newly put together pc wont start up | pc building noob stuck

[Mark Benitez]

Ok, recently I tried to put together a new rig. So I did. As far as I see everything is plugged in.

All I got left over is a perif cable which I don't know what to do with

I first tested the motherboard on the box and listening to a new egg video on how to boot it without a case I put my keys in random holes where it looked like things can be plugged in on the mb.

So iginoring it, I put the build in the case and tried turning it on by the cases button, still didn't work. What could I have done wrong? Could I have broke something by ESD? I handled everything with care, the motherboard was the only part that I touched where there wasn't plastic etc so everything else such as the CPU or video card I touched by edges or fin/ edges

Could I have been shipped a dead motherboard? If so what do I do to get a new one, I have all boxes and etc still in perfect condition .

My build goes as follows:
I7 4770k
x2 8gb 1866 ram
MSI z87-g45 motherboard
4 GB gigabyte 770 oc edition
Corsair 200r
Toshiba 256 GB ssd

I was standing on a rug the whole time with socks, is that bad?

I feel this would be easier for me unless its simple to explain, to have a call on Skype so visually you can see what's going on

My Skype is: nightmaregames.13
I'll be on from 2:30 pm to 9 pm east coast united states time

Thanks for any feedback, I need it

 

[ZionZA]

Standing on a rug with socks is bad yeah lol.

When you try and power it on. Does nothing happen at all? do you see fans spinning or is it just completely dead as if you didnt even press a power button?

 

[Mark Benitez]

Standing on a rug with socks is bad yeah lol.

When you try and power it on. Does nothing happen at all? do you see fans spinning or is it just completely dead as if you didnt even press a power button?

Absolutely nothing happens

 

[getochkn]

you need to see if the power button is in the right spot or nothing will ever happen.

 

[Mark Benitez]

you need to see if the power button is in the right spot or nothing will ever happen.

I tried flipping the switch but it didn't make a difference, I have no idea whether "O" is on or "l" is so I tried both

 

[ZionZA]

Could you take a photo of the motherboard in the case showing the connected cables etc?

Basic things I always check when this happens.

Is the power cable of the case connected to the right pins.
Is the PSU power button at the back on.
Is the PSU power cable connected properly and has power.

 

[ZionZA]

you need to see if the power button is in the right spot or nothing will ever happen.

I tried flipping the switch but it didn't make a difference, I have no idea whether "O" is on or "l" is so I tried both

the I should be down. As in the O should be on the side thats lifted

 

[sincreator]

Make sure all necessary power cables are plugged in. I had a buddy of mine forget to plug in the 4/8 pin connector for the CPU power, and he called me up to look at it for him. At first I thought it was a grounding issue because he only had a few motherboard standoffs installed, so we fixed that but the issue persisted. Then upon further inspection I noticed that the 4/8 pin power cable coming from the power supply was not plugged in. We plugged it in and the computer fired right up. lol.

Your motherboard manual has step by step instructions in it. Just use that guide and go back through step by step. Pay particular attention to the front panel connector jumpers. These are used for your power/reset button on your case and are plugged into the motherboard in order to trigger power on/reset when pressed. Hope this helps.

 

[Mark Benitez]

Could you take a photo of the motherboard in the case showing the connected cables etc?

Basic things I always check when this happens.

Is the power cable of the case connected to the right pins.
Is the PSU power button at the back on.
Is the PSU power cable connected properly and has power.

Heres on I'm taking more:
http://gyazo.com/8e343e318bf953c238f091cb33dd67f4

 

[Mark Benitez]

Make sure all necessary power cables are plugged in. I had a buddy of mine forget to plug in the 4/8 pin connector for the CPU power, and he called me up to look at it for him. At first I thought it was a grounding issue because he only had a few motherboard standoffs installed, so we fixed that but the issue persisted. Then upon further inspection I noticed that the 4/8 pin power cable coming from the power supply was not plugged in. We plugged it in and the computer fired right up. lol.

Your motherboard manual has step by step instructions in it. Just use that guide and go back through step by step. Pay particular attention to the front panel connector jumpers. These are used for your power/reset button on your case and are plugged into the motherboard in order to trigger power on/reset when pressed. Hope this helps.

