Solve : New computer build but wont start?

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Answer» Brand new computer. Everything is hooked up except the wireless card and two 8omm fans but it wont turn on. The fans turn once and stop. Belowis what I am running. ANy thoughts? Diablotek PHD Series PHD450 450W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Rosewill RNX-N300X PCI Wireless Adapter SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support - OEM 2 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.1GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX445WFGMBOX 2 MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Fan Thermal compound applied properly ? ? All MBoard standoffs in place ? ? New or used PSU ? ?I didnt add any extra thermal compound to the cpu. there was all ready some on it. (that is the only plac I know to put any) THe psu is brand new. MB standoffs- what EXACTLY are you referring too? I know a lot but not all the terms. Thanks. yes. i actually left two out because it felt it was pulling down to hard. the rest are in the proper spots. i used silver screws with the back thread so they would not spin out. Release all the torque on that board...it shouldn't be that tight...and replace the 2 you left out...Quote from: stalesweetness on March 31, 2011, 07:10:29 PM ... i actually left two out because it felt it was pulling down to hard. the rest are in the proper spots.... There's a standoff in there in the wrong position. Remove it. It's shorting out the motherboard.ok so loosen the tork and take which out? i have them in the holes that line up underneath.How to Install a Motherboardi forgot to use screw nuts under the motherboard and only used screws. the only difference is that mine dos not have a removable metal plate under the motherboard. I am correct- screw nuts under the motherboard and screws through the top to give it the space. that would give me 5 screws to ho;d the board down.Screw nuts are also called standoffs, 1 for every metalized hole in the motherboard, which should have 6.got ya. i just took the motherboard out and put in the 6 standoffs. now i am putting the motherboard back and will screw it in. that worked. i tried to turn it on twice and it didnt.....now it worked with adding the standoffs. did i screw up the motherboard or the couple times wont matter. The psu is designed to shutdown in the event of a short circuit. Just like a circuit breaker in your house & for the same reason, don't want to START a fire.

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Brand new computer. Everything is hooked up except the wireless card and two 8omm fans but it wont turn on. The fans turn once and stop. Belowis what I am running. ANy thoughts?

Diablotek PHD Series PHD450 450W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply
GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Rosewill RNX-N300X PCI Wireless Adapter
SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support - OEM
2 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL
AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.1GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX445WFGMBOX
2 MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Case Fan
Thermal compound applied properly ? ?
All MBoard standoffs in place ? ?
New or used PSU ? ?I didnt add any extra thermal compound to the cpu. there was all ready some on it. (that is the only plac I know to put any)

THe psu is brand new.

MB standoffs- what EXACTLY are you referring too? I know a lot but not all the terms.

Thanks. yes. i actually left two out because it felt it was pulling down to hard. the rest are in the proper spots. i used silver screws with the back thread so they would not spin out. Release all the torque on that board...it shouldn't be that tight...and replace the 2 you left out...Quote from: stalesweetness on March 31, 2011, 07:10:29 PM

... i actually left two out because it felt it was pulling down to hard. the rest are in the proper spots....

There's a standoff in there in the wrong position. Remove it. It's shorting out the motherboard.ok so loosen the tork and take which out? i have them in the holes that line up underneath.How to Install a Motherboardi forgot to use screw nuts under the motherboard and only used screws. the only difference is that mine dos not have a removable metal plate under the motherboard.

I am correct- screw nuts under the motherboard and screws through the top to give it the space. that would give me 5 screws to ho;d the board down.Screw nuts are also called standoffs, 1 for every metalized hole in the motherboard, which should have 6.got ya. i just took the motherboard out and put in the 6 standoffs. now i am putting the motherboard back and will screw it in. that worked. i tried to turn it on twice and it didnt.....now it worked with adding the standoffs. did i screw up the motherboard or the couple times wont matter. The psu is designed to shutdown in the event of a short circuit. Just like a circuit breaker in your house & for the same reason, don't want to START a fire.

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