New Build won't post

[blake1243]

So this is my first build. I got this mother board: http://us.msi.com/product/mb/H61M-E33-W8.html and this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156281

The problem is i can only get 5 standoffs installed and 1 of the holes is completely unused with no screw or standoff because there is no hole on the case for it. I don't think this is the reason my computer won't even post. It turns on and then instantly reboots, nothing shows up on screen either.

My dad has a friend who has been building for years and were gonna have him take a look at it in a few days so i'm not completely worried. If anything ill have to get a new motherboard. For my first time, my cpu seemed to drop right in with no force so i don't think its that. But my ram could also be the problem? the computer does the same thing when i remove the ram.

Is it shorting out because it is not fully grounded? idk what to do because i have nothing to test the components with because it could be ram,psu,mobo idk....

 

[blake1243]

it boots up for like 5 seconds and displays nothing on screen, then powers down and then boots back up and does same thing. im fresh out of ideas.

 

[jasont78]

So this is my first build. I got this mother board: http://us.msi.com/product/mb/H61M-E33-W8.html and this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156281

The problem is i can only get 5 standoffs installed and 1 of the holes is completely unused with no screw or standoff because there is no hole on the case for it. I don't think this is the reason my computer won't even post. It turns on and then instantly reboots, nothing shows up on screen either.

My dad has a friend who has been building for years and were gonna have him take a look at it in a few days so i'm not completely worried. If anything ill have to get a new motherboard. For my first time, my cpu seemed to drop right in with no force so i don't think its that. But my ram could also be the problem? the computer does the same thing when i remove the ram.

Is it shorting out because it is not fully grounded? idk what to do because i have nothing to test the components with because it could be ram,psu,mobo idk....

did u hook up the 12v plug for the cpu, did u push the ram in properly, did you hook up the cpu fan

 

[blake1243]

did u hook up the 12v plug for the cpu, did u push the ram in properly, did you hook up the cpu fan

If the CPU plug is the 4-pin labeled "cpu" that i hooked up right above the cpu then yes, and ill trouble shoot the ram right now, and yes i hooked up the cpu fan.

 

[alexoiu]

HI, It looks like a shorting issue. I would test the board outside the case.

 

[blake1243]

HI, It looks like a shorting issue. I would test the board outside the case.

How would i turn it on outside the case? and do you think i could somehow install a standoff without having a hole for it in case? Maybe i need a new case

 

[noidea_77]

Connect a speaker to get the beep codes and you will know.

 

[blake1243]

Connect a speaker to get the beep codes and you will know.

i have the speaker but im not sure which way it goes in. it says negative and positive and im not sure wich way to insert up.

 

[jasont78]

How would i turn it on outside the case? and do you think i could somehow install a standoff without having a hole for it in case? Maybe i need a new case

standoffs arent a problem

 

[alexoiu]

How would i turn it on outside the case? and do you think i could somehow install a standoff without having a hole for it in case? Maybe i need a new case

Bu shortly connecting together (shorting with a screwdriver) the 2 pins corresponding to the power switch (where you connect the wires from the case's power switch). It's what the switch does when pressed.

And yes, I suspect that there's an extra standoff shorting the board.

 

[blake1243]

Bu shortly connecting together (shorting with a screwdriver) the 2 pins corresponding to the power switch (where you connect the wires from the case's power switch). It's what the switch does when pressed.

And yes, I suspect that there's an extra standoff shorting the board.

The speaker thing doesn't seem to make any noise. I have literally put this thing together like twice today. I have great cable management ATM. I just don't get why it won't post . I'm thinking i have defective ram. Any way in testing ram without putting different ram in my computer?

 

[blake1243]

Solved!!! LOL who woulda knew.... my ram wasn't seated properly xD. Out of everything the ram gave me a problem that took 6 hours to fix!! LOL. I underestimated the ram and overlooked it . Installing windows right now. Thanks guys!!!!!

 

[blake1243]

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