new build wont start

opstrat · 15 Apr 2012 at 00:53

evnin all.

got a spec together to build for a mate, built it tonight. bloody thing wont start.

i mean nothing at all.

at 1st i thaught psu so he had an old hp psu lying around so with just the mb and the case power switch, i tried it and still nothing.

iv got it home with me now so tommorow i will strip mine down and start going through parts to find the problem but in the mean time what is everyones gut feeling?

specs are

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard REV 1 £84.98
1 x Asus HD 6850 DirectCU V2 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £84.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £58.99
1 x Cooler Master GX 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £58.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £52.99
1 x G.Skill RipJawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL ) £39.95
Total : £576.26 (includes shipping : £17.85).

Rusty0611 · 15 Apr 2012 at 01:02

Do any fans or lights come on? Does the motherboard beep at all?

Tried getting it to boot with the bare minimum, i.e. CPU, cooler, PSU, motherboard and RAM, onboard graphics?

opstrat · 15 Apr 2012 at 01:06

absolutely nothin mate.

tried with just the cpu still nothin, was goin to try the paperclip trick tommorow to rule out the psu for definite. im leaning more towards the mb being completly doa.

OLDPHART · 15 Apr 2012 at 01:24

Did you clear the CMOSS and load up 0ptimized Bios settings [see your mobo manual] before booting up your PC?

TheYoungster · 15 Apr 2012 at 01:45

Is the switch on the back of the psu in the right place? or on at the plusg? im not insulting you its just i do it all the time lol

OptimaLnrg · 15 Apr 2012 at 02:27

Definitely screwed the motherboard into the standoffs and not the case?

..just checking.. Lol.

Rebuild the system outside the case.

freddie64 · 15 Apr 2012 at 06:54

Check that the case on/off button is connected (wires to the button).

Some of the reviews say that it is not connected.

opstrat · 15 Apr 2012 at 09:22

freddie64 said:
Check that the case on/off button is connected (wires to the button).

Some of the reviews say that it is not connected.

spot on mate.

pulled the front pannel off and there it was 2 plugs.

the most annoying part is i had the front pannel off to fit the dvdrw and didnt even notice.

anyway cheers for the help.

joedeath332 · 15 Apr 2012 at 10:43

Its so easy to get ahead of yourself when doing a new build and overlook something simple as all you want to do is get it up and running , and see what she can do

freddie64 · 17 Apr 2012 at 17:13

Glad that is what it turned out to be.

To be fair you would expect the cables to be connected anyway.