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- Jan 13, 2015
Hello,
I just spent several hours building my first computer, however, I have been having some major trouble.
Everything went relatively well, and when I first switched on the power supply, it all looked very promising. The green led on the motherboard turned on and the system looked ready to go. However, hitting the power button (or shorting the power pins) elicits no response from the computer. No fans spin, no beeps emit, no explosions erupt. Just...nothing. And I have now been sitting here for an hour, reading through every guide I could find, clearing the CMOS, reseating the ram, checking that both power plugs were in all the way, pushing in the graphics card, taking out the RAM, unplugging all non-essential headers, unplugging all things from the IO board, checking for loose screws and wires...everything. And still. I get the same result every time. Absolutely nothing.
Well, okay, that's not quite true. When I turn the power supply on, I immediately get this tiny noise coming from the PSU. Hitting the power button makes it disappear. However, no other effects occur.
I know the power supply works without load because I took it out of the case, started it up using a paperclip, and probed its plugs with a voltage meter.
I have to say, this is all very depressing, and the most likely thing that comes to mind is that my brand spanking new Asus M5A99X R2.0 Pro motherboard is fried. However, I'm hoping someone out there in the big wide world can put me out of my misery, and point me towards a solution.
And thoughts are welcome!
I just spent several hours building my first computer, however, I have been having some major trouble.
Everything went relatively well, and when I first switched on the power supply, it all looked very promising. The green led on the motherboard turned on and the system looked ready to go. However, hitting the power button (or shorting the power pins) elicits no response from the computer. No fans spin, no beeps emit, no explosions erupt. Just...nothing. And I have now been sitting here for an hour, reading through every guide I could find, clearing the CMOS, reseating the ram, checking that both power plugs were in all the way, pushing in the graphics card, taking out the RAM, unplugging all non-essential headers, unplugging all things from the IO board, checking for loose screws and wires...everything. And still. I get the same result every time. Absolutely nothing.
Well, okay, that's not quite true. When I turn the power supply on, I immediately get this tiny noise coming from the PSU. Hitting the power button makes it disappear. However, no other effects occur.
I know the power supply works without load because I took it out of the case, started it up using a paperclip, and probed its plugs with a voltage meter.
I have to say, this is all very depressing, and the most likely thing that comes to mind is that my brand spanking new Asus M5A99X R2.0 Pro motherboard is fried. However, I'm hoping someone out there in the big wide world can put me out of my misery, and point me towards a solution.
And thoughts are welcome!