New computer troubleshooting Options

[Maccabee]

I made the mistake of taking apart an old computer and putting it back together. i wanted to gain that experience so that when I come to building my own box from scratch I will understand how. Well I took everything apart and cleared all the dust, and then i put it back together and to my sunrise...it didn't work. I took another look inside all looked for mistakes but couldn't find anything. I did see that I had put the led light cables on the wrong spot on the mobo so I fixed it and tried again. Nothing. So I was wondering if someone could give me a checklist of things that could have gone wrong. When I pres the power button i don't even get a beep. All wires are plugged in. I did remove the fan from the heat sink over the CPU and then put it back in. Could I have messed something up? I have never seen the latching mechanism for the heat sink so maybe it isn't secured. I appreciate the help.

[illriginal]

lol... can make sure that your power button's cable is connected properly? I'm getting a brain fart as to what it's called, but typically it's a little cable that consists of two wires that's attached to a little black plug which plugs into the motherboard. The other end of course is plugged into the power button of the PC. And if you have a reset button, just for the sake of it.. press it to see if it starts.

Oh another thing is if the motherboard is making contact with the chassis of the desktop. Unless of course you didn't unmount the motherboard.


This is what I want you to do. Open the PC up, lay it on it's side so that the open side is facing up and you can look into it.


Press the power button and tell me if anything lights up, or if the fan spins, even if you hear the slightest sound other than the button being pressed.


By the way.. for all we know, that PSU is shot. So that's also a possibility.



P.S. Your pictures are damn blurry! D: