New Built Computer, Won't turn on

[Guest]

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?

 

[Niklas_13]

Give this link a look over http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-read-posting-boot-problems

 

[Twoboxer]

"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.

 

[jsc]

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?