Computer Building Woes

[Autodave]

It may not work without it in proper order.

[daniell59]

It may not work without it in proper order.

That is the order I was told by tech support.

[QIII]

Due to greater cooling requirements for newer, more powerful CPUs and the fact that most users will cool on air, most manufacturers are building their motherboards so that 2,4 is a more common arrangement than 1,3 as it used to be.

[daniell59]

Please Help!
I hooked up the power supply and a monitor. I shorted out the power pins on the motherboard. Nothing. Even the fan in the power supply does not turn. All assistance will be greatly appreciated.

[oldfred]

My most recent build just worked.

But previous build I had similar issue.
Microcenter was nearby so took system to them and it worked, for a nominal charge.
I was trying to reuse a supposedly standard power supply with enough watts. But it needed new power supply.
But double check all connections.

[QIII]

What do you mean when you say you shorted out the power pins?

[daniell59]

I just momentarily put a screwdriver in the pins that activate the power.

[daniell59]

Contacted the motherboard tech. He determined that the board was defective. I had no luck with this build.

[jsmart]

+100
And no liquids anywhere around!!!
I Built a high end gaming rig for friend on a Hot Hot day, had a glass of iced water close by and reached to grab for a drink, well kersplash the water ended up on the moboard. (Costly to me)
I was not on on his Christmas card list that year.

been there!

[daniell59]

This build is giving me all kinds of headaches. I carefully removed the cooler from the processor. The processor came out of the socket and was stuck to the cooler. Thankfully none of the pins were damaged. I can't seem to catch a break with this build.