C conefer77 Prominent Nov 7, 2017 2 0 510 Nov 7, 2017 #1 Just built a PC with a friend and everything is plugged in correctly and all the parts are compatible. When we go to turn the PC on nothing happens its just dead. The light for the power button and reset button are on but nothing else happens. Help.
Just built a PC with a friend and everything is plugged in correctly and all the parts are compatible. When we go to turn the PC on nothing happens its just dead. The light for the power button and reset button are on but nothing else happens. Help.
Solution R_1 Nov 7, 2017 http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems this is the no boot troubleshooter. go down every step this usually fixes the issue, if not post again. step 17 a speaker important if the case does not have a speaker you can make a temporary one easy enough canned making a temporary speaker rant my speakers have this plug http://images.crutchfieldonline.com/graphics/infolib/homelib/hSpeakerSpringClip.jpg I use lamp wire but any stranded wire will do. literally any stranded wires. strip one end like so http://www.antiquelampco.com/Shades/CordColors.jpg attach the stripped end into the speaker spring clips on the speaker. the other end of the wire should be trimmed like so the semi strip...
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems this is the no boot troubleshooter. go down every step this usually fixes the issue, if not post again. step 17 a speaker important if the case does not have a speaker you can make a temporary one easy enough canned making a temporary speaker rant my speakers have this plug http://images.crutchfieldonline.com/graphics/infolib/homelib/hSpeakerSpringClip.jpg I use lamp wire but any stranded wire will do. literally any stranded wires. strip one end like so http://www.antiquelampco.com/Shades/CordColors.jpg attach the stripped end into the speaker spring clips on the speaker. the other end of the wire should be trimmed like so the semi strip...
R_1 Expert Ambassador Sep 8, 2015 8,440 632 49,290 Nov 7, 2017 Solution #2 http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems this is the no boot troubleshooter. go down every step this usually fixes the issue, if not post again. step 17 a speaker important if the case does not have a speaker you can make a temporary one easy enough canned making a temporary speaker rant my speakers have this plug http://images.crutchfieldonline.com/graphics/infolib/homelib/hSpeakerSpringClip.jpg I use lamp wire but any stranded wire will do. literally any stranded wires. strip one end like so http://www.antiquelampco.com/Shades/CordColors.jpg attach the stripped end into the speaker spring clips on the speaker. the other end of the wire should be trimmed like so the semi strip https://wesbellwireandcable.com/images/cutwire.png by doing a semi strip the wire case is now the socket. plug one wire to the first pin, and the second onto the fourth pin. power on the system and listen for beeps end canned rant Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems this is the no boot troubleshooter. go down every step this usually fixes the issue, if not post again. step 17 a speaker important if the case does not have a speaker you can make a temporary one easy enough canned making a temporary speaker rant my speakers have this plug http://images.crutchfieldonline.com/graphics/infolib/homelib/hSpeakerSpringClip.jpg I use lamp wire but any stranded wire will do. literally any stranded wires. strip one end like so http://www.antiquelampco.com/Shades/CordColors.jpg attach the stripped end into the speaker spring clips on the speaker. the other end of the wire should be trimmed like so the semi strip https://wesbellwireandcable.com/images/cutwire.png by doing a semi strip the wire case is now the socket. plug one wire to the first pin, and the second onto the fourth pin. power on the system and listen for beeps end canned rant
G Greg Gregorich Distinguished Feb 13, 2014 887 0 19,060 Nov 7, 2017 #3 may help only one memory stick inserted,did the cpu fan spins. Upvote 0 Downvote