spikeymike Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I just started building a new computer, everything is plugged in and secured i.e the cd/dvd drive and hard drive.. (from PSU) Plugged in the atx connector into the motherboard and the 4 square pin connector between the CPU and the graphics card Front panel header all plugged in BUT the computer does not power on when i switch the PSU to the 'On' position and when i press the power button from the front of the case. The fan on the PSU doesn't spin, the case fans don't spin, nothing works Anyone any ideas what's going on? Thanks! :D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 25, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 25, 2007 What type of motherboard do you have, and did you connect the power button on the front of the case to the correct jumper on the motherboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeymike Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 this is my motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3 I'm quite sure i connected the 'jumpers' correctly but i was uncertain of which side was negative or positive... i can see an arrow pointing downwards on the back of the power switch lead but i couldn't find in the manual what that meant... so possibly the jumpers could be wrong? But surely if the fan was working and assuming the jumpers were connected correctly shouldn't the fan in the psu spin? Or does the components inside the computer only turn on (fans spins, graphics card fan spins etc) when the power on button is pressed on the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 25, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 25, 2007 The PSU fan should spin when the system is powered on. You may want to try the following. Disconnect the PSU from the motherboard. Using a paperclip, jump the green wire on the 24-pin connector with any of the black wires on the 24-pin connector and see if the fan starts spinning up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeymike Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 Yeah the fan does spin... so what does that mean? my psu is working after all and something else is wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikeymike Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 doesn't matter my friend solved it :D: motherboard secured too tightly lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Ah, good news there. I like solutions that cost nothing even though you may need to buy him lunch :p: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted October 26, 2007 Corsair Employees Share Posted October 26, 2007 Glad to hear you figured it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pt_co Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 doesn't matter my friend solved it :D: motherboard secured too tightly lol I seem to be having the same problem. Can you pls elaborate what "secured too tightly means"? When I turn on my Corsair the motherbord has one light on, but the PSU and CPU fans don't spin. I tried the paperclip test and the PSU fan spins alright. thanks you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 the screws connecting the motherboard were too tight, which probably resulted in the motherboard being incorrectly grounded. In otherwords, re-do all of the motherboard screws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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