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Hi, I just built a PC (or so I thought) and well I have had no luck lifting it off the ground, it will not start. I've tried removing the 24 pin power supply, I've checked for the CPU Connector cables at the top of the motherboard (8 pin), and no luck. I've removed RAM sticks, tried different positions suggested by the motherboard booklet, if I made sure the ones left in or that were removed, were pushed in securely. The motherboard has a green light on, and if the button is held for long enough a blue light labeled CLR_CMOS1 turns on, on the top left of the board. At this point I don't know what's left to do, I have tried pushing the power button on the case and he green power button on the motherboard but it refuses to turn on. I had a graphics card in but chose to remove it when I saw no movement, since some articles said that it could effect it.

All suggestions are appreciated, and welcomed.
 

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Is this all done inside of a chassis?

Could be a grounding issue. Also could be that the wiring from the chassis buttons is incorrect.
 
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Welcome to TechPowerUp.

Please go to your control panel and fill out your system's specs so we have an idea what we're trying to diagnose.

Thanks,

RealNeil

Speaking of a grounding issue, check to see if all of the motherboard standoffs in your case are properly located where the screw holes are on the motherboard. One standoff mislocated where there is no hole will ground out your motherboard improperly. The PC will not boot, or will boot and not work properly.
 

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Welcome to TechPowerUp.

Please go to your control panel and fill out your system's specs so we have an idea what we're trying to diagnose.

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I was just about to edit that into my post ;)
 
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@sneekypeet @RealNeil Thank you so much for your speedy replies, I've just now updated my Specs list.

And yes @sneekypeet I connected and built it all while in my case, and while I was putting the fan and CPU on it, I did on the box of the CPU.

And about the issues with Chassis power wiring, if I'm pressing the green button on the CPU shouldn't it start anyways?
 

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nd about the issues with Chassis power wiring, if I'm pressing the green button on the CPU shouldn't it start anyways?

I completely missed the buttons at the bottom of the motherboard! Yes those buttons should work with or without the chassis front I/O wiring.
I would however take the board out of the chassis and try to boot it on the motherboard box to eliminate a possible grounding issue with the standoffs in the chassis.

Does anything happen when the power button is pressed, do fans power up, anything?
 
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I completely missed the buttons at the bottom of the motherboard! Yes those buttons should work with or without the chassis front I/O wiring.
I would however take the board out of the chassis and try to boot it on the motherboard box to eliminate a possible grounding issue with the standoffs in the chassis.

Does anything happen when the power button is pressed, do fans power up, anything?

Not a thing happens, nothing at all. I didn't test the CPU or Power supply before sticking everything in the chassis like some people say to do cause I didn't wanna be sticking a screw in between the pins, but I guess I should've, and will now.
 

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No need to jump any pins, keep using the buttons at the bottom to power it. Also considering you have mentioned that the power button is green and that the CMOS light went on, the PSU is powering it somewhat.
 
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Front panel wires have to be done properly for the MoBo to operate properly. They all have a plus and minus side on the board and the case.

Did you check to ensure that the board and the brass stand-offs matched one another when you installed it?

You can try to take the board out of the case and put it on a non-conductive surface and boot it out of the case. If it works, something was wrong with the installation. Are all your parts new?
 
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Back to what @RealNeil said, I didn't put those standoffs in myself, they were preinstalled in the case, and I assumed they would be fine, since the case has labeled specifically for ATX motherboards.

Everything was brand new from boxes, and the board doesn't have visible plus or minus signs, I just followed a video that was in my motherboard user guide, and it showed them being put into the JFP1 section of the motherboard.
 
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Some boards are designed a little different from others, so it's a good idea to check stand-off orientation while you're building, every time.

You need it all to match.
 
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If I try doing it on a nonconductive surface, does it matter where the PSU is sitting? Should I take it out of the case too? And I don't think I mentioned, this is my first build ever
 

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PSU can stay in the chassis as long as the leads still reach.

Also on the front panel wiring, I see there is an adapter that comes with the motherboard that is clearly marked. Also if you look on the reverse side of the chassis wiring labels, you will see one side of them had a triangle or arrow, this denotes which of the wires is positive in case all of the wiring is all black.
 
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You can leave the PSU in the case.

