It's been a while since I built a PC so I thought I'd go slow and steady, but unfortunately I've hit issues that may be due to my lack of knowledge or it could be non-working component(s) - I'm not sure which.
I've got a gigabyte Z77 mobo and I've mounted it and put a PSU in - Antec high current gamer 400W. I've attached the two motherboards power cables (btw - is there any reason why the 4+4 has two cables but there's only one socket on the motherboard, or do some have 2 of these?) and one case fan, but when I power on I get nothing.
Questions: -
1. Can I power up the PSU without anything attached, or are they designed to do nothing when not connected to a mobo.
2. Do I need the CPU in, or should the PSU work anyway.
3. Is there anything else I need to check? I've checked the PSU by just plugging in power and turning on, but still nothing. I;ve also checked the PSU manual, but there's no special instructions.
Anybody an ideas?
I've got a gigabyte Z77 mobo and I've mounted it and put a PSU in - Antec high current gamer 400W. I've attached the two motherboards power cables (btw - is there any reason why the 4+4 has two cables but there's only one socket on the motherboard, or do some have 2 of these?) and one case fan, but when I power on I get nothing.
Questions: -
1. Can I power up the PSU without anything attached, or are they designed to do nothing when not connected to a mobo.
2. Do I need the CPU in, or should the PSU work anyway.
3. Is there anything else I need to check? I've checked the PSU by just plugging in power and turning on, but still nothing. I;ve also checked the PSU manual, but there's no special instructions.
Anybody an ideas?
