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I just have the 24 pin connected to board and the psu. is the 8 pin aux the 4+4 pin eps12v cpu cable? I didn't think I needed that as I have no cpu yet

The board won't power up without that connected.

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Hey guys. I received my ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 mobo and wanted to test it out to make sure it's not defective as I wait on my cpu, gpu, and ram to arrive. I wanted to mess around with the cables and get a feel on how how I should route everything. I can't for the life of me get anything to turn on though. I'm hoping it's user error and not a doa board. I've tested the psu with the mobo connector tester also and it starts up fine. The connectors for my psu are powerSW, power led +, power led -, reset sw, and hdd led +/-. I've looked at my mobo manual and im pretty sure I'm placing the connectors the right place and direction. This is my first build and I'm new to all this so I'm stuck as to what I need to do.

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you need a CPU and some Ram before a motherboard will work.

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you need cpu + ram, but always triple check all connections to make sure all cables are plugged in correctly. The power button may be on backwards or other things could be wrong. As you said you did check but if all fails and you did what the manuals say that return it as a DOA

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you need a CPU and some Ram before a motherboard will work.

I figured that before I even started doing anything but I searched and I read that you can still power it on without? If not I feel dumb lol.
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The switches can go either way, even if you do connect the LEDs backwards it won't stop the board from booting.

Have you got both the 24 pin power & 8 pin auxiliary power connected to the board?

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it can power on but you literally cant see or do anything

Yeah that's what I was seeing if it would power on at all. Right now no fans lights or anything come on.
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The switches can go either way, even if you do connect the LEDs backwards it won't stop the board from booting.

Have you got both the 24 pin power & 8 pin auxiliary power connected to the board?

I just have the 24 pin connected to board and the psu. is the 8 pin aux the 4+4 pin eps12v cpu cable? I didn't think I needed that as I have no cpu yet
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I just have the 24 pin connected to board and the psu. is the 8 pin aux the 4+4 pin eps12v cpu cable? I didn't think I needed that as I have no cpu yet

The board won't power up without that connected.

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The board won't power up without that connected.

so that has to be connected even with no cpu installed?
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so that has to be connected even with no cpu installed?

without a cpu and ram your motherboard is pretty much useless

and once you have your cpu and ram you need to connect the 20+4 pin, the cpu 4+4 pin,6+2 pin gpu cables or just 6 pin or pins it depends on the gpu you have. just make sure all cables are in securely 

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without a cpu and ram your motherboard is pretty much useless

and once you have your cpu and ram you need to connect the 20+4 pin, the cpu 4+4 pin,6+2 pin gpu cables or just 6 pin or pins it depends on the gpu you have. just make sure all cables are in securely

okay, I'll just wait until my last 3 parts arrive to put it together. And I bought a msi Radeon r9 390x.
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