New build Not working

CrixxzeH

CrixxzeH

CrixxzeH

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finished the build and system dosent seem to power on.. just nothing, i've made sure that all of the connections are correct, and fitted in nice and snug..

I Personally think its a faulty psu because when the power is on and connected you can hear a slight buzzing, if thats normal
 
RJC said:
Try removing the GPU and see it boots with only the onboard Graphics.

Have you tried a CMOS reset and is the 4 or 8 pin connected for CPU power.
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will try now, only thing that looks like cpu power is the 4 pin next to it which says ATX 12v, which i dont have a connector for with my PSU.

tried booting with no gpu and reseting cmos, still no start up
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ahh found it, was a 8 pin that needed seperating..

Now EVERYTHNG is connected and tryed to reet CMOS again and boot with one stick of RAM.

I think its a faulty PSU or Mobo tbh
 
also tried shorting the mobo with a screw driver for the power but still nothing.

no lights or anything showing on the mobo, just seems like the mobo's not using the power, the PSU makes a sound when its connected tho like really faint
 
Engram said:
Given that you didn't know how to connect the 4 pin ATX, I think it's more likely that you've made a mistake somewhere.
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no it's just i thought it was an 8 pin, dident knoe you had to seperate that actualy connector to get a 4pin, plus its not just me.. my mate who has done many builds has come and help me an has overseen everything connections etc and seems to think its the mobo.
 
just got the system powered on, entered bios..
after about 5 seconds, heard a massive crackle like a lightbulb busting and now the systems not turning on at all....

note: the gpu was not connected, therfore it wouldent seem like a lot of power were being used from the sysem when I heard the pop.
 
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anyone suggest what i should do next? can't test another
PSU, and cannot contact Ocuk over the phone till tommorow. I have however dropped them an notice in the component support section, so should expect some feedback from them after today, with it being Sunday today.
 
Uncle Petey said:
Mate, you need to help us help you by answering questions like 'What did you do to get it powered up?' :)
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sorry mate, first time the system wouldent boot was because of a loose wire/pin. a loose 24 pin connector to be precise. after coming on here, someone suggested taking the connections from the PSU out and re-plugging them in, thats what did it. thats what I mean everything was connected to the correct slots, like for certain.. thats why I dident understand it, little did I expect what was going to happen after 1-2 minutes of the system being on (fans spinning, cpu cooler working, being able to acess all BIOS features, just really dident expect this :/.
 
sonna said:
Hi mate. I bought this same Corsair PSU. Built my system. Switched it on. Fans spinning and everything fine for a few seconds and then pop.

Been reading on google about this PSU and so many people seem to be having problems with it.

Just about to sort an RMA on it but kinda regretting going with this PSU.

Good luck.
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this is exactly what happened.
 
stulid said:
I'm not convinced it's the PSU 100% at fault, rather "user error" somewhere.
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how tho?...everything was connected in the right slots, the first time the system wouldent power was down to a loose cable, hardly user that could cause this problem, and tbh, Im not 100% certain since I was looking at the screen, but from the loudness of the pop and the fan LED on the cpu and other fans stopped straight away.

Edit: I have checked the cable used to power the PSU and it was definitely correct, its says cpu on it and only fits in that one perfectly.
 
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Lazder said:
thats not good at all... maybe you put in GPU power cables into CPU socket lol???
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then why would the system boot up perfectly for 1-2 minute and allow me to access all of the features such as boot sequence, I could see my drives connected. plus, the CPU temp was perfect in bios @ 33c.

Edit: the cable from the psu had CPU at the side of the bit that clips in, and only fitted that CPU power slot.
 
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Uncle Petey said:
Right, so the very first time was because there was no 4pin connected. The second time was due to a loose 24pin connection.

When that was sorted, it powered up for a couple of minutes and went pop.

Is that the chain of events?
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yes exactly, a very loud pop indeed.
 
Uncle Petey said:
Probably RMA time :D

In the meantime, try clearing cmos (take the battery out and replace after 15mins or so).
Sounds silly, but it worked for me after I thought my psu died when I was buggering about with bios settings.
The 'pop' turned out to be the psu transformer relay on emergency shutdown.

I know you haven't changed anything in the bios, but it's worth a try since it ain't working anyway.

Also, check youtube for the paperclip test to see if your psu truly is dead.
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have tried resetting the cmos for about 10 mins and still nothing, dont want to try the paperclip thing tbh, just dont want to touch it until I can get in contact with Ocuk.
 
sonna said:
An update on my build.

Took the computer round a friends house and connected up his OCZ PSU.

Worked absolutely fine. Posted ok and asked for a system disk (I don't yet have an OS installed).

So no user error or loser error or whatever you want to call it.

Some of these Corsair TX550M's are borked out of the box.
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I hope this is the case, I shall try to get another PSU in the meantime and try to test it.
 
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