Another simple pitfall for new builds

Bayinaung · Mar 7, 2014

I am in the process of doing my first complete build. my mobo wouldn't boot up, and I spent a considerable amount of time and money exchanging upgrading parts before an answer was found - the IO panel part touching the MOBO was causing a short thus preventing a boot. tell you I could have saved a lot of headaches if it had been on that check list.

Someone Somewhere · Mar 7, 2014

If you're referring to this checklist, then it should have been covered by the bit on breadboarding.

Bayinaung · Mar 7, 2014

I partially agree. breadboarding lets you know if all the parts work. then u can start looking the case. and I did breadboarding. but I didn't get to the IO panel issue till much later - I looked at the screws, if it was the wiring that came with the case, if standoffs were creating enough clearance, etc. it wasn't till I took off the IO panel again for the 10th time and put it back in (after swapping mobos) and somehow got it seated properly did the board boot. the short was being created where the tongues that keeps the IO panel off the board might be touching conductable part of the board that was creating the short. it was overlooked. not just by me, but by professionals as well. it was a very small thing that caused a lot of headache. it is something that's easy to overlook. and not covered in the "check before posting" list.

Someone Somewhere · Mar 7, 2014

If you had tested it outside the case, you would have known that it's something about putting it in the case. At which point it should be a very fast check.

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