Re: Help - new built PC won't power up



video card needs xtra power connector
memory is not seated properly
In some circumstancs the PSU fan can spin while the mainboard is smoked
PSUs need a jumper across the MB connector at certain points to power on

As we always say....strip it down to the minimal boot hardware


"thecrow" <hokkaidocrow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I can't get my PC to power on. I get a green LED on the motherboard,
> but that's all... no fans, not even on the power supply. Anybody have
> any ideas?
>
> First thing I want to know is... should the power supply fan at least
> spin even if everything else is hosed? Will a working PSU spin its
> fan even if not connected to the mobo?
>
> My config..
>
> PSU - Antec Neo HE 550
> Mobo - Asus A8N-SLI
> CPU - Athlon X2 4800
> RAM - 2x 1GB Corsair DDR
>
> Help appreciated... this is disappointing, figured that hardware had
> come a long way since I last did this.
>


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