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i was booting my motherboard up for the first time and i think i killed it because i stopped it as it was checking everything. Am i right or what can i do to reset this

 i have hit the clear cmos button a bunch of times and also put it on the box and still same affect. The motherboard in question is the MSI mpower z87 motherboard with an i5 4670k. pleas help first ever build   

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Turning your computer off while it boots shouldn't kill anything. What happens when you press the start button?

If it does nothing, try doing a hard CMOS reset. Pull the PC power cord out of the wall or PSU and remove the CMOS battery. Then hold the power button for a couple of seconds.  

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Take the actual battery out.

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You can't kill a board by turning off, only when flashing your CMOS. Disconnect everything, take the CMOS battery out, wait a min and plug everything back in, ensure RAM and all power cables are properly inserted and if necessary check if your PSU is functional using a paperclip (you didn't say what wasn't working.)

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What power supply are you using?

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Test everything barebones. Only necessary stuff. No boot drives or anything. And put it on some cardboard box to prevent shorts.

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

"I didn't die! I performed a tactical reset!" - Apollolol

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