New System Won't Turn On

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  1. Anotherun

    Anotherun Member

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    My parts arrived yesterday and I put everything together. However, when I switch the power supply unit to the on position and hit the on board power switch nothing happens.

    Is it possible for a PSU to not be compatible with a motherboard?

    These are my parts

    PSU
    mobo
    CPU
    Ram
    optical drive
    HD
    HD case

    This is the first computer I've built and I'm not sure what's wrong. The fan to the PSU doesn't even spin.
     
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  2. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    You remembered to plug in:
    The 24-pin ATX connector
    The 4-pin ATX +12V CPU power connector?
     
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  3. abuzar1

    abuzar1 Senior member

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    Are you sure the switch on the back of the PSU is on?
     
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  4. sammorris

    sammorris Senior member

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    His post suggests that he has. It could potentially be a faulty PSU or Mobo of course. These things happen.
     
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    abuzar1 Senior member

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    Opps, sorry missed that. It's just that once I was trying to see why there was no image on my monitor and it wasn't turned on lol.
     
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    I took it into the shop and confirmed it was the power supply unit, DOA.

    Thanks to anyone trying to help.
     
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    Fair enough. I would have recommended going with a Corsair PSU anyway. Either that or an Antec EarthWatts, the other units don't seem to be doing so well lately.
     
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