Here are pics of your MoBo and another X99 MoBo check out the extra hole along the rear edge of the other board.
Yours doesn't have that hole.
Your case may have a standoff pre-installed to accommodate that other board design.

This can ground/short out the wrong components on your board.

X99 SLI-Plus.JPG
X99 Extreme4.JPG
 
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OMG I just started it outside of the chassis on the MOBO box and the fan is spinning, no noises coming from the motherboard, so I don't know what to do next?

Also about the standoffs were properly counted so I don't know if that could have been the issue

The BIOS light is now on... So what could be wrong when it's place in the chassis?
 
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It's not the standoff count that has to match. It's their location in the case as opposed to where the holes are in your board. any standoffs that are mislocated will screw things up,...............check that carefully
 
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Wait a minute, I'm not sure my case has 1 standoff wrench and those 9 things coming out of it, so did I have to install this Standoff wrench?

It's not the standoff count that has to match. It's their location in the case as opposed to where the holes are in your board. any standoffs that are mislocated will screw things up,...............check that carefully

They seem to be in the right positions, it doesn't look like anything is too far apart
 
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The wrench is for tightening and loosening the standoffs,...that's all. The 9 things are the standoffs. They are brass and they hold the motherboard in your case in the proper position and keep it from improper grounding.
 
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The wrench is for tightening and loosening the standoffs,...that's all. The 9 things are the standoffs. They are brass and they hold the motherboard in your case in the proper position and keep it from improper grounding.

Well then I'm not sure, should they be tightened since they came pre installed? There doesn't seem to be any discrepancies when I set the motherboard on top of it, I mean they don't look out of place
 
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So if they're positioned properly, you'll be able to put the MoBo into the case and use one screw in each of the MoBo's holes. The same number of screws as the standoffs.

You're checking that they all line up properly
 
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So if they're positioned properly, you'll be able to put the MoBo into the case and use one screw in each of the MoBo's holes. The same number of screws as the standoffs.

You're checking that they all line up properly

Ok I'll reattempt this, I believe everything is going in fine. Would it be wrong to test out the chassis front panel connection? While its out or is that not safe?
 
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No, you can connect the front panel wires to try them out if they're long enough.

I've done that and left them connected while installing the board into the case.

You case's wires are marked + or - and the board's connections are marked in some way too. This is so you get them right.
 
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No, you can connect the front panel wires to try them out if they're long enough.

I've done that and left them connected while installing the board into the case.

You case's wires are marked + or - and the board's connections are marked in some way too. This is so you get them right.

I'm not sure if I'm connecting them wrong or not? I've connected them according to the video printed in my motherboard user guide book, and the case itself won't turn it on when I press the I/O button on the top. The PSU is connected to the case which is connected to the MOBO, and I would think the power would be routing through the case to get to the MOBO, so is this a flaw in my connecting the cables or is the case not working?

I'm confused how is the case getting electricity if the power cable is sticking into the PSU from behind of the case? Is there something more than jus the front panel cables to be connected? In order for the case to get the charge?

Ok I just found this Electronics Power Connection which provides power for the case fans and I/O LED lightning, but I can't find a way to make it connect to one of the cables from the PSU, it won't click correctly. My case's is a three prong and they have four holes which shouldn't make a different but nevertheless it doesn't connect smoothly

OH MY GOODNESS, I feel so stupid, or I don't really understand; if this makes sense, pressing the I/O cable turns on the hub lights while this other button off near the USB ports is the one that powers the case on and off .... So I connected something wrong I take it?
 
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Power Supply Corsair RM1000 & Corsair RM850
Mouse Generic
Keyboard Razer Blackwidow Tournament & Corsair K90
Software Win-10 Professional
Benchmark Scores yes
Take a picture of the MoBo connections and post it here. Let me look at it.

You have to connect the 24 Pin and the 8 Pin connectors from the Power supply, to the motherboard.
Is that done?
 
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Processor Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
Cooling Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler
Memory Mushkin Blackline 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory
Video Card(s) MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Storage Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive, Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM In
Case NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Software Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)
Hope these images are clear enough its hard to angle it with lights,





The one which you can see the labels on the right is +, left is minus.

I assumed you meant a photo of the front panel connectors? Unless you meant everything which I can get a photo of that too
 
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