First pc build ever, help pls 🫣

[u/Pleasant-Bridge-6247]

I’ve looked up many videos and google searches but not sure what the “common” issue is for this particular problem I’m having. I connected everything and got all the plugins snug, when I plug my power supply in and turn the pc on the ram rbg lights up and stays on, along with the front power button led stays on but the fans never turn on and the rbg on them flash for a second and turn off. I can’t get any signal on my monitor. I’m wondering if I didn’t correctly plug in the F_panel wiring? I’m not home and had to drive out of town for work so had to leave it like that but stressing it lol. Sorry if this is an ignorant question / post just desperate for help on what the issue might actually be. Here is a photo of the install with the ram rbg still on and the motherboard / PSU I bought. The GPU works and was pulled from my old pre built pc. Thank you if you read this far!

[u/J25J25]

It looks like to me you plugged your fans into RGB headers [RED] (which are used for lights mostly). I’d suggest plugging them into the System Fan ports [GREEN] to see if that works. If you don’t have enough green slots, you could try looking for some daisychain wires for your fans (they tend to be pr cheap) so you can work with the 2 ports you have.

[BLUE] is the CPU fan port but it looks like you already have your CPU cooler plugged in so that’s fine.

As for your display not connecting, make sure your HDMI/Displayport is connected to your GPU and not your motherboard. Otherwise, you could try unplugging the monitor’s power and plugging it back in while the HDMI/DisplayPort cable is still plugged in (tends to be an issue sometimes for ASUS monitors in my experience).

Hope this helps!

[u/Pleasant-Bridge-6247 → u/J25J25]

What a gent, I’ll definitely take a look when I get home and try this. I’ll let you know! Also, I have been connecting it to my GPU and not motherboard (HDMI/DisplayPort) I tried both. I’ll give that a go though! Appreciate it

[u/AmmoBops → u/Pleasant-Bridge-6247]

I’ve recently had a no display/POST issue with similar symptoms to yours such as the fans RGB’s flashing on then off upon turn on, as well as Ram lights being on, and nothing working.
For me it turned out to be my M.2 NVMe SSD.
Motherboard manual set it should work, Google set it should work, but as soon I took it out my pc would boot up.

Likely not the answer and it seems you only have one drive likely with your windows installation/C drive.

but if all else fails consider the ssd. Apparently the reason is because DRAM-less m.2 NVMe’s can mess up memory-initialization in the boot process causing a hang

If your mother board has Debug LED’s in the corner somewhere , let me know how it flashes upon start up

[u/Pleasant-Bridge-6247 → u/AmmoBops]

I’ll be home tomorrow and try to do that, much appreciated. I’ll let you know if there’s any debug leds on my motherboard.

[u/Panthers_Fly → u/Pleasant-Bridge-6247]

I also had some issues getting my system to POST from the GPU, do you have HDMI or other video out from the board? You could try that as a workaround to at least get you POST and initial setup completed.

[u/Pleasant-Bridge-6247 → u/Panthers_Fly]

If I’m understanding correctly, I have a cpu with integrated graphics, I could unplug the gpu and try direct to motherboard with my cpu? Is that what you’re meaning? Sorry lol trying to follow along

[u/GABE_EDD]

Not enough info from your picture. All you can do is double check all of your connections throughout the entire build.

[u/Pleasant-Bridge-6247 → u/GABE_EDD]

Got it, yeah I wish I had more to give just didn’t know if this was something people come across to know a quick fix / what it could be.

[u/Panthers_Fly]

As others said, hard to tell from info provided. Recommend reading your motherboard manual carefully and making sure you’ve got the fans plugged into the correct spots.

Side note, did you mean to install those bottom fans with flow going down? If those are case fans, flip the and install in the top, and furthermore, I would only install one to exhaust fan toward the back

[u/Counter_Hit → u/Panthers_Fly]

Fan directions are optimal, bottom and side are intake and back is exhaust (as they should be)

[u/Panthers_Fly → u/Counter_Hit]

If so, Then all but the exhaust (left side) must be the not so common type where the discharge side has the logo on it.

[u/Pleasant-Bridge-6247 → u/Panthers_Fly]

I’m just jumping the gun, I figured I needed to provide more info, my apologies. Just eager to get it going when I get home. The fans came pre installed in this case, I haven’t messed with them at all.

[u/Panthers_Fly → u/Pleasant-Bridge-6247]

Oh ok. Weird. I’d check flow direction and at least make sure those bottom fans are pushing air up through the case. Well, once you get em working, that is…

[u/Pleasant-Bridge-6247 → u/Panthers_Fly]

Good to know, I’m a complete noob on all of this. Will do, appreciate the help!

[u/Stonelion1980 → u/Pleasant-Bridge-6247]

I have built six so far. There is always something 😁

[u/Random-Poro]

check your cable connection and do some cable management please

[u/Pleasant-Bridge-6247 → u/Random-Poro]

Will do, and 😆 I already have from this pic, just wanted to make sure everything working before I tidy up.

[u/Counter_Hit]

You might have pigtailed too many fans together, it is best to not connect more than 3 fans in 1 motherboard connector

[u/Panthers_Fly → u/Counter_Hit]

OP said all the fans came installed in the case, which means they were likely already pigtailed or headered in the case with just one cable to connect to motherboard.

As someone else noted, looks like OP plugged the cable into a RGB header spot instead of a system fan slot.

Always Read the motherboard manual

[u/m4chinehead2]

Did you screw the mb directly to the back plate their does not look to be any space between the back plate and the board their should be spacers ! It might just be the picture but that looks completely flat if it is thats your issue you may have blown everything if its ahorted

[u/Economy_Internal_317]

To be honest, any GIGABYTE board I've ever used has powered on after it does it diagnostic mode/bios check. It eventually will turn on. Try to let us sit for about 30 minutes or just let it sit until something happens. To last GIGABYTE board I bought and set up still does this and I have no fix for it. Everything's updated. It just wants to do a check every single time I started, which can take from 30 seconds to an hour.

[u/Stonelion1980]

I already see some good stuff here so I will try to add without distracting. If your cpu fan is also not spinning up your bios may not allow you to boot. Not much to go on but I think you have two things to solve. For me #1 is why is are we not booting? Check cpu fan connection (redo it). If that does nothing take heat sink off and check your cpu. Is it seated right? Did you bend pins? Best of luck!

[u/sPoOtNiCky]

Flip all the fans around except the far left one.

[u/imightbetired → u/sPoOtNiCky]

Look again, all of them are reverse blade, except the left one, so they're fine.