I just built a new PC earlier today. The parts are a z97 gaming 5 motherboard, i5-4460, seagate 1tb HHD, Corsair Carbide spec alpha, EVGA 500w psu, 8x2 gb Gskill ram, and a GTX 960 4g. The PC originally wouldn't start, instead a blue LED light would flash on the mobo. I took apart the entire PC, and put it back together, at which point it started working. About 3 hours later I was setting everything up and trying to install windows 8.1, but it wouldn't work because it couldnt recognize the hard drive. I shut off the PC, unplugged and replugged in the hard drive, and then the PC just wouldn't turn on, all that would happen was a blue flashing light on the mobo again. I just finished taking apart and putting back together the PC once again, and still it doesn't work, all that happens is a blue light on the mobo, the fans don't turn on, nothing. Any ideas on what could be wrong/ a fix for it?
New PC, won't start up, can't figure out the issue.
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superninja12
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superninja12
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its a battery on the motherboard pull it out if possible than after 3 mins put it back in.
like they use in watches.
like they use in watches.
1LiquidPC
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Also, you may want to try the "breadboarding" method for trying a barebones setup to rule out a short somewhere. Seems odd that it didn't work at first, you reassembled and it worked, now it's not working again. The HDD not being recognized is likely a UEFI setting and unrelated.
1LiquidPC
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A quick google search will explain. It's basically setting up the bare essentials outside of the case. Here's just an example. http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2176482/breadboarding-stripping-basics-troubleshooting.html. By just having the PSU, motherboard, and 1 stick of RAM installed, you eliminate wiring faults, excess hardware, ect. from being the cause of your boot problem. I wouldn't really worry if you don't have the mini-speaker to test with, as we're just trying to get it to power up.
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OK. You may want to try the paperclip test to check the PSU itself as well. http://support.antec.com/support/solutions/articles/1000015319-is-my-power-supply-dead-the-paperclip-test
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