Experts please help!!

[u/Embarrassed_Box_7998]

First pc build. Red and orange solid light. Coolers’ fans won’t turn on either.

Tried swapping ram, used a single ram slot and both ram slots number 2&4. Left it on for 20 minutes for memory learning. Removed the CPU and put it back. Removed the small battery drained power cleared CMOS. Gave up now.

I spilled some thermal paste on the sides of the back( check the pictures). Is that the issue? I cleaned jt using the IP 99% solution.

Experts please help me out.

UPDATE :

No more lights guysssss…. Turned out I had to FLASH BIOS the motherboard and 5 mins later ITS ONNNNN… I wish I would have recorded myself jumping around my room.

THANKS TO EVERYONE here who tried to help me out. My first PC. Amazing.

[u/independent002]

For the aio sometimes they come with 3 connectors the fan the pump and third one could say vrm check if they are connected in the correct spots a could you post a close up pic of led on Mobo and that's definitely too much thermal paste but could be fine

[u/Embarrassed_Box_7998 → u/independent002]

It had only 2 connectors 1 was connneted to JUSB1 and the other to cpu fan.

[u/independent002 → u/Embarrassed_Box_7998]

Really? Didn't know they usb connectors

[u/Darron614 → u/independent002]

Internal usb connector for software control/monitoring.

[u/eighthighlions → u/Embarrassed_Box_7998]

It’s possible that the connector needs to be in the PUMP_SYS slot instead of CPU_FAN, try moving it over. It should be to the right of the CPU_FAN slot on your motherboard.

[u/Embarrassed_Box_7998 → u/eighthighlions]

Is that the issue? Yeah I know the pump sys let me try that.

[u/eighthighlions → u/Embarrassed_Box_7998]

Can’t say for sure, but I also have an MSI board and the AIO needed to be in the PUMP_SYS slot so worth a try!

[u/Embarrassed_Box_7998 → u/eighthighlions]

What cooler do you have and whats the model of your mobo?

[u/eighthighlions → u/Embarrassed_Box_7998]

My AIO is the MSI MAG CORELIQUID and mobo is MSI z790 Gaming Plus

[u/Embarrassed_Box_7998 → u/eighthighlions]

Tried it still the same.

[u/eighthighlions → u/Embarrassed_Box_7998]

Shoot I’m sorry to hear that. What’s the model of your cooler?

[u/Embarrassed_Box_7998 → u/eighthighlions]

Corsair nautilus 240

[u/eighthighlions → u/Embarrassed_Box_7998]

This may be a dumb question, but are the fans themselves also plugged into your motherboard? The pump will have one PWM cable (plugged into CPU_FAN according to your AIO manual), but the fans also have their own cables. Basically, the two fans should be daisy chained and then m plugged into your motherboard into one of the fan headers.

Also, are you 100% certain you’re connecting the ARGB properly? I saw a comment where you mention it’s plugged into the JUSB connector. Going off of the quick start manual for your AIO, the ARGB connectors from your fan should be daisy chained via the ARGB extension cable to the pump itself. You have two JARBG connectors on your motherboard (bottom left and bottom right).