I plugged in the cpu1 cable and everything else as I saw on the manual I can take pics of sections up close


http://gyazo.com/5c2c2ba7ccea65bc1946184ce4537b2d

http://gyazo.com/ca0b0c5a2f636c2ad8816a1890db9ae3

http://gyazo.com/80c640e12a3bcac05903da5db823132d

 

[sincreator]

A picture of the bottom right corner of the motherboard will help(looking into the case). That's usually where the front panel connectors get plugged in.

 

[ZionZA]

Ok. It would seem that from your photos that you didnt connect the JFP1 cables. The case cables as in the HD led, Power sw, Reset sw.. Can you take a closer photo of the part above the PSU to the right/under of the cmos battery

 

[ZionZA]

if you look at this

http://content.hwigroup.net/images/products/xl/186948/msi_z87g45_gaming.jpg

On the left of the photo at the bottom of the first PCI slot to the left. Theres a jfp1 and jfp2 connector. It has text there saying Power, HD led, reset etc.

Those don't seem to have any cables connected to it in your photo If thats not connected then the power button on the case isn't connected to the motherboard. So nothing will happen.

 

[ZionZA]

I'm guessing he got it to work

 

[Mark Benitez]

I'm guessing he got it to work

no, i havent been able to do anything since i posted, im thinking about taking everything apart and rebuilding it in 30 min when i get home

 

[Mark Benitez]

if you look at this

http://content.hwigroup.net/images/products/xl/186948/msi_z87g45_gaming.jpg

On the left of the photo at the bottom of the first PCI slot to the left. Theres a jfp1 and jfp2 connector. It has text there saying Power, HD led, reset etc.

Those don't seem to have any cables connected to it in your photo If thats not connected then the power button on the case isn't connected to the motherboard. So nothing will happen.

I remember plugging something into something with jfp but i think it was only jfp1

 

[ZionZA]

if you look at this

http://content.hwigroup.net/images/products/xl/186948/msi_z87g45_gaming.jpg

On the left of the photo at the bottom of the first PCI slot to the left. Theres a jfp1 and jfp2 connector. It has text there saying Power, HD led, reset etc.

Those don't seem to have any cables connected to it in your photo If thats not connected then the power button on the case isn't connected to the motherboard. So nothing will happen.

I remember plugging something into something with jfp but i think it was only jfp1

On your photos it shows nothing connected to it

 

[Mark Benitez]

if you look at this

http://content.hwigroup.net/images/products/xl/186948/msi_z87g45_gaming.jpg

On the left of the photo at the bottom of the first PCI slot to the left. Theres a jfp1 and jfp2 connector. It has text there saying Power, HD led, reset etc.

Those don't seem to have any cables connected to it in your photo If thats not connected then the power button on the case isn't connected to the motherboard. So nothing will happen.

I remember plugging something into something with jfp but i think it was only jfp1

On your photos it shows nothing connected to it

Ok now I got it to start up but I can't get anything on screen I plugged a blue cable into a vga
Port assuming it goes there since its the only one where it fits, I'll get a HDMI cable later today hopefully but what do I check to solve this

 

[Mark Benitez]

The video card fans are spinning too but nothing on screen and my wireless adapter won't light up on the back

 

[getochkn]

plugged it into what vga, the motherboard or the video card?

 

[Mark Benitez]

plugged it into what vga, the motherboard or the video card?

Motherboard vga

 

[getochkn]

plugged it into what vga, the motherboard or the video card?

Motherboard vga

well that won't work if you have a video card in. No wonder you get no picture. lol. If you have the video card, the onboard is disabled and you have to plug into the video card, or remove the video card and plug into the motherboard. can't be both.

 

[Mark Benitez]

plugged it into what vga, the motherboard or the video card?

Motherboard vga

well that won't work if you have a video card in. No wonder you get no picture. lol. If you have the video card, the onboard is disabled and you have to plug into the video card, or remove the video card and plug into the motherboard. can't be both.

Ok, thanks

 

[Mark Benitez]

OK it works now perfectly im posting this from my PC!
Thanks everybody for your help!

Just one question is 90 degrees farinhiet exceptable for cpu? Its usually around 80 but the highest ive seen was 90 while multitasking

 

[getochkn]

90F, is what 32C? That's fine.