Need Help With First PC.. won't start

[Giancarloo]

I put together all the parts for my PC and in the process bent some power switch cables . I tried bending them back but didn't have luck so I ended up trying to press a screwdriver against the pins lightly to boot up my PC but nothing happened. Is my motherboard dead or are my cables not plugged in right?

[dfsgsfa]

double check all cables connected , 24 pin , 8 pin , wall plug , psu switch

check manual for power switch again

[Applefreak]

Your power button is not connected to the motherboard.

[Arphis]

@Giancarloo

 

Yeah in the bottom right of your mainboard, there is the Front Panel Header (F_Panel), thats where the actual power button of your case connects to.

 

Look it up in your motherboards manual.

[Giancarloo]

4 hours ago, Applefreak said:

Your power button is not connected to the motherboard.

I can't connect it because the pins are bent what should I do?

[Giancarloo]

4 hours ago, Arphis said:

@Giancarloo

 

Yeah in the bottom right of your mainboard, there is the Front Panel Header (F_Panel), thats where the actual power button of your case connects to.

 

Look it up in your motherboards manual.

What should I do if I can't plug it in because my pins are bent

[Deco_tc]

You should be able to just straighten them out. You can't really see that they are bent on the image.

Other then that you can still short the pins, you just have to look in the manual which ones exactly the power connector goes on and short only those 2.