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HELP - Computer won't start!

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xangel98

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Hi,

I just built a new computer, and basically, it won't turn on. I push the power button and nothing happens. I know that i have all the connections right because i tried turning it on earlier just to test whether or not the fans were blowing in the right direction and it turned on fine. Of course that was before i put in all the cards and drives.
When it worked, I only had the motherboard, cpu, ram, and fans installed. I've tried double checking the connections. I don't think it's the power supply because when i plug in the power, my router recognizes that there is a computer at the other end of the network cable, and there is a light on my motherboard that turns on.
Any ideas as the why it suddenly won't turn on? I can't, for the life of me, figure it out! It's really frustrating me, and I hope that the case or motherboard didn't go bad somehow in that short time that it took me to install all the drives, cards, etc.
Thanks for any info.

Xangel98
 
You didn't provide much info on the system so everything is a guess. However, you should be able to resolve this using the scientific method. Go back to the configuration that started and try it again. If that doesn't work, you have pulled a cable loose or damaged a component in the installation process. If it does work, start adding or connecting things one at a time. The most likely candidate from the description you provided is the video card either faulty or not completely installed. When you find something that causes a problem, make sure it is fully connected and if it still doesn't work, see if you can borrow another component to try.

Incidently, when you tried it with MB, CPU and RAM, you should have heard some beeping from the motherboard signifying that the video was missing. If not, you have a problem at that stage.
 
List power supply and specs as well as rest of specs for entire system...


standard setup rules should be instll only mb/cpu/1 stick of ram/vid card/1 hdd/1 cdrom/...then go from there...

Make sure nothing is shorting the board out....check standoffs for mobos and the cards as how they are touching the case....
 
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