How do I turn it on?!

[richyman]

Hey, so I just finished helping a friend build his pc, but I dont remember how to turn it on, it is stupid, I know, but how did I get the bios going? The motherboard is the msi Z170A SLI. Thx in advanced. Also he only has inalambric mouse and keyboard, is that a problem?

[Guest]

Are you sure the switch in the PSU is flicked?

 

 

You see the switch?

[m0k]

did you correctly connect the on/off switch cables from the case onto the motherboard?

[richyman]

3 minutes ago, spidsepttk said:

Are you sure the switch in the PSU is flicked?

 

 

You see the switch?

Yes, i did. 

[Guest]

Just now, richyman said:

Yes, i did. 

Is it in a case?

Are you sure both power cables are plugged in to the motherboard?

Did you connect all of the front io plugs into the motherboard?

[richyman]

2 minutes ago, mok said:

did you correctly connect the on/off switch cables from the case onto the motherboard?

He connected those, I gotta check, but is the pc turned on from the case?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, richyman said:

He connected those, I gotta check, but is the pc turned on from the case?

Try carefully pressing the little power button on the motherboard to make sure the board is getting power properly.

[richyman]

16 minutes ago, spidsepttk said:

Try carefully pressing the little power button on the motherboard to make sure the board is getting power properly.

Where is it? I cant seem to find it. 

[Damocles]

To stop with the dumb "is it powered" questions, just check if the pwr LED on the board is lit green. This LED is a safety thing motherboards should have so you don't shock yourself.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, richyman said:

Where is it? I cant seem to find it. 

Not all boards have one actually, expected it from that kind of board. Try doing what Damocles said (does the green LED turn on when the psu is switched and plugged in)

[richyman]

5 minutes ago, Damocles said:

To stop with the dumb "is it powered" questions, just check if the pwr LED on the board is lit green. This LED is a safety thing motherboards should have so you don't shock yourself.

I Dont see any green led.Ill check if the cables are connected properly. 

[Damocles]

Off chance that this board doesn't have pwr LED. Can you describe in detail what exactly happens when you press the power button?

[Damocles]

BTW, that picture of the PSU he showed you... is of the power supply in the OFF position

40 minutes ago, spidsepttk said:

Are you sure the switch in the PSU is flicked?

 

 

You see the switch?

 

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Damocles said:

BTW, that picture of the PSU he showed you... is of the power supply in the OFF position

 

Yeah, sorry about that, it was more to help him find the switch.

[richyman]

20 minutes ago, Damocles said:

Off chance that this board doesn't have pwr LED. Can you describe in detail what exactly happens when you press the power button?

Abslolutely nothing happens, I connected the motherboard 24 pin and the 8 oin for the cpu among with everyhting else, is there something we missed to connect?

[richyman]

A year ago when i built mine, to power it on I used a screw driver and made a bridge between 2 pins.

[Damocles]

3 minutes ago, richyman said:

A year ago when i built mine, to power it on I used a screw driver and made a bridge between 2 pins.

Some common pc builder mistakes even pros make sometimes. Check the Front panel connectors on the board. The two pins you shorted is a debugger's little trick to power on a pc without the front panel. Those pins you short are supposed to be connected to the front panel so the power button makes the connection when you press the button. If you didn't connect it properly, which I've seen even pros do wrong, then the symptoms would be the same as what you've described so far. Refer to your mobo manual for which pins are to be connected to what.

[richyman]

6 minutes ago, Damocles said:

Some common pc builder mistakes even pros make sometimes. Check the Front panel connectors on the board. The two pins you shorted is a debugger's little trick to power on a pc without the front panel. Those pins you short are supposed to be connected to the front panel so the power button makes the connection when you press the button. If you didn't connect it properly, which I've seen even pros do wrong, then the symptoms would be the same as what you've described so far. Refer to your mobo manual for which pins are to be connected to what.

I just checked those some minutes ago and realized my friend connected them in the wrong place, however I reconnected them properly and still nothing. I connected them in the JFP1 pins with the cables saying "HDD LED, POWER SW, and RESET SW" facing downwards. I think thats how they go, i have mi manual in hand and it seems that way.

[Damocles]

Back to square one... can you plug in a desktop lamp into the wall outlet you're using? It's dumb i know but it might be why it's not working

[richyman]

6 minutes ago, Damocles said:

Back to square one... can you plug in a desktop lamp into the wall outlet you're using? It's dumb i know but it might be why it's not working

I also thought that, but I verified it already :/.

[Damocles]

Power supply test? maybe it's dead?

[richyman]

4 minutes ago, Damocles said:

Power supply test? maybe it's dead?

How do I test it?

[Damocles]

4 minutes ago, richyman said:

How do I test it?

Well, take a paper clip and short out the green and black wire. If it doesn't have colors just short the 4th pin with the 5th pin on the side with the little clip on it, so say it's like this: 

      clip          (This clip fastens to your mobo)

oooxxooooo  (these o's are the pins and the X's you short out)

oooooooooo

 

If the fan on the PSU spins, it's good. Else, the PSU is dead

[richyman]

4 minutes ago, Damocles said:

Well, take a paper clip and short out the green and black wire. If it doesn't have colors just short the 4th pin with the 5th pin on the side with the little clip on it, so say it's like this: 

      clip          (This clip fastens to your mobo)

oooxxooooo  (these o's are the pins adn the X's you short out)

oooooooooo

 

If the fan on the PSU spins, it's good. Else, the PSU is dead

Should I disconnect everything first?

[Damocles]

Just now, richyman said:

Should I disconnect everything first?

If you mean unplug it from the wall first, then yes. Short it, then power it on. Assess, then unplug the wall then unshort the wires