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do the switches go sideways?

the way he marked it... for the power buttun it wont matter if its reversed at it will just connect the two(you could just take any peice of metal and touch both pins to "jumpstart" it)... One thing you should check (i've made this mistake before) is if the Motherboard AND cpu cables coming from the psu are connected and are in the right oreintation.. (they should have a little clip to connect to a little latch on the motherboard side... make sure these are aligned and properly fastened) if the cpu cable is not or incorrecly connected the mobo will sometimes show some life but the system wont turn on...

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my pc i jsut built wont turn on no fans no nothing but there is a green light on the motherboard thats lit up

CPU:AMD Athlon X4 760K MOBO:Asus A78M-E RAM:G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB STORAGE:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB GPU:MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB CASE:Rosewill CHALLENGER PSU:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified

 

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You're going to need to be a little more specific. Are all of the connectors plugged in?

yes everythings connected and all the parts are in the case

CPU:AMD Athlon X4 760K MOBO:Asus A78M-E RAM:G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB STORAGE:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB GPU:MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB CASE:Rosewill CHALLENGER PSU:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified

 

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Is the motherboard connector to the front of your case power button connected properly? 

(Don't know how it is exactly called..)

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  • Check there aren't any similar threads already - if there are, it's much easier for everyone to use the same thread so that everybody gets all of the same advice
  • Try turning it off and on again. It sounds stupid, but it's amazing how often that fixes it
  • Make sure all of your drivers are up to date

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We need more info! Is it the setup in your signature? 

 

what GPU? Is everything plugged in properly? 

yes its ther setup in my signature

CPU:AMD Athlon X4 760K MOBO:Asus A78M-E RAM:G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB STORAGE:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB GPU:MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB CASE:Rosewill CHALLENGER PSU:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified

 

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Is the motherboard connector to the front of your case power button connected properly? 

(Don't know how it is exactly called..)

i plugged them in both ways

CPU:AMD Athlon X4 760K MOBO:Asus A78M-E RAM:G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB STORAGE:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB GPU:MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB CASE:Rosewill CHALLENGER PSU:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified

 

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Is your power button plugged in correctly? i have made that mistake a couple of times. 

what way should they be

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read your mobo manual. or if you lost it like i did, use a key or something touching to pins together on the mobo header until it starts. 

idk noting working

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so thats shows where 2 switches go?

CPU:AMD Athlon X4 760K MOBO:Asus A78M-E RAM:G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB STORAGE:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB GPU:MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB CASE:Rosewill CHALLENGER PSU:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified

 

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the one i circled should be the power switch.the one below is the reset switch

do the switches go sideways?

CPU:AMD Athlon X4 760K MOBO:Asus A78M-E RAM:G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB STORAGE:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB GPU:MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB CASE:Rosewill CHALLENGER PSU:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified

 

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do the switches go sideways?

the way he marked it... for the power buttun it wont matter if its reversed at it will just connect the two(you could just take any peice of metal and touch both pins to "jumpstart" it)... One thing you should check (i've made this mistake before) is if the Motherboard AND cpu cables coming from the psu are connected and are in the right oreintation.. (they should have a little clip to connect to a little latch on the motherboard side... make sure these are aligned and properly fastened) if the cpu cable is not or incorrecly connected the mobo will sometimes show some life but the system wont turn on...

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the way he marked it... for the power buttun it wont matter if its reversed at it will just connect the two(you could just take any peice of metal and touch both pins to "jumpstart" it)... One thing you should check (i've made this mistake before) is if the Motherboard AND cpu cables coming from the psu are connected and are in the right oreintation.. (they should have a little clip to connect to a little latch on the motherboard side... make sure these are aligned and properly fastened) if the cpu cable is not or incorrecly connected the mobo will sometimes show some life but the system wont turn on...

DUDE THANK YOU thats what the prblem i had the cpu power upside down

CPU:AMD Athlon X4 760K MOBO:Asus A78M-E RAM:G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB STORAGE:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB GPU:MSI Radeon R7 260 1GB CASE:Rosewill CHALLENGER PSU:EVGA 430W 80+ Certified

 

PcPartPicker Link:http://pcpartpicker.com/p/G99Fpg

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DUDE THANK YOU thats what the prblem i had the cpu power upside down

I KNEW IT :P i had this exact problem when i build a pc some time ago (do it on a regular basis) and it took me ages to figure this out... Have fun with your new PC! (and don''t forget to mark answered)

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