Help problem solving PC that won't boot please

4 memory sticks, 1 CPU, 1 GPUs, 4 data drives, 1 USB 2 keyboard/mouse widget. That is all that is connected now. Oh power cables of course.
 
Yes to clear CMOS, I used a screwdriver for 5 secs as I dropped the supplied plastic covered 2 pin connector in the case.
 
Mobo is secure at mount points with a slight inward band if I push in the unused data Express socket. Push down on graphics card is firm.
 
No to battery sadly. I must be going mad, I know I have 4 sata devices but can only see 3, I am fairly sure I have no partitions too. Need to look more carefully.
 
I don't but I know someone who has, will get a battery ordered now.
2 of the memory sticks are easy to remove, I think order matters though. I will need to check.
 
It is Ok, I can manage the memory sticks, I thought the side between CPU cooler and case fan was going to be tight.
So leave it until I get a battery now?
 
Life is sweet sometimes, I have a battery, apparently that is the size that goes in my wife's scales :)
Do I have to remove sata from mobo end, or is it good enough to just disconnect drive end, I ask because they plug in sideways onto mobo not straight down making it very awkward to reconnect.
Also, power to sata is from psu not mobo, why disconnect?
 
Thanks for making me smile re weight :)
I will try battery first, then memory down to one stick ,then SATA.
I haven't had a single successful boot today despite many attempts, I think it is getting worse.
 
New battery is in, it's not lithium so will have to change back some time.
Have tried 2 different sticks in D1, no joy, left it with just 1 stick.
So sata next, 2 of the connectors are under the overhang of the graphics card so that might be coming out later. I found the 4th sata drive, the cable goes under the mobo so there is obviously an ssd slot on that side of the case.
 
I can't get at two of the sata cables, the release clip is under the graphics card. One of the two I disconnected from the drive end, the other goes around the other side which I can't get to at the moment. The other 3 sata power is disconnected.
No joy.
 
If, as it looks like, that I have to remove the mobo and build outside the case I would rather leave the sata for now. One of those things where it's easier to dismantle than try to reach.
 
I have dug out my old laptop, only useful fro browser stuff these days but the tablet's battery was running low and the charging lead is about 40cm long.
I am calling it a day on the PC.
Thanks for all your help so far, I feel both very grateful and guilty of the amount of time you have spent on me.
Is the next stage build out of the case on cardboard then?
 
Yes battery change, single memory sticks, tried 2 of the 4, and 3 of the sata disconnected and power to the drives. Still won't boot.
 
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