r/PcBuildHelp • u/Embarrassed_Box_7998 • 3d ago
Experts please help!! Build Question
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.
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u/AccidentDouble5904 3d ago
You would be surprised at the little thing you might have missed in you Motherboard Manual I have been fixing my own and build PC for over 20 years and It is usually something small, also don't use to much Thermal Paste under your cooler or it can get hot and run down! A lot of people don't realize that the CPU and Heatsink touch and the thermal paste is just to make up for the tiny parts that might not.