Go Back   PCMech Forums > Help & Discussion > Build Your Own PC

Need Some Help? Type Your Keywords Here:

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 03-04-2011, 12:57 PM   #1
Member (9 bit)
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 315
Ace Ecco 420 pwr/hdd led

I just recieved an Ace Ecco 420 and have almost asembled the whole computer. I am just about to connect the pwr, reset, hdd led and pwr led to the mobo (asus p7h55), but the two last ones need to be on the positiv and negativ sides. How do I know what is what seeing that the cables only are marked with name, not pole?

EDIT:
Added a picture in case that makes it easier to help me/see what is what
__________________
.
.
ASUS P7P55D P55 | INTEL I7 860 @ 2.80GHZ | CORSAIR 8GB DDR3 XMS3 (4x2GB) | ASUS RADEON HD5870 1GB | WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR BLACK 500GB 7200RPM, Green 2 TB, Crucial 80GB SSD | Samsung SH-S223B - DVD | CORSAIR TX 750W ATX | ANTEC MIDTOWER TWELVE HUNDRED | Windows 7 [64]

Last edited by Anomo; 03-04-2011 at 01:18 PM.
Anomo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-04-2011, 02:09 PM   #2
Member (9 bit)
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 315
If put on the wrong way, can it damage anything? If not, I'll just try and fail until it works.
Anomo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-04-2011, 02:17 PM   #3
glc
Forum Administrator
Staff
Premium Member
 
glc's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Joplin MO
Posts: 37,766
Reversing them will not damage anything. If you reverse the power LED it just won't light up, and if you reverse the HDD LED it will be on constantly.
glc is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 03-04-2011, 02:27 PM   #4
Member (9 bit)
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 315
Another problem popped up. I got everything working (or so I thought). All the fans (3) spin, the lights are lighting up etc. I put the ram, mobo, cpu, gpu, psu, hdd and od in the case.

The first time I started up the computer it worked, but I'm not sure what I heard. I THOUGHT I heard something zap so I turned the comp of asap. I smelled a smoky smell like when starting a radiator after not using it for a while, but thought nothing more of it. I turned the computer back on and everything seemed fine for about 10 minutes. I turned it off and moved it closer to a monitor. When I had set it up I turned the computer on, but no picture came up. Again all fans are spinning (including GPU), everything is put in the correct place (I'm 99.9999999% sure), yet nothing shows. I tried the TV (with RGB cable) and that didn't work either.

Do you have any idea what could be wrong?

Parts can be found here (towards the end). At first I didn't see it fit to post in that thread, but if you mean it is feel free to move this one
Anomo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-04-2011, 02:50 PM   #5
glc
Forum Administrator
Staff
Premium Member
 
glc's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Joplin MO
Posts: 37,766
PROBLEMS with a NEW BUILD? Try This!!
glc is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 03-04-2011, 06:07 PM   #6
Member (8 bit)
 
Kidd's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 175
If your board has on board video, I'd troubleshoot it without the video card at first

Edit: The i3 540 in your thread has integrated graphics, not the i7 860 in your sig.
__________________
"Remember kids, there are no stupid questions. Only stupid people."
-Mr. Garrison

Last edited by Kidd; 03-04-2011 at 06:44 PM.
Kidd is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-05-2011, 12:22 PM   #7
glc
Forum Administrator
Staff
Premium Member
 
glc's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Joplin MO
Posts: 37,766
Yep, test it without the video card first if you did use the H55 board and the i3.
glc is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 03-27-2011, 10:46 AM   #8
Member (9 bit)
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 315
Update

I finally got the time to troubleshoot the build. I took apart the whole computer and put all parts (including the PSU, excluding the mobo) into another computer. It started up fine. I also tried only having the CPU and RAM attached to the p7h55-m mobo, but that did not work. I guess that smoke was the mobo frying. I've e-mailed the website I bought the parts from and I am waiting for their response.
Anomo is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Still Need Help? Type Your Keywords Here:


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:00 PM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2