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Please help with boot problem

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sin86

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I have just finished upgrading a computer. This is my first build and I was just trying to see if I could build a cheap computer for my wife before building myself a new computer, if I could accomplish the first build.
I used my wife's old Gateway case(99 model) and put in an Asus a7v266e motherboard, Crucial 256 mb memory, Asus ti 4200 td, Thermaltake cpu fan, 350 watt power supply(Codegen), and a LG cdrw. Everything else is the stuff that came with the computer from the factory - DVD, floppy, sb live, and 10/100 network card.
The problem is that when I connect the computer up all I get is a green led on the motherboard and the power led on the front of the case is amber. I did have to rearrange the wirig to the front panel connector, because the factory Gateway 2x8 clip did not position the wires correctly on the Asus board. When I push the power button on the front of the case nothing happens, no screen of any kind and the fans do not work. It is as if the computer was stuck in sleep mode. Anyway the two LEDs are the only sign of life at all.
Please, help! before my wife kills me for screwing up her computer.
 
heh if you are getting the green light on the board that means its getting power, start simple: floppy,processor,ram, HD (and cd rom if you need it) what i would do first is make sure the power wire from the front of the case is plugged into the correct spot on the motherboard, the book should have a detailed pic for this

BTW what processor is it
 
I am using an AMD Athlon 1700+. After reading other posts, I am beginning to wonder if it could be the fact that some of the motherboard risers are touching the back of the motherboard. Is this possible and if it is could I have already done irrepairable damage to the motherboard?
 
Wait, are the two leds always on or are they the only thing that happens when you press the power button? If your motherboard is shorting itself, I wouldn't worry too much because shorting itself is the point of trying to stop damage. If it didn't short itself, that would be trouble.
 
I'd say start over from scratch. Someone suggested taking the mobo out and puttin it on some cardboard and runnin it outta the case. Just hook up a floppy (w/some sorta bootdisk(even dos is fine) and a graphx card + pws and 1 stick of mem + cpu.
 
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