A logic problem for all you computer folk:

[sahroe]

-Built new computer

Comments

[kle]

work incrementally; unplug everything and plug things in, one at a time and powering it on and off with each piece, until you find something that will make the system not boot. Your pictures look good--everything looks plugged in properly...

[kej]

Also, start with the bare minimum. That's usually power supply, RAM, processor, motherboard, and video card.

[sahroe]

I assume the HD that has the OS on it is also necessary?

[kej]

Negative. All you want to do is get to the BIOS and make sure your connected components are working. Then start plugging things in one by one until something breaks, as Kent said.

[jimboomega]

I had a web site for that! Well, except, analyzing power was something we never did. XD.

Do you get any sort of POST output? Beep codes? How do you know yes mouse? Is it just because you get power on USB or do you have any way to tell it's doing something?

[sahroe]

Nothing beeps. So far as I can tell, the computer thinks its booting up fine.

Yes keyboard because the LEDs respond appropriately to CAPS and Num lock. Yes optical mouse because the mouse lights up and goes dim when moved and left alone.

Monitor reports "no signal" and then sleeps. Speakers do nothing but make that initial pop when the computer turns on.

I'm going to take it all about tonight and systematically plug things back in.

Sigh.

[jimboomega]

Well if that is the case, that might be motherboard/processor/memory...

Last time I had such problems it was because of the fancy new 4 pin "CPU" power supply that my motherboard required. Hadn't seen it on previous motherboards. Not sure if yours has such a connector.