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mani0
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_ 		9. October 2007 @ 10:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey everyone, im new at all this fitting in stuff, i bough a new mainboard/cpu/memory i fitted them in my old case with my old hardrive and optical drive, then when i started the pc up it didnt start it just made a whistling noise, any idea why it wont power up?
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ddp
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_ 		9. October 2007 @ 10:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
did you hook 2 connectors from the psu to the motherboard or just 1 connector? disconnect all cables to drives to see if will powerup.
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mani0
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_ 		9. October 2007 @ 11:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
only 1 connector was connected and i tried getting rid of the cables connected to the hardrives and it still made the same sound, theres 2 pins spare on the power cable is that a problem?
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ddp
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_ 		9. October 2007 @ 18:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what is the make & model# of the motherboard so can see what you have?
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DVDZane
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_ 		16. October 2007 @ 19:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Make sure the RAM is in all the way.
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mani0
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_ 		16. October 2007 @ 19:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi the motherboard is foxconn K8M890M2MB
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ddp
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_ 		16. October 2007 @ 20:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
look at these 2 links. betwwen the cpu socket & the ps2 connectors is a square 4pin connector. is it plugged into the psu as you need that?
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/Upload/Mai...90M2MA-RS2H.jpg
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/Upload/Mai...90M2MA-RS2H.jpg
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