New PC no worky help please tech-heads!

[R-DEV]duckhunt · 07-01-2006, 08:57 AM

Just got a new PC with my brother. All is connected up fine I have done
this before. But when I press the Case power switch, all that happens is
the chipset fan spins for 2 seconds and thats it, not cpu, nothing. There is definatley power as the mobo green light is on.

Asus A8N5X nForce4 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard

Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case

Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU

Help please, any suggestions.

BlakeJr · 07-01-2006, 09:28 AM

Call the store where you bought it or the parts for it for support.
With a rig as brand new as yours that's the best bet.

Downtown_two · 07-01-2006, 09:32 AM

Have you plugged in all the case connnectors into the motherboard? I thought I had a big problem when I built my last PC but it turns out you need to connect the case LED connector for anything to work....go figure.

[R-DEV]duckhunt · 07-01-2006, 11:44 AM

Solved now,

Removed all connectors except 24pin and 4pin power cables to mobo, then it worked (cpu started, etc)

Then one by one I added the extras (dvdrw, hdd, etc) and its all good.

Computers are so random, Now it works but nothing was different from before.

Ah well now im installing windows *sigh*

cheers for the suggestions anyway guys

[R-CON]MrD · 07-01-2006, 11:50 AM

probably one of your leads was loose or badly pushed in. It does help to have techie friends locally that can just come round and look over the computer and tell you what's wrong with it, even if it's straight out of the box!

remote control assistance is the best tool for pc's that are powrered up and on the net, but when it won't even switch on, help over the net is usually poor since you can't tell from the other end whats going on unless they have another pc there with weebcam and audio conversation going on and the patients owner can follow instructions to the letter!

~~Crawley~~ · 07-01-2006, 12:39 PM

Glad all is well enjoy your new PC

[R-DEV]duckhunt · 07-02-2006, 11:25 AM

Cheers, its for my brother, so now I wont see him very often, only in PR servers even though he is in the next room.

NiGHTWoLF · 07-02-2006, 11:59 AM

haha yo ucan own his ass now

Army Musician · 07-04-2006, 11:38 AM

make sure you check the jumper settings next time. I was up till about 3:00am last time, sorting out my jumper settings on my computer

07-01-2006, 08:57 AM	#1
[R-DEV]duckhunt PR Mapper Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,064	New PC no worky help please tech-heads! Just got a new PC with my brother. All is connected up fine I have done this before. But when I press the Case power switch, all that happens is the chipset fan spins for 2 seconds and thats it, not cpu, nothing. There is definatley power as the mobo green light is on. Asus A8N5X nForce4 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard Antec NSK4400 Mini Tower Case Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU Help please, any suggestions.

07-01-2006, 09:28 AM	#2
BlakeJr Retired PR Developer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,403	Call the store where you bought it or the parts for it for support. With a rig as brand new as yours that's the best bet.
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07-01-2006, 09:32 AM	#3
Downtown_two Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,291	Have you plugged in all the case connnectors into the motherboard? I thought I had a big problem when I built my last PC but it turns out you need to connect the case LED connector for anything to work....go figure.
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07-01-2006, 11:50 AM	#5
[R-CON]MrD PR Contributor Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Posts: 3,228	probably one of your leads was loose or badly pushed in. It does help to have techie friends locally that can just come round and look over the computer and tell you what's wrong with it, even if it's straight out of the box! remote control assistance is the best tool for pc's that are powrered up and on the net, but when it won't even switch on, help over the net is usually poor since you can't tell from the other end whats going on unless they have another pc there with weebcam and audio conversation going on and the patients owner can follow instructions to the letter!
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07-02-2006, 11:59 AM	#8
NiGHTWoLF Join Date: Mar 2006 United Kingdom Location: The toon Posts: 857	haha yo ucan own his ass now
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07-01-2006, 11:44 AM	#4
[R-DEV]duckhunt PR Mapper Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,064	Solved now, Removed all connectors except 24pin and 4pin power cables to mobo, then it worked (cpu started, etc) Then one by one I added the extras (dvdrw, hdd, etc) and its all good. Computers are so random, Now it works but nothing was different from before. Ah well now im installing windows sigh cheers for the suggestions anyway guys

07-01-2006, 12:39 PM	#6
~~Crawley~~ Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: WI, United States of America Posts: 1,361	Glad all is well enjoy your new PC

07-02-2006, 11:25 AM	#7
[R-DEV]duckhunt PR Mapper Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,064	Cheers, its for my brother, so now I wont see him very often, only in PR servers even though he is in the next room.

07-04-2006, 11:38 AM	#9
Army Musician Join Date: Mar 2006 United Kingdom Location: GREAT (Amazing) Britain Posts: 1,032	make sure you check the jumper settings next time. I was up till about 3:00am last time, sorting out my jumper settings on my computer

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