Help with build

[fallenapples]

After purchasing all of my components I am ready for my second build. I have connected everything but my hard drive. But I get nothing when I power up. The cpu fan does not spin. I just get a green LED. My pinouts are correct. I couldn't figure out the eight pin connector. I tried 2 four pin connectors. Could that be the problem? I tried two connect the pcie connecters and a two pin but it does not fit. The memory is fine as well as the cpu. Any suggestions?

 

[fallenapples]

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[Trotter]

You need to look for something like this:

 

[fallenapples]

I plugged them in and the fan does not turn on

 

[Trotter]

What I would do:

Pull everything out of the case.
Strip mobo down to CPU and cooler.
Connect power to mobo connections and arc the pins to power it up.
If it works pull the power and add the RAM, then arc it again.
If it works pull the power and add something else until it doesn't power up.

If it doesn't power up with just the CPU, try using a different PSU the you know is good to see if the mobo is bad.
Also, check the voltage switch on the PSU (if it has one) to make sure it is not set to the wrong setting).

 

[fallenapples]

What do you mean arc? I think it is the pinout for the front panel because the LEDs do not turn on.

 

[Joe C]

What Trotter means is that you temporarily connect the PWR pins in the front panel header on the motherboard, just use something metallic to short the pins momentarily, this will tell the motherboard to start and show a post screen (Power On Self Test) I would also recommend that you remove the motherboard from the case, with the cpu/heatsink/fan, memory module and power supply's 24 pin and 8 pin connected in place. Put the board on a non-conductive surface and connect a mouse, keyboard and monitor. Jump out ( or arc the pins) the PWR pins on the front panel header and see if the board will post and you can get into the bios settings

 

[fallenapples]

So I took my mobo out of the case, placed it on its box turn on my psu and touched the points with a screw driver and there it was, cpu fan spining.

 

[Dauntae]

That means it must have been shorting out in the case someplace, make sure it doesn't have any extra standoffs in any places it's not supposed to on the board. Only place they should be is where the screw holes are on the MB

 

[Joe C]

sometimes those little tabs on the I/O pate can get wedged into a port and cause a short too