need help installing things(new pc)

holloadrian · Oct 2, 2017

first of all,I haven't installed a pc/component in over 10 years,its been long,as I only had laptops before.

Secondly,I am not stupid and i have general ideeas about things.

First things first : I CANNOT go to an service shop as the first one is within 150 KM and it will either cost me 150 euros or take 2 days to complete,and i have no time nor money.

There lie the problems:

First problem

I solved it,because i'm stupid,I have totally forgot that the power cable to HDD goes into the PSU,I didn't think of that because I didn't see any connectors to the PSU because it is black and so are the connectors.

I facepalmed.

Second problem.

I have a grounding problem,the motherboard came with 4 grounding pins that go into the chassis.

I lost one,but people on other forums tell me that i need atleast 9 grounding pins,and im like ...what...
my motherboard is not big enough for 6 of them,how about 9...

Here is the chassis with the 3/4 pins attached to it

and here is the motherboard properly fitted as IT SHOULD be(but its not,only 3/4 pins).

Thank you for taking your time with me.

//Oh i forgot to mention,the PC was running and seems to be OK as i installed windows on it,I only dismembred it again to see where the damn slot for the HDD is.

But I still fear I did things wrong.Why?Because of this.

This was yesterday after i let the pc run a whole day and installed stuff on it.

///I wonder if i can find the screw i need at an DIY store / hardware store like they have in america(Home depot) or france ( weldom )

CountMike · Oct 2, 2017

First, those are not "Grounding pins" but spacers so you can substitute them with insulated spacers if you have to. Just couple of right ones are enough for grounding.
As far as last picture..... well, beside not putting I/O shield (which ain't too bad) looks like your MB is bent and wrongly mounted and that could pose a problem.

saint19 · Oct 2, 2017

I see the "problem".

What case and motherboard do you have? Seems that you have a m-atx motherboard and you have to do some "tricks" to fit that motherboard in your case.

1) The screws in the top hole in the 1st photo should go in the holes that I show you in the picture.

After that should be possible for you use 6 screws in the board to hold it in a good way.

holloadrian · Oct 2, 2017

The problem is that it was not me who bought the motherboard/pc case,but it was a gift from a cousin that works at intel. ( but im pretty sure it's been ages since he configured a pc),and i wasn't informed about it to help him do it,he wanted to keep it a surprise.
Since we are old friends ,I can't really say anything to him.

He already failed to buy the correct RAMS for it( when the PC came it came with a SODIMM 32 GB ram tablet),so i had to send it back to him and wait for him to send me the money again for me to buy the ram back...

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z270M-D3H-rev-10#kf

I have no ideea about the PC case,since i dont have any of the papers it came with... not even a warranty,i guess he forgot about that,but I can't even return them,since they are in germany and i am in france.

Also will the bending pose problems?or...like it's ok? because i dont think i can do anything about it now

So let me get this right,instead of the motherboard to stay up,you want it to stay as low as possible?

CountMike · Oct 2, 2017

It doesn't matter which MB, they all ahve same holes in same places, some less, some more (on bottom part) depending on it's size. Spacers go with the case and are appropriately sized.

madmatt30 · Oct 2, 2017

Dude , those spacers you have in the top 3 holes , they need to be removed.

The screw holes are raised as it it , you don't need the standoffs (spacers) screwed in when there are raised bumps on the case tray.

That's what's forcing your board out at the top.

saint19 · Oct 2, 2017

holloadrian :

No, you need to install it in the same position but screwing the 6 holes (4 that you marked + 2 that I show you) and that is all. Your motherboard is bend because it is not properly screwed in the case.

madmatt30 · Oct 2, 2017

^ the motherboard is bent because he's using standoffs when he doesn't need them

madmatt30 · Oct 2, 2017

@saint19 - yeah I see your picture now , yes you're right

holloadrian · Oct 2, 2017

yeah i put it the right way now and now it doesn't power,nothing happens

madmatt30 · Oct 2, 2017

Then you've likely popped a cable out somewhere when moving the board.

Will be either the 4/8pin atx top left of CPU , the long 24 pin at the front of the board in front of the ram , or more likely 1 or 2 small single pin cables from the front panel connector bottom right corner.

holloadrian · Oct 2, 2017

everything seems in order though,I've done everything as a few days ago when i first started it up

holloadrian · Oct 2, 2017

could it be the ATX pin faulty?

holloadrian · Oct 2, 2017

found the culprit :

An stray standoff that i forgot to take away (it was not soldered to anything.)

That lil* piece of asshat made my day so bad.

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