Hello everybody, I just bought an used i7 2600k and paired it with an Asus h61m-k motherboard which I bought brand new.
After putting everything toghether, I cannot seem to get any sign of life out of the computer. The PSU and Ram are working since they are the only components I didn't upgrade apart from the hdd. I connected my old amd build to the same PSU and RAM and everything works fine. However, the only thing I get from the Intel build is a green light on the mobo and nothing else. It won't turn on at all. Fans won't spin either.
Since it's a cheap mobo and I don't have a case speaker, I cannot hear any possible error code.
I have tested the mobo with only the ram and the cpu installed and nothing happens either. I have tried to short the pins instead of using the chassis power button, I made sure the cpu was seated correctly, I tried the single stick of ram in both slots, I tried with and without the graphics card installled and I tried putting the mobo on top of its box instead of inside the case, but I can't seem to get any sign of life out of the pc.
The CPU does not show in the supported list from the mobo (should have checked before buying) but I don't think that's the problem since I'm not getting a "This CPU is not supported" message. It just won't post at all.
Since CPUs are suppoused to last many years, is it more possible that it is more of a motherboard related problem?
Can I use a multimeter to measure the pins of the mobo speaker and maybe guess the code?
Thanks in advance!