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Old 07-18-2007, 12:12 PM   #1
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Unhappy First Build - Computer Won't Power On
Hello, I put together my first build today. I followed directions and took care to avoid static and be gentle with the components.

I have everything together and connected in the case right now, a monitor and keyboard hooked up, and the computer plugged into a surge protector. When I turn the power supply on, a little blue light underneath the motherboard goes on, indicating it is in "Sleep/Soft-Off" mode. When I press the power button on the case, nothing happens. No activity on my monitor, no fans running - including on the power supply.

Anyone have any idea what's going on?
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Old 07-18-2007, 12:25 PM   #2
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Give this a try:
http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=132409

Also, can you list your system specs?
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Old 07-18-2007, 12:44 PM   #3
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Old 07-18-2007, 10:27 PM   #4
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I pulled everything out of the case and set it up just like that, and I'm still getting the same problem. I'm starting to freak out a bit here.
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Old 07-19-2007, 10:06 AM   #5
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Do you have both power connectors plugged into the motherboard?

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Old 07-19-2007, 11:18 AM   #6
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You mean the 24 pin and the 8 pin? Yeah.

I went out and bought a new power supply to see if that was the problem, but I'm still getting the same reaction from the system. So I guess it's my motherboard, CPU, or RAM then, correct? Any way for me to tell which it is without substituting in known working parts? I don't just have components laying around. I think I may end up sending all three back to newegg for replacements.
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just curious, which power supply did you get.
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Old 07-19-2007, 02:37 PM   #8
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Looking at your parts list I would suspect the RAM before the motherboard and the CPU.

Try starting the system without the RAM installed and see if you get any BIOS beeps indicating a memory problem. You need the PC case speaker hooked up for this.

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Old 07-19-2007, 05:05 PM   #9
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Did you try it with one stick of ram, then the other, that might answer your ram question.
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