no start.

**[joecomp]** · March 1st, 2007, 11:47 PM

hi. I just put a sata adapter in my system. I turned off power, put in adapter and plugged in sata connector to the mobo. It's only an external sata adapter so its just a connector from board to adapter plug. When i restarted the system all fans go but the beep alert comes on. There is no display and system doesnt boot up. So i powered down the system checked all connections etc. Nothing seems to be out of place. The alert keeps coming on, any suggestions because im stumped at this point?
thanks.
mobo- asus m2n-e
amd

**NooNoo** · March 2nd, 2007, 04:32 AM

Did you try unplugging the adapter and then booting?

**Ferrit** · March 2nd, 2007, 10:19 AM

Sounds like you have knocked something loose,Check that you didnt unseat the video card,or ram

**[joecomp]** · March 2nd, 2007, 06:01 PM

I did try unplugging the adapter already and rebooted, still the same thing happens. I don't see anything being loose but I am going to pull out the video card and possibly the ram and reset them.
Thanks for help I'll let you's know what happens. I have been thinking all day about what it could be and now I'm home to work on this again. I think it will be the video card because the mobo has onboard graphics and there may be something going on here. K, check back soon, thanks.

**Platypus** · March 2nd, 2007, 06:05 PM

Also, if you haven't already done so, try clearing the CMOS in case static has caused some corruption.

**[joecomp]** · March 2nd, 2007, 07:19 PM

Thanks for your suggestions. All I did was reset the video card, works like a charm. There must have been a conflict as stated earlier with onboard graphics. Nothing loose- And the adapter is plugged in as well boots up fine. Now I have another issue... haha, the power supply to my speakers fried one speaker, cheapies anyway time for some real ones.
All systems go!