PC Won't Boot

[alextwist]

I just put together a PC today, but it won't turn on. I turned it on it on and actually installed windows with everything out of the case. Now, I've installed everything and it doesn't respond to the power switch or manually shorting the power pins. I took out my gpu and my memory and tried to get it to boot up but still nothing. I would blame the psu, but it was previously working just fine. I doube checked all the connections. My best guess is that I damaged the motherboard via static. Anyone go any idea?

 

[mcnumpty23]

sounds like it might be shorting out

try disconnecting front usb ports to see if it boots then

a faulty usb port can cause that

 

[burtman88]

Yah a usb port can from a messed up case i went though this before it sucked.

 

[alextwist]

mcnumpty23, that didn't fix it. I'm coming to the conclusion that I shorted the motherboard. Hopefully someone else has an idea.

 

[mcnumpty23]

mcnumpty23, that didn't fix it. I'm coming to the conclusion that I shorted the motherboard. Hopefully someone else has an idea.

was worth trying

i have the feeling if you take it out the case it will post

yes static can cause damage

but its not hugely likely unless you are shuffling your feet on a nylon carpet etc

i must admit to having handled god knows how many components with out a static wrist strap with no problems

check none of the little metal prongs on the rear io shield didnt slip inside a usb port

i have seen that happen before

 

[alextwist]

I unplugged everything except the psu and ram and it turned on outside the pc. I'm gonna have to look into it and figure out what was going wrong

 

[mcnumpty23]

do it one step at a time and see when the problem happens

ie--just sit the board in the case on the stand offs but not screwed down

then try screwed down

then connect one thing at a time

etc