new pc wont turn on!

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nicknack

Bronze Level Poster
hello

i cam home today to my new pc , before turning it on i put in the extra fans i had bought and the sound card .i then pressed the power Button waiting for the the las vegas lights to kick in , but all i got was a
flicker of light from the fans and i small sound from the fans rotating once and then everything turns off . the on/off button and reset button on the mother board are lite but nothing else will work . can sombody help please!

thank you
 
vanthus

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
Check you havent pulled any cable connections out while you were installing the components,
make sure you take antistatic precautions before going into the case
 
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nicknack

Bronze Level Poster
i touched the case and PSU to discharge my self . ive got a feeling it somthing to do with the power , because it turns on and off straight away . all the lights on the fans etc turn on but turn back off . i also diconnected all the fans to see if that helped , no good!
 
vanthus

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
Try taking the sound card out if your sure no other connections have been pulled out.
 
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nicknack

Bronze Level Poster
the sound card was the first thing i took out , then i disconnected all the fans . i even tryed all the plugs in my room and loads of other around my house . sooo frustrating
 
vanthus

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
Wont matter what wall socket you plug it into.
Best phone PCS I think.
 
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Gibbs

Gibbs

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If the fans twitch, that usually means the board detects a problem with power and cuts off quickly. This could be a number of things but if it were here, I'd start with the basics.
Unplug everything (sound, usb cables, gpu, even memory) so all I have left is a board with power cables, PC speaker and a CPU installed. Switch on and if the fans still twitch, you are most likely to have a problem with PSU or motherboard. If you find it beeps with lots of post errors, then you know that the board, psu and cpu are all ok, so it is one of your 'extras'. Put them in one by one until you find the culprit.

Alternatively, you can phone us and we can sort it for you ;)
 
vanthus

vanthus

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If your machine was working ok before you installed the soundcard & fans,
then it is almost certain,something you have done in the process has caused the problem.
I cant see it being an "Insecure" CPU all of a sudden.
As I said, possibly a connection has been dislodged,
or possibly you may have damaged the motherboard.(hopefully not)
 
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nicknack

Bronze Level Poster
When i was installing the fans i only ever touched the motherboard to plug the fans in .
i had the plug in but turned off to earth my self and i touched my kitchen sink i do the same before i installed the soundcard also .
how could have i damaged the motherboard if so how do i fix it?
 
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nicknack

Bronze Level Poster
i would have rang you today but i was working till 6 , ill be able to ring ye tomorrow at half 4
will that be ok? i think i will prob hang my self if i broke my computer =[
 
vanthus

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
nicknack said:
i would have rang you today but i was working till 6 , ill be able to ring ye tomorrow at half 4
will that be ok? i think i will prob hang my self if i broke my computer =[
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Well,they close at 5pm I think,
I'm only a forum member & nothing to do with PCS.:)
 
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nicknack

Bronze Level Poster
will they accept my call and help me at half 4 ?
you have been very helpful thanks very much , wish me the best of luck and hope its not a big problem .
solely got this rig so i can play bf3 .
 
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