Building New Antec PC

[meltedhouse]

Hi I am building a new Antec PC for my daughter and although I have built a couple of PC's before I am in Need of HELP!!!! :confused:

My Kit List is as follows:

Antec Aria Case
EMC P4VMM2 Motherboard (onboard Graphics and sound)
P4 2.4Ghz
512Mb Ram
TaiSol Heatsink and Fan.

My problem is that after I installed all the following nothing happens except a high pitched noise coming from what sounds like the PSU.

Any Ideas, I have checked all the Jumper settings and that all the cables are seated correctly.

Help me Obi Wan, you are my only hope

[Paleo Pete]

First thing I always do is power up on a non-conductive countertop and make sure the bare bones system runs. That means Motherboard, RAM, CPU/heatsink/fan, video card, keyboard and nothing else, out of the case. Usually you can stand the case on end or upside down and the power cables will reach. Remember the P4 has a small square power connnecor that must be connected too. Oh, I like to connect a speaker so I can hear a beep. Since I do this all the time, I make a power switch with a foot long wire, but you can short the proper pins with a screwdriver tip (CAREFULLY PLEASE!) to start up, pull the plug to power down.

Once you see it boot up, video you can see and one beep, then put it in the case, same bare bones setup, no IDE drives, floppy etc. If you get the symptoms you describe, then something is not connected correctly, something is grounded against the chassis or you have a bad power supply. Computer shops usually have cardboard washers to put under the mounting screws if it turns out to be a short/ground problem.

The reason for booting on a countertop is then you KNOW the basic components function properly before you put everythng together and therefore have all the other components to increase troubleshooting difficulty, plus the possibility of a simple ground problem that can drive you crazy unless you already know the exact same bare bones setup worked 5 minutes ago OUT OF the case...

[saphalline]

Also, make sure the PSU is set to the correct voltage for your region. Here in the US and surrounding countries, that would be 115V (there should be a red switch on the back of the PSU to choose this). If you are elsewhere, you may have to switch it to 230V.