base Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 Hello all, I recently invested in a dfi sli dr and while building the comp (it was my first time ever) I knew I was doing something wrong. I boot it up and find 4 red lights to the bottom left of the motherboard. I think it means fatal error or something and would like some help. My main question is the power supply, I have a powerstream 520w and i didn't know what connectors to connect to the mobo. So I only connected the main 24 pin one. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauder Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 Hello Connect the 24-pin ATX conector the floppy and molex conector up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGone Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 Relavent and specific signature made here will help a lot as some users might "recognize" your setup and problem... http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.p...04&postcount=49 Mini How to Setup...by Ed. RGone... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
base Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 In number 7 of this http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.php?p=65304&postcount=4 ://http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/sho...04&postcount=4 what does it mean by Connect power supply to motherboard – be sure to make all four connections. (A minimal install outside the case is optional. You may wish to jump to Step 10). What four connections does he mean? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davos Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 ATX, 12v, molex and erm....soz havent actually built on my dfi yet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lev Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 See page 16 of the manual here: http://www.dfi.com.tw/Upload/Manual/lputnf4%20847305083.pdf In addition to the ATX and the 12v, there's a FDD type connector and HDD type connector. I initially didn't plug into these, and board wouldn't boot. So I have my power supply plugged into both of these with the Floppy Drive and and Hard Drive each on the same cable: Power Supply >> Floppy Drive + Board's FDD connector Power Supply >> Hard Drive + Board's HDD connector. Not sure I did it right, but it works (mostly) Lev. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
base Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 k I think it was floppy, well I did all that and now i only have 1 red led now. Is the cpu fan supposed to slow down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 Have you actually looked at the manual yet. The printed instructions cover all of these things. You can also download the current manual in PDF format from the DFI site. In number 7 of this http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.php?p=65304&postcount=4 ://http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/sho...04&postcount=4 what does it mean by What four connections does he mean? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 ATX, 12v, molex and erm....soz havent actually built on my dfi yet and.... 4-pin mobo connector. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_jacobson Posted June 3, 2005 Posted June 3, 2005 If you are getting just one LED now, then you are making progress. The only thing that needs to happen is for the board to POST/boot up. Do you have a monitor hooked up? Are you getting any signal? Usually the Lanparty splash screen shows up about the time you get one LED, and you can get into the bios by pressing delete and then load the optimized defaults. If that isn't happening, then double check the connection between the video card and monitor. If that still doesn't work, then there could be a problem with the VX ram you are using. Even though it's detected, if the bios settings aren't right, the ram can prevent the computer from booting. Although I think you should still be getting a splash screen that might freeze up. I think the VX ram requires more juice, so that could be an issue. You may want to try to install just one stick, or first try to boot with other ram if you have it handy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tongtong Posted June 4, 2005 Posted June 4, 2005 hi all, i'm facing the same problem, 4 Led status on and no improvement show after i do everything. and the 4 power connector is connected to motherboard. i have see few post, since only a few facing same problem as me. in xtremesystems, another user chris85 face this problem while installing a pci voodoo3 into ultra-d. for me, i have tried every card, pci-e and normal pci, cannot boot-up. so, any ideas? Bios error? :confused: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_jacobson Posted June 4, 2005 Posted June 4, 2005 tongtong, if you want help, you need to help yourself by putting your parts in your signature. If you are getting 4 LEDs, the problem is one of these: 1) power supply; 2) cpu; or 3)motherboard. Assume it is user error and you have something hooked up incorrectly, as base did up above. Do you have a 24 pin power supply? Take everything out of your case and do a minimal install. Double check all connections, and reseat your CPU. If that doesn't work, then either the power supply, cpu, or motherboard are defective. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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