ASUS H81I-PLUS Help

[Clavus]

I'm having some trouble with the motherboard I recently bought for my first build. I have looked at the physical instruction manual it came with, as well as the one online.

The case I'm using is a Bitfenix Mini ITX.

I can't seem to connect the cords such as POWER SW and RESET SW. The system won't power on.

I did the POWER LED+ and the POWER LED-, however they do not work in the places the manual had shown. I switched then around a bit and they're working fine now. Which is why I've become rather lost and frustrated with the instructions.

Thank you for the help. (If for some reason this is the wrong category, I apologize.)

 

[Clavus]

@brarboy: I tried the motherboard again this evening and managed to turn it on and off twice, succesfully. I only had the PSU, a stick of RAM, and the CPU fan plugged in.

However, after I had gotten everything in the case, nothing happened. I then took everything out in order to simulate the previous situation. Nothing. Is there a trick to using a screwdriver or any other metal object to short pins?

 

[Clavus]

Update: I just had to leave it on for an hour or two before shorting the power button pins. I think I might have a bit too much cooling agent which is preventing it from warming up automatically. Once I shorted the pins and plugged everything back in, the side panel controls worked fine.

 

[brarboy]

Update: I just had to leave it on for an hour or two before shorting the power button pins. I think I might have a bit too much cooling agent which is preventing it from warming up automatically. Once I shorted the pins and plugged everything back in, the side panel controls worked fine.

check your case, don't install any extra stand offs so use only required numbers of stand offs by your motherboard. Check the thermal paste, i hope it hasn't been contacting any motherboard area. Sorry for the late reply, been a bit busy.