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  1. 2dogsfighting71

    2dogsfighting71 Regular member

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    I've just built my son a pc and when I switched it on, A green light came on the board and the cpu fan just moved a split-second, then nothing.

    I'm a total noob to all this.
    Can anyone point me in the right direction please.

    thanks
     
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    do you have both power connectors from psu to motherboard connected?
     
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    thanks ddp. yes they're both connected, 1 x 24 plug, 1 x 4 plug
     
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    disconnect all cards, ram, all cables to drives to see if still a problem as sounds like a short to ground issue.
     
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    Thanks ddp, problem solved :)

    I had the chassis fan plugged in to the psu AND motherboard.
    I unplugged the bit going the motherboard and it worked.

    WHOOPEEEEEE!!!!!!!! :)

    Now the software bit.......nightmare
     
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    no problem & software is ia nightmare only if you want it to be.
     
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