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JonnyLitts

JonnyLitts

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I had all the parts delivered for my new pc yesterday.

Put everything together and try to boot up. PC goes on for 1 second and immediately powers down, not even getting to bios although all fans do kick in :(
The spec, if it helps, is:

Quad core Q6600
2gb OCZ ram
Antec True power Trio 650w
BFG 8800GTS OC
My old IDE and SATA hard drives
Samsung IDE DVD-RW
Samsung SATA DVD-RW
Thermaltake VA3000SWA Tsunami Dream case

What could be the problem?
 
Did you put the brass looking screws into the backplate of the case before you mounted the motherboard onto it?
 
Firstly, line the motherboard up with the holes of the backplate so you know where to screw the brass looking screws in. Secondly, screw the brass screws into the backplate and THEN put the motherboard on top of the them.

That way, there is no contact with any of the motherboard contacts on the backplate. Its very easy to forget this as most manuals with motherboards do not state it.

If you do not screw in the brass screws first, there is a very big chance that you can fry the motherboard when putting power through it as there is contact with the backplate and the back of the motherboard.

Hope that helps :)

Post back to let us know if its solved the problem :)
 
JonnyLitts said:
No, I guess I should have.
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Hats off to Wiggins for a quick spot!!!

Good grief JonnyLitts!! Surely you must have known this before attempting a build like this... This must be your first build..did you not think to do some research first...Did you not read through the motherboard manual just as a precaution. I know Wiggins said that most don't make it clear but most do state it innsome form or another. Besides, motherboards are normally shipped with the risers??

No matter how times I've fitted motherboards, I ALWAYS spend 15 minutes just quickly reading through the manual for any issues. It can save a lot of trouble later.

tut tut.
 
*****Takes a bow*****

I just looked in the manual of my mobo and seen that it does state about the risers :o

All the mobos I have bought do have the risers provided.

Oh well I did half a job :p
 
Wiggins said:
*****Takes a bow*****

I just looked in the manual of my mobo and seen that it does state about the risers :o

All the mobos I have bought do have the risers provided.

Oh well I did half a job :p
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I'm just impressed you hit the nail on the head on first call.. One for my notes hahaha
 
Aww come on guys, its an easy mistake to make on your first attempt. Just imagine yourself full of enthusiasm and ready to go. If all you've seen before is some mass production PCs with cases that have raised screw holes instead of risers then when you get your own are you going to think you need them?

And dont risers come with cases? along with a baffling number of other types of screws??

No offense meant, I just like sticking up for the underdog!

PK!
 
misterPK said:
Aww come on guys, its an easy mistake to make on your first attempt. Just imagine yourself full of enthusiasm and ready to go. If all you've seen before is some mass production PCs with cases that have raised screw holes instead of risers then when you get your own are you going to think you need them?

And dont risers come with cases? along with a baffling number of other types of screws??

No offense meant, I just like sticking up for the underdog!

PK!
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No your absolutely right :)

However, I'm puzzled as to why someone would embark on a project without some prior research. Can be quite dangerous if anything.

I was just impressed with Wiggins quick diagnosis..
 
Thanks guys and especially Wiggins.

It's not my 1st build but it is the 1st one for a long time.

Will do what you've advised later.

Is my board highly likely to be fried tho?
 
JonnyLitts said:
Thanks guys and especially Wiggins.

It's not my 1st build but it is the 1st one for a long time.

Will do what you've advised later.

Is my board highly likely to be fried tho?
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Not sure, you might be lucky and it will be fine but no one can really say for sure untill of course you have tried it.
 
Nah, as long as you didnt switch it on too many times.

Usually the first thing that will fry is you onboard sound.

You were lucky. My mate did the same with his new MSI Neo-F 965 and he blew the PSU along with the board, cpu and memory. lol
 
Admiral Huddy said:
I'm just impressed you hit the nail on the head on first call.. One for my notes hahaha
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Its amazing what a cup of PG Tips and a slice of Marmite on toast can do for the old grey matter....lol
 
Wiggins said:
Nah, as long as you didnt switch it on too many times.

Usually the first thing that will fry is you onboard sound.

You were lucky. My mate did the same with his new MSI Neo-F 965 and he blew the PSU along with the board, cpu and memory. lol
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Think I tried switching it on 5-6 times but like I said it was literally on for a second (if that) and then switched itself off.

If I fried anything, would I see any sparks? Smoke? Or is it just a case of trying it when I've put the risers in?
 
Only switch it back on when your confident enough that the risers are in. The good thing about Intel CPU's is that it will throttle and switch off first as the voltage will be fluctuating massively so hopefully no problems.

One thing though, reset the bios before you switch it back on. You know the usual stuff, move the jumper and take the battery out for 5 mins.
 
Wiggins said:
Only switch it back on when your confident enough that the risers are in. The good thing about Intel CPU's is that it will throttle and switch off first as the voltage will be fluctuating massively so hopefully no problems.

One thing though, reset the bios before you switch it back on. You know the usual stuff, move the jumper and take the battery out for 5 mins.
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Cheers buddy.

Hopefully I'll be replying on my new pc later (I'm in work now)
 
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