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Anonymous   09-30-2009 at 05:47:27 AM

Okay, so I built a computer from scratch for the first time, and it isn't working. When I plug it in, and switch the PSU to on, and then press the power switch (I plugged in the 2 pin connector that says POWER SW to teh 2 pin thing on the motherboard that says PwrSW or something)... i dont know much about computers, but anyway, the light on the mobo turns on, but nothing else does. Help?

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Bronze Home Brew badge niklas_13   09-30-2009 at 05:55:28 AM
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Give this link a look over http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] t-problems

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Twoboxer   09-30-2009 at 09:02:01 AM
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"or something"? That's one thing you should be certain of lol.

Deep in the checklist you will find that you can use a screwdriver to simultaneously and momentarily touch the two pins on the mobo to try to start it up without using the power switch. That's one thing you can try.

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Bronze Home Brew badge jsc   09-30-2009 at 04:36:35 PM
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Unfortunately, the light on the motherboard does not mean that much. If you have a case speaker and all you hear is silence, you have 5 possibilities - one of which is very unlikely.

Bad PSU (includes selecting an inadequate one).
Bad motherboard.
Bad CPU - not likely.
Improper installation shorting out PSU.
Shorted component.

System specs?

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