I’m custom building a PC. I’m using an MSI Z97 PC Mate motherboard. The big power supply is an EVGA 430W. It’s all plugged in, and I hit the switch but it doesn’t do anything. Both JPWR 1 and 2 are plugged in. A photo tutorial (pictured in this link) mentioned some “power switch pins.” Am I miss...
Does the PSU work? Short the green pin on the main 20/24-pin ATX connector to any of the black connectors and see if the PSU fan spins up. If it doesn't, there's a problem with your PSU and you'll need to replace it.
Take a paper clip with exposed metal, hook one end up to the pin with the green wire and the other to any pin with a black wire. This is perfectly safe and your PSU should turn on when you do this.
@Dragon So i have to take the connector out, find the hole corresponding to the green wire, then attach a paper clip from that to any one of the receiving holes, then turn on the power? I won't get electrocuted?
Once you have it put together, show us some pictures of the setup, including the wiring for the power button to the motherboard, so that we can determine what might be wrong.
On JFP1: Power SW to 6 and 8 (doesn't matter which way, the pins are just shorted when you press the power button). Reset SW to 5 and 7 (again, doesn't matter which way). HDD LED to 1 and 3 (the red wire should be in 1 as that's the + connector). +P LED to 2, -P LED to 4.
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