Building HTPC Need Assistance

taylorcl83

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I'm hoping someone can help me troubleshoot here as I'm currently in the process of building a htpc using the Lian Li PC-CK101 case. I tried to follow the instructions here (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pc-ck101-mini-itx-locomotive-review,3414.html), but not having any luck. I'm new to the whole process, so I'm guessing it's something stupid on my part. Aside from this case my parts include:

Motherboard: Zotac Z77ITX A E Intel Z77 Express Chipset Socket H2 LGA-1155 Motherboard *GA91
CPU: Intel I3-3220 LGA1155 Desktop Intel Core i3 Processor 3.3GHz
RAM:Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Hard Drive: 3 TB WD Green Hard Drive

I followed the directions included with the case (which really aren't all that helpful or descriptive) and thought I have everything correct, but when I plug it in and turn it on I don't get any power aside from a tiny green light that lights up on the motherboard itself.

Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated! I've added pictures to see if anyone can point out something wrong I'm doing. I tried to leave it as open as possible so everything could be seen.

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taylorcl83

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@firo40, I followed the directions and believe I had it right. I had the 24 pin connector in and the psu had a 4pin connector that I had to plug into the 8pin slot on the motherboard as it didn't have a 4 pin slot
 

taylorcl83

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Figured it out. The motherboard I have has an 8 pin connector and the psu has a 4 pin connector. The 4 pin would connect on the 8 pin one, but the motherboard wouldn't power on until I got an 8 pin adaptor. Some motherboards power up regardless, but apparently the Zotac requires it be 8 pin.