---------Computer building help--------

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THis is my first build, and everything is from the bst market. I got everything as a bartone set except of the HDD and PSU so i installed the HDD properly and the Psu is alll hooked up and it wont start this is a mATX case so its kinda hard to find cables and stuff...

what does the red switch at the back do?

My mini rig

Thermatake Purepower 420 watt
e4300 w/ sliverstone heatsink
6800GT with zaman cooler
WD 500gb Raid edition hdd
1 gb of OCZ ram
Gigabyte S3

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--------- don't touch the red switch at the back of the PSU ---------

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what does it do?

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It sets the voltage to 110 or 220. Keep it at 110, and don't touch it if you haven't already.

Is the power switch on the PSU on?

You have the button connected properly?

Try this: On the 20-pin connector (while the PSU is off/unplugged), grab a paperclip and stick one end int he green wire and the other end into a ground (black). Turn the PSU on and it should fire up (The PSU, not the computer).

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It sets the voltage to 110 or 220. Keep it at 110, and don't touch it if you haven't already.

Is the power switch on the PSU on?

You have the button connected properly?

Try this: On the 20-pin connector (while the PSU is off/unplugged), grab a paperclip and stick one end int he green wire and the other end into a ground (black). Turn the PSU on and it should fire up (The PSU, not the computer).

i dunno what you mean by doing that experiment but i dun get it... i dont think its the psu since its brand new, is there any connecters that alot of first timers miss?

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By not powering on, you mean not even the fans spinning, correct?

You're sure you got the power switch on the PSU set to on, correct? I've done that a time or two. Also, the switch on the front panel is connected properly?

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As for the experiment, do the above. Just make sure the PSU is off when you do so, and that it's the green wire to any black wire.

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he power strip has to be connect directly to the psu and not the mobo?

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Eh?

Do the above, but don't plug it into the mobo (obviously). Just turn the swithc on the PSU back on. It should fire up.

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Eh?

Do the above, but don't plug it into the mobo (obviously). Just turn the swithc on the PSU back on. It should fire up.

i cant find the pw switch connector on the psu... do you mind finding a picture of that

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i cant find the pw switch connector on the psu... do you mind finding a picture of that

Is there not a black switch near where you plug the power cord in?

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Is there not a black switch near where you plug the power cord in?

yes i see taht cable but how do i connect taht to the psu?

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Outlet-cable-PSU.
PSU-20pin cable-motherboard.

Turn the switch on the back of the PSU on, plug it all in (make sure the case switch cable is plugged into the motherboard), and it should all work.

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Outlet-cable-PSU.
PSU-20pin cable-motherboard.

Turn the switch on the back of the PSU on, plug it all in (make sure the case switch cable is plugged into the motherboard), and it should all work.

no not that cable the power switch one... you know the button that you press to turn on the computer, its every small black

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anyone help?