Dead MOBO, can i try nything else

pegasus1 · 23 Dec 2008 at 18:22

Its a Gigabyte EP45 UD3P. Instaled with some other bits but no life when i boot it up, things ive tried.
Tested the Corsair TX750 with another rig and its fine.
Tested the mobo on another rig and PSU and still no sign of life.
Anything im missing.

Big.Wayne · 23 Dec 2008 at 18:25

pegasus1 said:
Anything im missing.

Yup a list of hardware involved, new/used etc?

pegasus1 · 23 Dec 2008 at 18:49

The mobo shows no signs of life at all, tried with a Seasonic 600 and the Corsair TX750, both power leads correctly attached. Both PSU's work fine with other rigs.
Connected the 2x4 lead and the normal power lead, no lights or life signs on the mobo.

Big.Wayne · 23 Dec 2008 at 18:51

pegasus1 said:
no lights or life signs on the mobo.

If there is no lights anywhere on the mobo that sounds ******

pegasus1 · 23 Dec 2008 at 19:06

Cant see anything mate. doesnt spin up the HDD or gfx, all the components are fine if i short the ATX power plug

pegasus1 · 23 Dec 2008 at 19:07

Asked for an RMA which at this time of year will take ages, realy gutted as ive spent two days on this new rig.

Big.Wayne · 23 Dec 2008 at 19:09

Have you deffo connected the right case headers to the right pins on the board?

pegasus1 · 23 Dec 2008 at 19:23

The case is a Cosmos S and only has a powerlead and a HDD activity lead connected both and tried all variations. Now youve got me thinking, if i short the two power pins, will that start the mobo?

pieman109 · 23 Dec 2008 at 21:31

pegasus1 said:
The case is a Cosmos S and only has a powerlead and a HDD activity lead connected both and tried all variations. Now youve got me thinking, if i short the two power pins, will that start the mobo?

Yes. A lot of ppl. me included, check a setup before its installed in a case that way. Eliminates any probs with case mountings causing short circuits.

pegasus1 · 23 Dec 2008 at 22:29

pieman109 said:
Yes. A lot of ppl. me included, check a setup before its installed in a case that way. Eliminates any probs with case mountings causing short circuits.

I know mate, schoolboy error, with this rig i had to wait for the mobo to come into stock and then wait even longer for the WCing stuff. I cracked on with a bit of concurrent activity so when the CPU block arrived i was ready to go and didnt want to take it all out again, proper pain in the ass and the first time ive has to use RMA. Deffo no short circuits though.