Computer won't power up
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You lucky ****..
Careful next time
Careful next time
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Your welcome ! And very lucky
yeah i guess i am lol
one slight weird thing has happened though, it says my windows installation needs repairing. wouldn't have thought that would have been related to this problem ? not a problem anyway as i was going to reformat.
one other question which isn't really related to this
my comp has 3 fans (not including cpu cooler) SYS Fan 1, SYS Fan 2 and PWR Fan
Is there any difference between PWR fan and the others ? all my fans are 3 pin inputs, can i just plug a 3pin fan into the 4 pin input ?
one slight weird thing has happened though, it says my windows installation needs repairing. wouldn't have thought that would have been related to this problem ? not a problem anyway as i was going to reformat.
one other question which isn't really related to this
my comp has 3 fans (not including cpu cooler) SYS Fan 1, SYS Fan 2 and PWR Fan
Is there any difference between PWR fan and the others ? all my fans are 3 pin inputs, can i just plug a 3pin fan into the 4 pin input ?
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PWR can be controlled by temperature.
Usually your CPU fan is PWR.
Im sure someone else can explain better
Usually your CPU fan is PWR.
Im sure someone else can explain better
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Correct.
Is this your first ever rig you have built on your own?
I guess that this is quite a simple mistake to make for someone who is new to building PC's.. Though I would have thought something like this would have undoubtedly killed the mobo because of it shorting out on the mobo tray....
You are one lucky S.O.B!!!
Also a 3 pin fan can be fitted onto a 4 pin socket, although the 4 pins are designed for fans with PWM control which allows the fans speed to be increased according to system temperature...
I guess that this is quite a simple mistake to make for someone who is new to building PC's.. Though I would have thought something like this would have undoubtedly killed the mobo because of it shorting out on the mobo tray....
You are one lucky S.O.B!!!
Also a 3 pin fan can be fitted onto a 4 pin socket, although the 4 pins are designed for fans with PWM control which allows the fans speed to be increased according to system temperature...
Lol at this thread
I think we've all made the mistake of not using spacers at some point!
Its a mistake you only make once however!
I used to use the foam that the motherboard would sit on it transport in its' box as a spacer for a while, it worked really well.
Glad it all works now though
I think we've all made the mistake of not using spacers at some point!
Its a mistake you only make once however!
I used to use the foam that the motherboard would sit on it transport in its' box as a spacer for a while, it worked really well.
Glad it all works now though
Lol at this thread
I think we've all made the mistake of not using spacers at some point!
Its a mistake you only make once however!
Hmmmm, I've certainly never made this mistake before...
@ OP, it is really strange how your system worked when installed in the other case without mounting screws... I dont understand that at all, however at least everything is working for you now...
