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Gregg Nicholls

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HELP!!

I have recently just built a new computer

Spec:

Case - Zalman z9 Plus
Motherboard - Asus P8-Z77 LX
CPU - Intel Core i3 3.30ghz
4gb 2x2gb RAM
PSU - Corsair CX600M
500GB Hard drive

Anyways, I have just put everything together, ensuring that the connectors for the front panel is connected correctly.

I have plugged in the 24pin connector and then the 8pin CPU socket is connected, the CPU fan is connected. but when I press the power button on the front of the case the thing just wont turn on!!

I have taken everything out of the case twice! and then tried the paperclip trick to test the PSU and all the fans turn on but the minute it goes into the motherboard nothing happens. I have taken the CPU out of its socket and notice that some of the pins in the motherboard socket are bents, does it mattter as it is a LGA SOCKET 1155.

The motherboard light is one and the GPU switch works. Please help, I cannot figure it out.
 
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Shaun o

Shaun o

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May be more simple than you think.
At some point you have bridged or put the front panel button to the wrong pins on the header for the power switch.

Or at some point you must of been a bit hefty handed and bent the contact pins of the cpu socket. If the case as blackbird says return the board under RMA if you can.

Fingers crossed if it is just a case of not placing the power switch block on the right two pins required. Double check that is right. use the manual for the board and the block diagram to confirm you have bridge the correct two pins from the power button switch to the board pins.

Let us know if it was the problem.





 
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Gregg Nicholls

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literally been through everything, triple checked my motherboard and case manuals :/ is there any other checks i should perform?
 
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USAFRet

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It depends specifically on what those particular pins are for. In this case, something central to the operation.
 
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Shaun o

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Bent pins in the cpu socket will cause a short, blowing the board, damaging it as blackbird says.

New board required if the case. But do check it the power switch pin`s are in the right place as nothing will happen and no fans will spin ect on pressing it.
If no joy. Then Blackbird is right if you say the cpu socket pins are bent.
 
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Gregg Nicholls

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okay looks like thats the problem.. all i did was install the cpu no different to any other time i've done it :/ any suggestions?
 
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Suggestions? Get a new board.
 
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You can try bend them back though reaaaaaaaaalllyyy carefullyyyy, but you might risk your CPU as well, RMA wont take it cuzz every motherboard is protected by a cap so they wont buy that story.

What you could try atleast is bend them back and then send it for RMA lol.
 
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