Building right now... need a little help

[somecanadianguy]

I'm still checking things... can't find the problem.
Does the video card have to be in the primary (top) pci-e slot?
It didn't fit there properly.

I sure hope I don't have any dead parts...

[Realityshift]

Yeah its supose to go in the top slot, but that shouldnt stop it from booting up. what happens when you plug it in and turn it on on the back of the PSU? before you even hit the power button on the front of the case.

[somecanadianguy]

Nothing... Surge protector light blinks briefly...

[Realityshift]

no lights inside your case? nothin on the motherboard? try plugging it straight into the wall instead of the surge protector.

[Realityshift]

Where you carefull putting the CPU into the socket, did you see any bent pins or anything like that?

[somecanadianguy]

IT WORKS!

I had the front panel wires wrong...


Thanks again for the help.

[Realityshift]

Yay congrats, those front pannel wires can be a pain, one of the reasons I like Asus's Qconnectors, makes it a little easier then trying to plug those little connectors into slots while mounted inside your pc.

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by Realityshift

Yay congrats, those front pannel wires can be a pain, one of the reasons I like Asus's Qconnectors, makes it a little easier then trying to plug those little connectors into slots while mounted inside your pc.

I hate those Q-Connectors.

I find they are so easy to pull off the board than if you put the wires directly to the board.

[somecanadianguy]

Do I need to run the mobo disk first?
Or Vista?

I'm stuck on "Verifying DMI Pool Data..."

[somecanadianguy]

I got by that once... then rebooted... now it's stuck