There must be a short between the board & case. All motherboard mounting screws should have red fiber washers. The bottom of the board should not be touching the case. The board should be mounted on stand-offs. These brass looking stand-offs screw into the back plate of the case & the board is screwed into these. If you feel the board is still touching the case. Cut a piece of paper and place it between the board & case. Memory not seated correctly or defective memory can also resulte in such problems. The red light on most Pc's is a hard drive light. If your PC have two dimms remove 1. Other cards not needed for this testing should be removed even sound cards. Connect only mouse & keyboard & monitor. It's all worth it if the pc works.
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