Hi all;

I just built a new system, components are as follows;

ASUS P5K-E Motherboard

INTEL Core2Duo E8400 @ 3GHz

KINGSTON 1GB 667 MHz DDR2 RAM (x 4)

ASUS EAH 3850 512MB ATI Radeon Graphics

WD 500 GB SATA H.D.D

LG DVD-RW

Cooler Master CM960 Chasis

TAGAN EASYCON 530W PSU

Here comes the freakin' situation;

When i press the power switch, the indicator light at the back of the PSU turns BLUE and absolutely nothing happens!

I tried the components (except the CPU) on other mobo's and they all worked.

Also i tried the components with ASUS P5KC motherboard and nothing changed.

The 8pin extra power connector on mobo is plugged in.

I thought it might be the PSU, not powerful enough to feed the components and tried ASUS GeForce 6600 128MB with other components on both motherboards and again nothing happens!

So, what are your suggestions/ideas?

thank you all!

Do you need a bios update for the mobo to recognize the E8400 cpu?

Try connecting only minimal components(cpu, vga, 1 memory stick) outside of the case.

Did you place stand-offs in the case? If so, double and triple check all wired connections. If everything is correctly connected, reset your CMOS. (Also check the CMOS jumper and make sure it isn't set on the reset position)

Other things to try:
1. Use all the same components but change PSU's.

2. Remove MB from the case, use 1 stick of RAM, and try to get it to POST. If it works, you've got a short in the case somewhere.

If even that fails, you likely have a DOA motherboard.

That is probably a bad brand of PSU, but it's unlikely that it doesn't have enough power, as you could probably run your setup off a 350-450W PSU just fine.

*edit*

The most important part of troubleshooting is to change only 1 variable at a time. This will make it a lot easier to pinpoint the problem.

thank you very much!

i solved it... it was because of a short in the case...

do you recommend returning the chasis or trying to set it up without a short

Try to find anything that is contacting the back of the MB. The MB, while on top of the stand-offs, should never touch the aluminum or steel backing of the case. If it does, it will immediately cause a short and fail to POST or boot.

*edit* Unless the chasis is bent or malformed, there is likely nothing wrong with it. You just need to find out what's causing the short, which is usually lack of stand-offs or improperly placed stand-offs. (You should only use as many as needed to match the number of screw holes on the motherboard -- no more, and if possible, no less.)