Building my first PC, not turning on!
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Hello, I really need some help I've almost finished building my first PC however I'm struggling with the front I/O connectors
I have a power SW and reset SW and HD LED +/- and I can't figure out where/ which way they go
I have a power SW and reset SW and HD LED +/- and I can't figure out where/ which way they go
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CPU, CPU fan, RAM, Graphics card, Optical drive, motherboard, HDD, SSD, PSU and second fan placed in and connected.
Pretty sure everything else is wired up correctly, does the HDD connect to the motherboard or only PSU?
Check if the motherboard is powered, the cable should look like this:
The various disks need power from the PSU and a SATA cable going to the motherboard to work.
And the sata power cable, coming from the PSU
You say that there is only 1 pin, but I think that the "GND" pin next to it will be what you plug into also - this simpy stands for "ground" as it grounds the connection.
So do the power/reset switch go horizontal or vertical? Should they go in as they are displayed?
I'm trying different ways as we speak
This looks like what you have in your motherboard
Motherboard connected to PSU (M/B) section
graphics card connected to motherboard and PSU (CPU/PCI - E) section
Don't know what I'm missing
Even if the PC doesn't turn on, did you see some LEDs light up on the motherboard?
Check if the PSU switch is set to ON, just in case.
SSD and HDD connected with the same wire to PSU and connected to motherboard
PSU connected to motherboard, under it is USB 3 connection and under that are both SSD/HDD connections
PSU connects from left to right -
motherboard connection, graphics card connection (bottom), HDD/SSD connection (top) and power connection
These me are the front connectors, as you can see there are no white wires all black, there is an arrow through
Just having it plugged in most motherboards will have an LED turn on showing its getting power.
Also, only the POWER SW is important for the jumpers, the rest are extras or cosmetic.
My guess is the arrow would indicate the hot wire (as in, the not-GND), but afaik it shouldn't matter which way you plug it in for the power/reset switches.
And yes it has two power connects and I've plugged both in
PSU
motherboard
CPU w/fan
power button (power sw)
Some motherboards require the RAM to be plugged in to boot up, but iirc most will work fine without it (basic functions only). The SSD/HDD are only needed to boot into an OS, so don't worry about having them plugged in for now. Plug the screen into the motherboards built-in video output for now to use the CPUs integrated gpu instead of the Geforce.
To use onboard video you will more than likely need to remove your graphics card entirely from the PCIe slot. When I was troubleshooting my Z170 motherboard the video wouldn't output to my monitor from the motherboard so long as the card was in the slot (even if there was no power going to it)
Looks like your power supply is switched off btw, not sure if you did that just for the photo
Edit: nevermind about the powersupply, I'm dumb, forgot for a moment I was looking at the inside not the outside lmao
sounds about right?
No lighting up on the screen at all?
Edit: yes took the graphics card cables out of the power supply and now it works
Are you seeing the BIOS screen?
I take it I've plugged the graphics card in correctly since it's lit up, the 6 pin and 8 pin is connected to the CPU / PCI - E section and not the peripheral - IDE/SATA section of the PSU
1. The i7 7700k won't work on my ASRock z170 pro4s motherboard because it is an old motherboard and it can't run the BIOS update for the 7th gen CPU since it can only be done by display. So I had the choice of either going back to the 6th gen CPU (6700k) or changing my motherboard which I did (ordered a new one and returning the old one)
2. Also they recommended a slightly bigger case because the graphics card wires and CPU fan were very close to the window so I'm also returning the case and getting one with more width
For cases, if you want to save money stick with baseline models for Cooler master, corsair, or ThermalTake. Its extremely hard to go wrong with those.
Also if its not booting up all the way after everything is assembled, try it with just one stick of RAM. RAM can sometimes cause issues. Also make sure you buy them in kits, and try to avoid mixing kits (even if its the same brand or stick of RAM) as often times different batches will not work as well as those from the same batch.
The shop is probably lying to you btw, as that mobo's CPU support list includes the i7 7700k.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z170 Pro4/?cat=CPU
The problem may have been something else entirely. You could also use the mobo's graphics output, install the OS, the GPU drivers then try to install the GPU again.
Also being close to the window shouldn't be a problem. Especially for wires. I'm going to suggest the shop is just telling you random crap to make it sound like their services were worth it, or they never actually put time into trying to fix your PC. If they know you are not familiar with computers, chances are high they will just tell you garbage and expect you not to pick up on it.
That said, if you don't mind a little bit more noise... try going with an AIO liquid cooling solution.
So this is my setup now (https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/4ndgCy) and it checks out fine, when I put my old motherboard through it actually did some up as an error, just in general 'Some z170 chipset motherboard need a BIOS update prior to using Kaby Lake-S CPUs.' I think the shop owner was correct for that part, thanks guys
I'll do some updates to the Suggested Builds in the PC building thread based on your feedback (bigger cases for larger GPUs, newer motherboards to to help ensure Kaby Lake compatibility).