Just built my first PC, the power button only flashes for a second and shuts off. Help would be greatly appreciated

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I was trying to boot it up for the first time and wired it to an old TV via HDMI. Everything worked and the power button stayed on, but nothing showed up on my display. So I checked and I needed to move my RAM over. I took it out, moved to over two to the proper spot, and tried to boot again. Now, the power button only turns on for a split second and it shuts off. My disc drive keeps going, the cpu fans keep spinning, the graphics card fans spin every now and then. The weird thing is, during that split second the display actually shows up.

Did I fry my motherboard or something during this process? It seems odd that all of the other parts would stay on. I checked a few older threads and it seemed the motherboard or power supply would be the culprit, but it seems odd to me that all of those other parts would continue to work. It's everything but the power button.

As far as what I'm working with, I hope this can be helpful:

EVGA SuperNOVA 750 80PLUS B2 Bronze Certified 750W ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Super Clocked ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.5 GHz LGA 1150
Noctua Ultra Silent CPU Cooler Cooling NH-U9B SE2
MSI ATX DDR3 2400 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97 PC MATE
 
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I had this exact problem when I built my PC, just like you, one of the problems was that the RAM wasn't in the right place, which you might want to check again just in case. my other problem was that the spacers I used on the back of the motherboard were too small, and it was causing the motherboard to short out.

Anyways, if you've tried all those, here's what finally fixed mine:
The cause of your problem probably stems from switching the ram after the computer has been on once already with the ram in the improper slots.

On my motherboard(also an msi), there is a button on it to reset the BIOS to factory settings, if you have that, click it. If you don't have the motherboard reset button, its still fairly simple. unplug your computer, press the power button a few times to make sure that all the stored energy is gone, and take out the bios battery. After removing the battery, once again hit the power button just to get the remaining juice out of there, then replace the battery, switch on your computer, and you should be good to go.

Good luck!
 
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