PC won't boot

so i have a weird problem.. i bought the HAF932 case but this things been a curse ever since.. i cannot get my mobo to boot up if i stick it in the case.. then i figured the top right bolt was too tight so i loosened it and the mobo would boot, any tighter it wont! but now that it boots it will not display video and would be stuck in a f6 error code display which my on board LED mobo shows... so i take out the mobo and boot it out of the case and it works fine.. everytime i try to stick it in the case my mobo doesn't work. wtf am i doing wrong?

i forgot to mention ive tried it out of my old ATX and it works fine

 

umm does seem to be a weird problem, do you have a spare case by any chance and try it on that.

 

he said he tried on an old atx and it works -_____-

ang you sure that your front panel connectors are properly connected to the proper pins?

check for reference: http://www.pctechguide.com/tutorials/MBoard_Panel.htm

could be a misplaced pin..

 

i thought he ment he tried out his gfx on a old ATX mobo and it worked???

or does ATX means case?-what?
soz dont know all technical terms everyone speaks differently

 

in his context, he meant ATX as a case.. ATX means a computer form factor, which includes case, mobo and psu..

 

something touching and shorting the mobo?

 

Perhaps 4 pin upside down -unsure

Can also check this guide (with pics)

 

to those suggesting that components are defective, or damaged: there's nothing wrong with the mobo, powersupply, graphics card or any other components in the computer, aside from the case.

ang said: all these components work outside of the case, and in another case.

this leads to the case being the main culprit.

now i don't know much about the HAF932, but either A) the boot pins are wrongly pinned, or there is some other security measure that prevents booting.

 

got it to work i had to only screw 2 pins in with a diff bolt not tight or hard POS

 

it could be because the of contacting issue (of the brass standoffs w/ motherboard) onto the case, try using those paper rings underneath each screw and see if that will solve the problem
you can also switch to plastic standoffs

 

Either there is a false contact or grounding issue shorting out the board, or more likely, the case itself (either the metal or the pin that the screw is seated in) is out of alignment and is slightly warping the board when it is tightened into position. The amount of tolerance of these boards are very narrow; a tenth of a millimeter off and something may not work. I suspect that something within the board itself is bending in such a fashion that it loses contact or connection.

Also, like Noasian said, you should always use plastic standoffs. And Dan's right that since the board works out of the case, and also in another, then the suspect is the first case.

 

Sounds like case solved?!