New PC Build.....won't boot? Help!

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IntrepidRT

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Soooooo, I ordered a bunch of parts, built my new PC.

PSU: Ultra XFinity 600W
Mobo: XFX 680i LT SLI
CPU: Intel Q6600
CPU heatsink: Tuniq 120 tower
RAM: OCZ 2GB SLI
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA
Optical: 2 x Samsung DVD burner, lightscribe IDE


*NO VIDEO CARD.........yet* ...........got stuck in the USA, and I don't think I'll have the 8800GT until next week at the earliest. I plan on borrowing a card until then.

Will the video card affect my computer booting? Can I use an old ass PCI video card? I understand I can't see anything........but shouldn't the fans come on or something? I don't think my mobo has a pc speaker connection..........so I can't plug that cable in?

Basically I plug it in.......a blue light on my mobo lights up........and my card reader lights both light up (USB header). I press the power button, and nothing happens.

Should I be worried my Tuniq tower is shorting out on the bottom of my mobo?

Any clue? Should I not be panicing yet?

Thanks,
Rob
 
POST won't happen unless there's a vidcard. Do you have the PCI vidcard installed? Do you hear any beeps at all (from an onboard buzzer/speaker)? Are you sure there's no speaker header?
 
Onboard speaker? I have NO clue!

Seems like power isn't even coming on........I mean I get power to the mobo obviously as illustrated by the blue light, but when I press the power button, seems like nothing happens.

I'm hoping to borrow a video card by Tuesday, but just trying to make sure everything else is in order by that time, so I can install the card and it'll boot right away.
 
OK, I figured out that I'm an idiot.........connected the power switch and other case connections to the serial header and not the case header on the mobo. They look the friggin same..........the one has colours, the other one is yellow.

........still can't find the PC Speaker connection though, not listed in the manual (there's a reference talking about it........but it never shows the location)
 
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