i recently just got some new parts (a long story) and i needed to buy a PSU as the last component, the one i chose was the Corsair CX500M
when i actually tried to power the system on, the fans would start spinning and i'd hear the HDD doing its thing but there was no beep signifying that it turned on and there was no monitor signal and none of the USB devices lit up
the crux is that when i use a different PSU, the Apevia WIN-500PS, everything powers on fine and i can use the desktop, but when i switch back to the CX500M, only the fans would start spinning and nothing else
i took the PSU to a friend's house and tried powering up his motherboard which only had the front panel and CPU plugged in and there was a beep code. when i did the same thing with my motherboard (nothing except the front panel and cpu plugged in), there was no beep code but the CPU fan would spin
here is a list of my parts:
Motherboard: Intel DH55TC
CPU: Intel Core i3 Dual Core CPU i3-550 3.20GHZ/4MB LGA1156
RAM: 2 x (G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3)
GPU: Radeon HD 5850
HDD: Western Digital 500GB
SSD: Samsung Evo 840 120GB
PSU: Corsair CX500M
i've tried reseating everything, resetting the CMOS battery, leaving only the CPU on the motherboard and still it won't post with this CX500M power supply
when i actually tried to power the system on, the fans would start spinning and i'd hear the HDD doing its thing but there was no beep signifying that it turned on and there was no monitor signal and none of the USB devices lit up
the crux is that when i use a different PSU, the Apevia WIN-500PS, everything powers on fine and i can use the desktop, but when i switch back to the CX500M, only the fans would start spinning and nothing else
i took the PSU to a friend's house and tried powering up his motherboard which only had the front panel and CPU plugged in and there was a beep code. when i did the same thing with my motherboard (nothing except the front panel and cpu plugged in), there was no beep code but the CPU fan would spin
here is a list of my parts:
Motherboard: Intel DH55TC
CPU: Intel Core i3 Dual Core CPU i3-550 3.20GHZ/4MB LGA1156
RAM: 2 x (G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3)
GPU: Radeon HD 5850
HDD: Western Digital 500GB
SSD: Samsung Evo 840 120GB
PSU: Corsair CX500M
i've tried reseating everything, resetting the CMOS battery, leaving only the CPU on the motherboard and still it won't post with this CX500M power supply