Avago-Earo wrote:GlobusDiablo wrote:Avago-Earo wrote:I can see where this is probably going (correct me if I'm wrong), I bought a case and psu & fan bundle. I'm probably going to have to replace the fans and psu leaving me with a case that I bought for those features and now quids down. Looks like the build's going to be on the shelf again. Oh well, I tried to save on money but lesson learned.
Sorry to agree, but I think this is the gist of it.
But then again, I could be wrong. It's been known to happen.
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I've got a mate coming round sometime who knows more about it. When I switched it on the case light illuminated and the fans spun. This lasted a second and then nothing apart from the green power light on the Mobo staying lit.
There's another thing that may cause this (though from here-on-in it's all guesswork), I have plugged the long EATX PWR cable in but there is another one, an 8 contact socket marked EATX 12V. I haven't plugged anything into that. I have got two leads on the PSU with four and a six pin/holes on each. I thought these would be for the graphics card. Confused...
Cheers for putting this thread in the right place.
The motherboard needs both the 24 pin and 8 pin power connectors attached to it. My graphics card has additional 8 pin and 6 pin power connectors, but more usually, it's two 6-pin connectors. Sorry to keep throwing links at you, but if you look at, for example, this power supply:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/750w-corsair-cxm-builder-series-hybrid-modular-80-plus-bronze-1x120mm-atx-psuYou can see it has the following connectors (modular, so you can just plug in the ones you need):
One ATX (24-pin) - Main motherboard power
One EPS/ATX12V (8-pin) - Additional motherboard power
Four PCI-E (6-pin / 8-pin) - Graphics cards
Eight SATA - drives, etc
Six peripheral cables (4-pin)
Two floppy adapters (4-pin)
There is a picture of the cables it provides, so you can compare with what your PSU offers. I'm wondering if your PSU is lacking a few of the necessary connections for a modern motherboard?