Here's the deal: My friend got a new case for the system I built him last year. He wanted me to help him transfer the parts into the new case (a Fractal Design Define R4) and once we were ready to boot it up, nothing happened. Literally NOTHING happened when I pressed the power button. I did the usual re-sitting of parts and checking cables, but it didn't do anything. The PSU worked in another PC, and trying another PSU in the same machine didn't help. He also got a new CPU cooler (CM 212 Evo) which I thought could be shorting the Mobo, but switching back to the stock cooler did nothing. I think it is a matter of the case short circuiting the motherboard, maybe to do with the stand off screws? System info; Gigabyte Z77-DS3H 8GB DDR3 AMD 7770 Intel i5 Ivy Samsung SSD Seagate Barracuda Define R4 CM 212 EVO Cheers to anyone who can help!
Silly question but did you try using a screwdriver to start the PC? Just trying to rule out a faulty power switch.
it does sound like either the power cables are not installed incorrectly, thats including the 24pin and the 8/4 pin power cable. If everything is fine build the pc out of the case and see if it starts. if it does then you will know that its the case short circuiting the motherboard
Tried multiple power buttons, and I also reset the CMOS settings with no luck. @Flame: I think I will have to try that later. EDIT: Tried running it outside of the case with a switch and a post beeper and it booted with a perfect beep. Thanks for suggesting that, I wouldn't have tried if you hadn't of said! Now to figure out what is shorting the Mobo!
