Help newly built pc wont power on

conefer77

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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
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...

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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
 
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