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How much experience do you have with building PC's?
General rule of thumb.
rest case on it's side.
Motherboard... put it on the foam and antistatic bag it comes in near case.
Install CPU and heatsink, "Properly".
Install one stick of ram, "Properly".
connect power supply, "8 pin / 4 pin" and 24 pin.
connect case front panel connecters to motherboard.
(power LED, reset LED)
Make sure power switch is on . PSU.
Press case power button. (Test for a post)
That's what I do with every build. That way, you at least know all components are working. Then mount it inside the case... And then install other components.
Now, there is something you should check with that motherboard. Check the manual and find out where the CMOS jumper is. Some motherboards come with the CMOS jumper in the clear position to save the battery on the shelf. If the CMOS jumper is in the clear position, things will seem to power up and then shut off right away.
You'll need to move the jumper to the normal position. Also, find the CMOS battery and make sure there isn't a small piece of plastic under it. I've had a few motherboards that ship like that to also save on battery shelf life.
General rule of thumb.
rest case on it's side.
Motherboard... put it on the foam and antistatic bag it comes in near case.
Install CPU and heatsink, "Properly".
Install one stick of ram, "Properly".
connect power supply, "8 pin / 4 pin" and 24 pin.
connect case front panel connecters to motherboard.
(power LED, reset LED)
Make sure power switch is on . PSU.
Press case power button. (Test for a post)
That's what I do with every build. That way, you at least know all components are working. Then mount it inside the case... And then install other components.
Now, there is something you should check with that motherboard. Check the manual and find out where the CMOS jumper is. Some motherboards come with the CMOS jumper in the clear position to save the battery on the shelf. If the CMOS jumper is in the clear position, things will seem to power up and then shut off right away.
You'll need to move the jumper to the normal position. Also, find the CMOS battery and make sure there isn't a small piece of plastic under it. I've had a few motherboards that ship like that to also save on battery shelf life.