How to build computer..

[Diamndzngunz]

Diamond, I may have some troubleshooting questions for ya heh. Just got all my parts yesterday... assembled, and pushed the power button and got nothing.

I didn't have time to really try anything (working 12 hour shifts this weekend), so I'll try a few things before posting a lengthy whine post.

Did you connect the case's power button to the 2 pins on the motherboard? Get out the motherboard manual to find out which 2 pins. They will be in a collection of around 10 pins for power, reset, power led, hdd led, speaker, etc.
Building a computer isn't difficult at all, but there are quite a few quirks/tips you learn over the years of building machines - how much thermal paste is most effective, how tight you should screw in hard drives (too tight and they don't work at all!), trying different pci slots if irq conflicts are coming up, getting massive aftermarket heatsinks on without damaging cpus, etc. It'd be much better if you have someone with experience building multiple machines help you along with your first one.

Like Silencer said. You got to connect the power and reset switch to the correct switches on the motherboard.

looks like this.



And yeah having some who knows about computers and building them help you out is also a great idea to learn.