Motherboard indicator light on, no other components connected, but CPU fan won't work.

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SorenLantz

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I recently put together my first build, and it simply won't work. I took it apart and reassembled it 3 more times. Benched it. And still nothing. I have no clue what is going on.

Symptoms:
- Motherboard indicator light is on.
- Only components connected are mobo power, cpu power and the cpu fan.
- No ram installed (and don't get a beep)
- Cpu fan doesn't work.

Any cures?
 
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ailos

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The fan should still work thou shouldn't it? (for a while atleast)
 
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SorenLantz

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I tried 3 different CPU fans too! None of them worked either.
 
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I just assembled a new build for some one and went to bench test it. The CPU fan spun for about 10 seconds and shut off. It wouldn't re-start after that. Had me scratching my head for a few seconds.
Finally I realized I had forgot to install the memory... lol. Worked fine after I put the RAM in. Duh.
 
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SorenLantz

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Hmm....let me try that.
(5 minutes later)
So I installed one stick of RAM and still had the same results with all three fans.
The first time I put this build together I forgot the standoffs for the mobo could this have permanently caused some damage to it?
 
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Try it with ram installed and make sure psu is working correctly
 
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clutchc

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If you powered up the system and the traces on the back of the MB were grounding out against the case, yes. You may have fried something.
 
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SorenLantz

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Well, I have 2 other motherboards. Would the other components be ok, like the HDD's Optical drives and video card?

 
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Hard to say. Chances are, yes. But I'm just guessing from afar. Your problem could be something else entirely. If the MB is still under retailer or manufacturer RMA time, I would send it back if it doesn't work.
 
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