Fans spin, LED lights up for half a second, then nothing.

[Suff]

Hello, Toms. I'm building a PC for my wife and I, as we do alot of gaming. I spent most of last night, and all this morning into the afternoon building the PC. I have been very cautious about static-electricity (I did this without a shirt on, on the kitchen tile floor, and continuously touched the case to discharge any static).

When I turn on the computer, the leds will flash, the fans will run, but only for half a second. The green light on the motherboard glows, however; so I'm not sure if its a bad PSU or what.
I do not have a speaker for the motherboard, the Antec 1100 didn't arrive with one.

I have checked the checklist twice, but to no avail.


System specs.



Antec Eleven Hundred Black Super Mid Tower Computer Case

AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor

Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card

Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer

Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLHX 300GB 10000 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Rosewill Xtreme Series RX750-S-B 750W Continuous @40°C ,80 PLUS Certified, ATX12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossFire Ready, Active PFC Compatible with Core i7, i5 Power Supply




I have a video of me turning it on, and the results.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sSUvFtgNTE

What should I do? We were really excited, this is a major letdown for us.

Thank you.

 

[ss202sl]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

 

[stickg1]

Try with one stick of RAM in slot A1, then if it doesnt work try it in B1, then move on to the other DIMMs. If that doesn't work make sure the CPU is seated properly and check all the connections. If that's not it then see if you can borrow another PSU from someone or go to a store with a good return policy and just borrow one for a few hours.

 

[Suff]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

I have checked the checklist twice, but to no avail.

checked the checklist twice,

but to no avail.

Try with one stick of RAM in slot A1, then if it doesnt work try it in B1, then move on to the other DIMMs. If that doesn't work make sure the CPU is seated properly and check all the connections. If that's not it then see if you can borrow another PSU from someone or go to a store with a good return policy and just borrow one for a few hours.

Awesome. I tried it with one stick of ram in slot A1, and then moved it to B1, and tried it with other rams, but it didn't work. 🙁
I checked all connections surrounding the CPU, and all are in accordance with the instruction book. I removed the heatsink, and checked the CPU; it's secure, and fits perfectly. The nearest computer-store, or retail-store with PSU's is over 100 miles away. Is there another way to test the PSU? The green light on the motherboard stays on without a problem.
I don't know what the problem could be.

Edit; anymore suggestions? I spent $1200 on this PC, I'm freaking out to think that I just spent $1200 on nothing.

 

[Suff]

For those who may be checking on the thread with the same issue; I have tried absolutely everything, and have put in almost sixty hours of my time into trying to repair the computer, but really, to not much improvement.

I switched the reset, and power cords which allowed the BIOS prompt. I then received a ''CPU fan not detected", error. I resolved that issue by switching CPU fan slots, which resolved it.
I then received a "USB over current status" error, and a "Keyboard not detected" error.
My wife and I were cheering that the PC had turned on, and that we finally were making progress.
I went to a local store, bought an old PS/2 keyboard (in hopes of resolving it), only to arrive home and find that it would once again give me this on and off error. I have tried absolutely everything, and nobody seems to know the issue. I'm confident that I have spent $1200 for nothing.
In a few months, when I have the money, I'll pay for a prebuilt. It is what I should have done in the first place, and absolutely regret trying to do this myself. Originally, I was going to go with a prebuilt, but was advised that it would be better, and easier, just to do it myself.
I was very wrong to listen to this, and regret it. I'm very frustrated, and at my nerves end with it.

 

[stickg1]

This type of stuff happens. You probably have a defective product in there somewhere. Return the motherboard for a new one. Sounds like your motherboard might be a lemon.

But this happens, it's happened to me, it's happened to many people that have built several computers and unfortunately, it happens to beginners too. Call up Newegg or whoever you purchased from and ask for an Advanced RMA on the motherboard. They will send you a BNIB mobo with free 2 day shipping. They will also give you a prepaid shipping label to return the defective board. Just to be sure its not a grounding issue in the case, try running just the CPU, mobo, one stick of RAM, and GPU while it is sitting on top of the motherboard box. That way there is no chance of there being a grounding issue with the metal case. This is called breadboarding. If this doesn't work you motherboard is likely defective. If you get a new motherboard and still have the issues then it is likely that one of the other components is defective but your last post leads me to believe its the motherboard. Clear the CMOS and try it breadboard. Then if it doesn't work contact Newegg.