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So my friend is building a new pc and is having some problems with the motherboard and/or cpu. when he presses the power button nothing happens, i told him to short the power sw pins and nothing again. there is an led on the front panel that is lit. from this we've concluded that either the mobo or the cpu is dead.

Any thoughts or other ideas on what it might be?

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Could we have the parts?

Also, when you turn it on does anything happen? Fans start up? Lights turn on? Anything?

Here is what you might want to do:

  1. Check that all the power cables to mobo and CPU are properly plugged in. You might want to just unplug and replug all of them to make sure. This was a problem with my first PC.
  2. Make sure the RAM is in properly. You might want to take it out then put it back in just to be safe.
  3. Unplug everything not needed (unplug storage, GPU unless you are using an Intel EE CPU, USB Flash drives, mice, keyboards, etc.). Only leave the PSU, CPU, RAM, Mobo, CPU Cooler, and case as well as the display. 
  4. If all that doesn't work try plugging in speakers of headphones to the audio jack. Sometimes if the motherboard is having problems it might blurt out beep codes which could be of help.

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Just now, DocSwag said:

Could we have the parts?

Also, when you turn it on does anything happen? Fans start up? Lights turn on? Anything?

Here is what you might want to do:

  1. Check that all the power cables to mobo and CPU are properly plugged in. You might want to just unplug and replug all of them to make sure. This was a problem with my first PC.
  2. Make sure the RAM is in properly. You might want to take it out then put it back in just to be safe.
  3. Unplug everything not needed (unplug storage, GPU unless you are using an Intel EE CPU, USB Flash drives, mice, keyboards, etc.). Only leave the PSU, CPU, RAM, Mobo, CPU Cooler, and case as well as the display. 
  4. If all that doesn't work try plugging in speakers of headphones to the audio jack. Sometimes if the motherboard is having problems it might blurt out beep codes which could be of help.

No fans moving no noises nothing. 

specs are: msi z97 gaming 5 

i7 4970k

HyperX FURY 2 x 8 1866

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1 minute ago, PandaCruncher said:

No fans moving no noises nothing. 

specs are: msi z97 gaming 5 

i7 4970k

HyperX FURY 2 x 8 1866

Rosewill Hive-750

PSU is dead probably, try shorting it

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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Just now, PandaCruncher said:

There is an led on the front panel that is lit, also after shorting it the fan turns on. So its not the psu

 

then its probably the motherboard. if no fans are spinning then there is no power coming to them, and there are no boot beeps or anything right?

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Just now, PandaCruncher said:

Yeah no beeps

Try getting him to unplug EVERY cable and replug it. Generally that is more likely than a dead part.

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Buy whatever product is best for you, not what product is "best" for the market.

 

Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me!

 

I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that.

 

Compooters:

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Desktop:

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

Spoiler

Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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