2005 Pontiac GTO - wake's Carputer Attempt

**wake** · 07-21-2005, 08:00 PM

Cool, cool.

I have updated my OWNED parts in Post #1, I now have everything I need to start messing with setting up the PC in the house.

**GTPDan** · 07-21-2005, 10:13 PM

Here is the pic I promised:

**wake** · 07-22-2005, 12:18 AM

Ahh, I was thinking you were getting a different part. In the future, if you need a part, let me know. I was quoted from a dealership on a GTO forum for that exact part, at 84.61+ 9.95 shipping. They claim to offer the lowest prices, and I guess it's true!

So when does the modding begin?

**wake** · 07-22-2005, 12:20 AM

I have bad news.

I put my PC together today, but it doesn't work. I am using the onboard video and I am not getting any signal to my monitor. There is no speaker in my case, and I believe no speaker on the motherboard, so I haven't heard a single beep out of it. I don't know if it won't ever have beeps, or if I just have a faulty motherboard.

I tried numerous things, one being taking out everything except the powersupply and processor. It should have beeped, requesting memory, but it didn't. I even tried a different power supply, and no go. I guess I will be calling NewEgg for a RMA.

**SnyperBob** · 07-22-2005, 12:28 AM

Kick *** car. Can't wait to see this one completed. Hit me up when ur completed and I'll add ur car to mobile-effects.com for sure. Good luck!

**hakhawk** · 07-22-2005, 04:46 AM

get a speaker hooked upto it, that will help you find out what it is, is the ram seated in properly? nothing is plugged in wrong way around? ie. ide cables.

**wake** · 07-23-2005, 03:03 AM

All IDE Cables were removed, I only had the CPU, RAM and monitor plugged in, and nothin. I'll grab a speaker from another pc, I've got 2 sitting here. Who knows why I didn't try that earlier.

**wake** · 07-23-2005, 03:46 AM

Memory problem! Thanks to hakhawk for advising me to put a speaker in from another computer. WHY didn't I do that?

I guess I'll be buying some and seeing if it's the memory itself, or the DIMM slots.

*** EDIT ***

Bought some RAM, it works. Windows is installing...