Having some first install difficulties with a BldIron P35 and trying to isolate the issue. BldIron-P35 T2RL ; Q6600; Crucial Bllistix 2GB Kit and the GameXStream 700. PNY G8400 display card, PCIe.
Initially with the 24 pin ATX power cable "and" the six pin PSIe power pin connected, I could get NO start (no fans, no hdrv spin, no PSU fan spin or jump, and of course no video display).
In one of the several efforts to boot the new machine (board out and on cardboard by this time), I DID NOT CONNECT THE 6 PIN power connector, just had the 24 PIN ATX power connected. The FANS, HDrv, CPU fan, PSU fan, etc.. all started up... but alas NO VIDEO display although the fan on the display card was spinning. I tried an old PCI video (removed the PNY) and again no video display at all.
What "pin out" on the GameXStream 700 "should" be in the six to eight pin connection on the BldIron P35 board? Or should NOTHING be put there? I'm not getting any display and trying to "eliminate" the "GOOD" stuff before RMAing the potentially bad item(s). Thanks for any help you can provide.

Doc:)

If you plugged the 6 pi PCI-E connector into the ATX 8 pin onboard header the Motherboard is most likely toast. B+ and ground are wired differently on the two.

I just ordered a BloodIron, and when i received it that thought came to my mind as well. The 700GXS should have 2 4pin connectors - one you would have used on the lanparty, and a second one probably set aside (atleast, thats how i did it). The casing on those two connectors can be hooked together to make one, 8pin for the motherboard. These should be labeled CPU 1 and CPU 2. The 6pin stays with the gfx card.

Beat me to it Praz...

It looks like he had the 6pin on the gfx card the first time, and no 8pin power. Second time looks like no 6pin either. Mobo should be safe, although he needs the 24pin, 6pin, and 8pin connected to see.

Thanks FOR the extremely fast (and helpful) response. I 'had' decided to go ahead and RTFM and noted that there it was mentioned that a "CPU" power pin should be included with the PSU (Of course the OCZ had '2', marked CPU1 and CPU2 - which for some insane reason thru me)... I decided to plug BOTH INTO the 8 pinout connector and the 24 pin ATX power. VOILA, first time boot, installed XP and good to go (or so it seems)... I do not see a pinout for the PCIe (and there is NOT one on the PNY card itself - which was where I looked initially - I am not sure if the BldIron has a connector for the PCIe power source on the PSU?) - so WE ARE GOOD to GO. Many thanks...

Doc
[Remember - the sig system is NOT the one I'm currently trying to set up]

Looks like you're good to go! That PCIe connector would ONLY be for a PCIe gfx card, and if everything video is working fine, then you most likely don't have a spot on your card for it.

I've forgotten to connect mine before, and the mobo squeals because there is too much of a power draw, plus no video.

I think DFI boards are really the only one that uses more than the 24pin and 4/8pin cpu power. Don't quote me on that, but I think you're set now.

I think it's actually a buzzer on the graphics card



DFI boards generally have 2 4-pin floppy power connectors near the PCI-e slots as well.