New Rig won't Post

[Sel]

My friend has just built a new rig however it won't post just a green light on it.

Is it ok to remove all the bits CPU, GPU, and memory and fire it up with any combination of parts to see if he can identify the problem or could this damage anything?

He isn't even getting fans to come on inside the PSU.

He did try the GPU in another PC wich worked but the next day it wouldn't but it was on the limit for the PSU.

He does have a few other things he can test with such as the smaller PSU and an older GPU.

Does anyone know the best way to test things out?

Kind of anoying as this is the second Motherboard as the fist was broken on opening.

Cheers.

 

[melbourne720]

Could you post the specs of the system please?

Also firstly check that all the cables from the PSU are connected and all the components are firmly seated.

What type of PSU is it?

 

[Sel]

I don't have all his specs at hand but from memory it is something like this

Enermax Liberty 620W ELT620AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Asus P5N32-E SLi nForce (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-6400 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2
Gainward BLISS GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

Thats as much info as I have, he did have the Plus version of board but that had to go back.

He did say it was very tricky getting all the wires in, I haven't seen it myself but he has built atleast 6pc's before.

 

[pcAnywhere]

Checkfor shorting by removing the motherboard from the case. Check that the front panel buttons are correctly connected (it doesn't matter which was around they are, just that they are connecting to correct pins on the mobo).

 

[artaxerxes]

And check the CPU fan is on the CPU fan header!

edit to add - it is entirely safe to remove components and try to boot without them... just ensure you fully switch off and unplug before removing them!

 

[Sel]

Thanks for that I've sent him an email with a list of things to try tonight.