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Built computer, won't turn on NEED HELP!

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sicoticjoker

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Ok so I built a computer, and now when I press power it turn on for a secondary and then turns off. Need help badly!!!

Specs: Case:IN WIN GRone Gray 0.8mm SECC Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

CPU:Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770

MotherBoard:GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3P LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

RAM:G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-1866C10Q-32GXL

Graphics Card: EVGA 02G-P3-1568-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Power supply: Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-750 750W Continuous @ 50°C, 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Single +12V Rail, ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92, SLI Ready, CrossFire Ready, Active - PFC Power Supply

SSD : OCZ Agility 4 AGT4-25SAT3-256G 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

HDD : Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
 
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sounds like you have a short somewhere. Did you use the stand-offs to mount your motherboard to the case, or did you just screw it directed to the motherboard tray?

If all else fails, remove motherboard and try booting with minimal components outside of the case.
 
Smoove910 said:
sounds like you have a short somewhere. Did you use the stand-offs to mount your motherboard to the case, or did you just screw it directed to the motherboard tray?

If all else fails, remove motherboard and try booting with minimal components outside of the case.
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Sadly I did all of what you just suggested 🙁

And I used standoffs!
 
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Are the power supply cables plugged in properly? The EPS12 cpu 4/8pin slot can easily be plugged in the wrong way.
 
You're using an Ivy Bridge processor in a Z68 motherboard, which is a potential compatibility issue. Have you checked to make sure your motherboard officially supports that CPU and whether a BIOS update is necessary?
 
You need the F7 BIOS or later to make this work. Most motherboards that I buy have a pretty old BIOS on them (most, not all). Unfortunately it does, in fact, sound like you have an older BIOS on that board.

You have a few options:
1. Get a board with the newer chipset (Z77)
2. swap out the CPU for a Sandy Bridge
3. get a board from a site that loads the latest bios for a fee (not sure if there are any that still do that)
4. get a buddy with a Sandy Bridge to do the update for you
 
ketchup79 said:
You need the F7 BIOS or later to make this work. Most motherboards that I buy have a pretty old BIOS on them (most, not all). Unfortunately it does, in fact, sound like you have an older BIOS on that board.
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That's what I'm thinking as well. Z68 boards are old news these days and I can't imagine that the stock cycles through very quickly.

OP, I would return the board and get a Z77 like the GA-Z77X-D3H.
 
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