you can RMA the board for.