comp won't start

i have these parts

case, mobo

RAM

HDD

CPU


but when i plug it in into the outlet. all i see is a green light on th ebottom of the motherboad.

no sounds or anything. and if i press the button on the front nothing happens. i tried that switch on the back of the case. but still nothing.

what could be wrong? shouldn't it make a sound even when u just plugged it into the outlet?

thank you

No, nothing will happen if you have installed the CPU wrong, the motherboard doesn't support the CPU or requires configuration on the board itself via jumpers or switches to support the FSB. Also you should check the correct memory has been installed and that the board supports the speed.

Basically read the manual that came with the motherboard and make sure everything is configured correctly.

And it will only make a sound if it gets to the bios, there is a speaker correctly plugged in and there is a problem. Generally it won't make a sound if everything is configured correctly.

There are literally hundreds of little things that could be wrong though.

it said on the mobo that it supports the cpu.

and the ram is right.


i mean it' s not doing anything. the fans don't move. nothing's happening. except that green light. yesterday at night i almost went crazy cause of that little light. it's freaky =).

argh should've said sound =) it's noise. it dont' make any. none

the green light is the standby power LED.

when it's on it's in the sleep mode. but i want to wake it up.

did i do somethig wrong or is that because i don't got all the parts.

like a video card. i havent' installed that yet.

but does the green light mean, the rest is plugged in correctly?

i c. well thanks

hope i didn't ruin my cpu. or hope it tells me that it's overheating

mmmmmmm, i should point out something...., when i built my first system, i too had the same problem with the fans not rotating..... but i do believe that i said that i had shorted the mobo out at some earlier point........




(just in case......)

shorted out? that doesnt' sound good. did i do that too?

Hope not...

And it is not the missing graphics card. PCs do work without one.

Check if you put in the ram *correctly*, i.e. see if it is in its socket the same depth on both ends, both side brackets closed firmly and the little round hole in the ram board in its place.

Did you connect the speaker?

at the worst, everything on the motherboard could be ruined.... but not likely, maybe just the cpu. not to put anyones advice down here, but i would leave it into a shop where they can fix it and then tell u what u were doing wrong, that way u dont lose ur money and u still learn something.....

lol please don't throw rocks at me.

but i forgot to connect the power led =) aaah. runs away


everything is turning. the heatsink fan too.

after i get the video card i'll check if the cpu does too.

lol sorry, my smarter side is ashamed for the stupidy side << which seems to have gained weight.

Wow, you somehow managed to build a PC?

Your point is?

There's no need to be a d**k!! Everyone has to start at some point and learn from their mistakes. I did and I'm sure a majority of the people here have done the same.

no need to even reply to him, stupid flame wars start this way