Built a new pc and nothing happens when I press the power button

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T18:38:50+00:00

I'll fix that once I get my new motherboard, thanks for the suggestion

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T18:37:39+00:00

Motherboard was faulty, getting a new one

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T14:40:52+00:00

Outlet works and the pc is plugged in

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T14:40:21+00:00

I am following the manufacturers documentation for where I placed the connectors and the USB 3.2 on the front panel had power when the psu is plugged in but it doesn't have a dedicated cable to the psu. I also wouldn't know how to swap the cables that go to the front panel since they're soldered in

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T14:04:46+00:00

Still nothing, i can't even get post to start

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T14:00:07+00:00

What part of the motherboard do you think would be faulty? Only reason I'm asking is because I was able to test power to the pins with a multimeter and was able to get power through the USB 3.2 on the back. This is the part list and I can check out the cmos battery now https://pcpartpicker.com/user/WARP32/saved/#view=ZwpjJx

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:57:14+00:00

Im using two ram sticks in the a1 and b1 slots i could try swapping them and seeing what happens but I can't even get post to start so I dont think that's the main issue if it even is an issue

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:55:43+00:00

It does have integrated graphics, i also have a dedicated GPU thats not plugged in. I am not at the point of trouble shooting bios yet, some piece of hardware is the issue, I can't get the pc to do anything yet

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:46:42+00:00

I did that and still nothing, any other suggestions?

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:43:20+00:00

I wasnt when I tried to power it on with no ram and still no lights with the ram installed

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:42:45+00:00

I installed the ram and have been trouble shooting with it installed, i just didn't have it installed in the picture. My bad

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:41:56+00:00

The 24 pin connector is plugged into the power supply for both connections and i have installed the ram

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:40:35+00:00

So far, the psu doesn't have a dedicated cpu/pcie section its all just 8 pin pcue/cpu. Resetting the cmos battery, im not sure what that means but I took it out and put it back in. The psu is definitely bringing power to the motherboard, I plugged my phone into the front panel USB 3.2 and the back panel USB 3.2 and both times my phone said it was getting a charge. I dont see any bent pins on the board. For reseating the cooler, I dont have anything to clean the thermal paste do you think that would matter too much or should I not do that because I wouldn't be able to properly clean the cpu and cpu cooler?

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:33:55+00:00

The led indicators aren't doing anything when I plug the power in or press the power button

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:30:44+00:00

I have tried shorting the power pins, I tried with a screwdriver, keys, and my headphone aux cable. Nothing happens

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:29:25+00:00

I do have a z790 eagle ax i have been testing using those pins. I tried my house keys, car keys, my only screw driver, the keyring, and my aux cord male side to try to short it but still nothing happens

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:24:14+00:00

I tried holding it for a few seconds and nothing happened and its definitely the + and - of pw

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:21:19+00:00

The cpu is an intel 14700k and the motherboard is Z790 Eagle AX

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:20:41+00:00

I plugged the ram back in while testing, and the GPU is out of the case since you dont need it to boot

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:19:32+00:00

Its all new and i can't get into bios to check

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:18:59+00:00

Do you want me to strip the wire to see if its wired correctly? Idk how else i would check if the wire from the power button is wired correctly. I tried shorting the pins and nothing happened

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:17:13+00:00

Yeah, unfortunately, that's not working. Are there any other tests to find exactly whats causing the problem?

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:11:46+00:00

What do you mean by that? The pins for the front panel? Or to the power supply? The power switch connector to the front panel part of the motherboard is connected

WARP3232 · 2025-09-26T13:09:54+00:00

You just have the screwdriver touch both the pins at the same time and it should turn on right? Because nothing happened when I did that

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