New Build No Post, please help

happy_2008 · 13 May 2007 at 03:39

Right i started to put my new build together and im already annoyed with the fact that i have 3 unscrewable screws :mad:

Now to top it all off the computer doesnt even react when i pressed the power button :mad:

The PSU is a brand new Corsaair 520w PSU so that cant be the problem. I have just installed a brand E6600 and Gigabyte DS3P along with some Crucial ram but nothing happns

Its now 3.30am and as you have gathered i have tried for the past few hours trying to get the damm thing to power up and getting those screws out.

I have checked all the cabling and all seems fine, the only small concern is the little connectors for the power and reset button on the Lian V7 Plus case. The connectors themselves dont actually have any postive or negative signs on them so im not sure whether im feeding positive to postive etc. All these connectors are coloured all different colours so no idea as to which one is which!

Would appreciated any help!!!

Darren1987 · 13 May 2007 at 04:02

they have to be in the correct way, check the mobo manual i had some trouble with this when i built my pc but was sorted in a matter of seconds.

i just switched them round if it didnt boot or the led didnt come on and they do all go in the same direction, least on a P5B! its late so sorry if i give wrong advice, just trying to help

drunkenmonkey · 13 May 2007 at 07:02

yeh them power connectors have to be in the right way! and they are fricking fiddly

but as a rule if i rem right the + is always on the left and - is on the right

rodders · 13 May 2007 at 09:30

I had that problem with my last build. Silly little plugs causing the PC to not work!

Jaffa_Cake · 13 May 2007 at 10:08

Right, troubleshooting checklist:

1. Motherboard plugged in (24pin and 4 pin ) ?

2. Mountings all correct ?

3. Power node connected correctly? (if you don't know then try both ways

)

It should at least start with all those 3 correct.

robbobloke · 13 May 2007 at 10:50

With the case leads, you will see a coloured lead and white lead going into same connector. The coloured lead side is + and the white lead side is -.

happy_2008 · 13 May 2007 at 11:17

Lets just hope that the colour and white leads help! Will report back soon!

happy_2008 · 13 May 2007 at 11:31

Right just tried it with all the colours! The light on the front of the machine comes on for a second before going off and nothing happens with the machine. Nothing is spinning

happy_2008 · 13 May 2007 at 12:27

Reseated Mobo but still no change :mad:

Nicos Rex · 13 May 2007 at 12:56

Time to get methodical.

Strip the whole lot out.

If at all possible try to get it wired up outside the case.

In any event you want the bare minimum connected: One stick of ram, graphics card, keyboard, chassis speaker (for the beeps) and some means of switching on (I have kept an old switch from a defunct case for this). Ensure that all cooling fans for cpu, chipset and graphics card are connected and free to rotate. Then connect all required power leads and monitor and clear the CMOS before attempting to power up.

happy_2008 · 13 May 2007 at 13:04

Will try that later, when i switch it on all i get is a quick light flash on the case and a electric static noise :confused:

happy_2008 · 13 May 2007 at 14:00

Update - I have noticed that the fans spin a tiny bit when the power button is pressed along with a small static noise. Any suggestions as to what this could be?

happy_2008 · 13 May 2007 at 15:07

Spoken to a few people, some have suggested it could be a faulty motherboard......? The PSU on the fan and CPU spins for a 1/2 second before everything stops :confused: