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Thread ID: 139783	2015-06-28 08:09:00	Can't power on new PC	Vicx (11114)	Press F1

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1403765	2015-06-28 22:50:00	Unplug all the cables except power from power supply , unplug sata, USB to case, sound ,and all the switch & LED cables. Do you have both power cables connected (easy mistake to make) Remove all add on cards. Put in the minimum amount of RAM (usually just 1 stick) Now , very carefully short JUST the 2 power-on pins on the motherboard. If it then doesnt turn on, Remove the mb from the case . Try it out of the case. Check that the mb standoffs arnt in the wrong place & shorting the board Remove & re-insert the Ram. Borrow another power supply if you can . Check the RAM is compatible with the board ,usually not an issue but dont assume . Some boards are quite fussy (again quite rare though). Make sure CPU & mb are compatable (usually not an issue) Then look at warranty replacement . Take it back .	1101 (13337)
1403766	2015-06-29 11:59:00	Speedy and Wainui, you guys are life savers, got it to power on once I swapped the red/orange cables around.. but the HDD LED still doesn't work. I tried moving it down from HD LED (orange) to where Power LED (green) is in the diagram but it doesn't work there either or even in reverse. I've got orange/power in red slot, red/HD LED in orange slot, blue/reset in blue slot, which leaves the green empty as the power LED is to the left (alternate). Everything is in the right place but the HD LED doesn't seem to work at all. Is there something else I could be missing? Current setup: 65486549	Vicx (11114)
1403767	2015-06-29 20:40:00	You may have damaged the LED "You must also know that an led has polarity. This means that the positive and negative terminals must be connected correctly for it to operate properly. As you see in the diagram below, if the polarity is reversed, the LED will NOT light. If the reverse voltage is beyond what the LED was designed to handle, it may be damaged." From this rather good article on the subject www.bcae1.com	KarameaDave (15222)
1403768	2015-06-29 21:17:00	You may have damaged the LED "You must also know that an led has polarity. This means that the positive and negative terminals must be connected correctly for it to operate properly. As you see in the diagram below, if the polarity is reversed, the LED will NOT light. If the reverse voltage is beyond what the LED was designed to handle, it may be damaged." From this rather good article on the subject www.bcae1.com That sums it up. looking at the latest first pic, the red/white lead is the wrong way around ( Right location though) The white wire is Negative, and its on the positive pin, if you reverse it, so the red is on the outside, the LED should work unless its damaged. Make sure its pushed all the way down on the pins as well, as sometimes they can be a bit fussy.	wainuitech (129)
1403769	2015-06-30 02:34:00	the red/white lead is the wrong way around ( Right location though) The white wire is Negative, and its on the positive pin, if you reverse it, so the red is on the outside, the LED should work unless its damaged. Thanks, that fixed it! :clap I did flip it before but it didn't work, maybe I just didn't notice. I'll have to make a note of this for next time.	Vicx (11114)
1403770	2015-06-30 02:39:00	Usually the front of the case wires are named/labelled. Which makes it easier to connect to the front panel header	Speedy Gonzales (78)
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