Need help on friend's new build

davie23223

davie23223

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He just put together his new build

Athlon64 2800+
754 socket mobo
512 ddr
40gig
case+psu

His computer wont turn on, when he pushes the power button all he saw was the network card blinking.
He plugged in the 20pin power connected correctly and also the little power cables from the case. any ideas?
 
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firstly, make sure the motherboard isn't shorted out on the spacers, if there aren't any washers fitted i suggest that they be fitted.
then, check the front panel connections on the motherboard and make sure they plugged in correctly
 
well, if you're feeling adventurous try using a screwdriver to short out the pins that the power switch connects to, if that works then the switch on the case is dead.
if possible i would try to get another psu to see if its the system or the power supply thats not working.
also, have a look to see if anything like a screw has become trapped under the motherboard.
if that doesn't work try removing all non essential items like the hard drives and cd rom drives to see if that allows the system to turn on.
i think that there is either a psu problem or the motherboard is shortin out on something
 
davie23223 said:
He plugged in the 20pin power connected correctly and also the little power cables from the case. any ideas?
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Does it have the 4 pin power connector from the PSU pluged in to the board, plus if the board has a 24 pin power connector and is just using the 20 pin that could be it, but some boards will run with just the 20 pin
 
doesnt it do some serious damage to the mobo if the 4 pin isnt plugged in? it seems pretty easy to overlook it, seeing as to how small it is and usually isnt located anywhere obvious.
 
it wont do any damage, it only means that the motherboard might not get enough power when overclocking. most of the time it will run fine but some motherboards are a bit wierd with not having it plugged in
 
Ok thanks for the help guys but he went to the shop with his new build to get it checked and they found out that he had a dead psu.
 
doesnt it do some serious damage to the mobo if the 4 pin isnt plugged in?
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It simply doesnt turn on, or it does and beeps at u until you fix it

Ok thanks for the help guys but he went to the shop with his new build to get it checked and they found out that he had a dead psu.
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hehe that'll do it :)
 
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