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Hardware issue?
keilmillerjr:
So I finally have enough parts to at least start the computer. It is the first computer I have ever built. Early this morning I found the motherboard manual online, located the power switch pins, and carefully jumped them with the tip of a pair of scissors. Whola! A bios screen or something. Too tired to continue playing with it, I flicked the psu off.
This afternoon, I did the same process to turn it on again, and nothing happened. Any ideas?
Here is the components:
Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32100
Foxconn H61MX LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9B
CORSAIR CX430M 430W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
sandheaver:
did you turn the PSU back on?
keilmillerjr:
--- Quote from: sandheaver on May 08, 2013, 06:41:37 pm ---did you turn the PSU back on?
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Yes. I've tried it with the switch in both positions.
404:
did you try to pull the bios battery? I was experimenting with a board recently which suffered from similar symptoms. I pulled the bios battery and it ran fine when i put it back in.
also next time you try to turn on the pc by shorting the switch posts, try using something smaller than scissors, like a small flat head screwdriver.
keilmillerjr:
--- Quote from: 404 on May 08, 2013, 07:02:19 pm ---did you try to pull the bios battery? I was experimenting with a board recently which suffered from similar symptoms. I pulled the bios battery and it ran fine when i put it back in.
also next time you try to turn on the pc by shorting the switch posts, try using something smaller than scissors, like a small flat head screwdriver.
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I'll try both of your tips when I get home from work at 4:30am. Thank you.