PC WON'T START!! HELP NEEDED!!!!

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 19:33

Hi everyone, just got a new case for my PC, have moved everything over to it, and now when I hit the power button, nothing.

The LED on my ASUS motherboard lights up though, and I've tested the PSU using the paperclip and it started up fine and powered a fan.

I was being really careful to ground myself but I don't know what else I could have done. Nothing has changed and the PC was working fine before.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 19:38

Yeah, I've plugged it in both ways it could go, and made sure it was the right pins

I'll try and get a picture up!

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 19:41

I don't think my motherboard as power reset buttons, and I tried the old case's power switch, nothing

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 19:42

How do I upload photos to my post?

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 19:45

It's an ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 19:46

http://img46.imageshack.us/i/dscn1958.jpg/

http://img695.imageshack.us/i/dscn1957xd.jpg/

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 19:48

That's some pictures of the pc, any others you need please ask!

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 19:51

I've tried both positions for the connector

I've unplugged and plugged back in the supply supply cable

and I didn't take the heatsink off

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 20:06

How would I go about shorting the pins? And I've tested the power supply by using a paper clip and connecting a fan, does that show it is working fine?

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 20:09

so i jsut hold the paper clip and make both ends touch the power switch pins?

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 20:20

Did that, nothing

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 20:26

Right I took out the motherboard, and connected the power switch and it switched on!!!! I didnt have a gpu or hdd connected but the CPU fan started up!!

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 20:29

I've just noticed something, the case came with these "Motherboard stands" that you put into the mounting holes, then put the motherboard on them and then screw it in. I just put the motherboard directly on the case, that might have caused it to short circuit in some way??!

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 20:37

Just screwing it back in now!! This'll be embarassing if it does work :s

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 20:49

Right fans starting, but I'm getting no picture and 1 beep, 3 short beeps

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 20:52

Any ideas?

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 20:56

Yeah, the video card PCIE wasn't plugged in right!!

Thats it finally working now, thanks for everyone's help! In the end it was just me being silly and careless!!! :\

Michael_10 · 8 Jul 2010 at 21:20

Thanks again for everyone's help! Without it I might have gone ripping out stuff in some mad state of mind!!