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Hi,
I have a problem with my DIY build. After a long delay for my CPU to arrive (first was dead on arrival; setback #1), I finally got to test my PC out. I booted it up, and all was well. It was running fine for around 20 to 30 minutes before I turned my back to fetch the driver for the wireless card. When I turned back to the PC, roughly a minute later, it was off! I was puzzled but just went to press the power button. Nothing. I press again. Nothing. No activity. I fiddle around with everything, and find that some times, when I pull the power adaptor out of the PSU, and then plug in and press the power button on the PC, the PSU fan spins for a split second and then everything is dead. The case lights inside go on, the CPU spins for the exact same length of time as the PSU. Then all is dead. Interestingly, the case fan lights do not go on at all. So, I wonder, what is the problem. After searching online, I find the paperclip test and that confirmed a short time ago that the PSU is working. So, now my attention turns to the motherboard. I think. I mean, the PSU is brand new, every part of the machine including the case is brand new. How can this happen? Right now, I am almost certain it's the motherboard, but how can I be 100% certain? How can I more definitively test the motherboard? And if it's the motherboard, why so suddenly? I don't understand what went wrong. Everything was working fine and I barely got to do anything at all! I watched a few seconds of a high-resolution video to see the GPU in action and searched around on google and updated drivers. In fact, that was one of the last things that I was doing. I had Drive Booster updating a few things. I was using had my mobile tethered as a tried to get the wireless adaptor driver updated without the disc. Even so, how does all of this end with a dead PC? I feel quite disheartened as I was so looking forward to getting this PC up and running. What should I do now?
SPECS:
Regards,
AW
I have a problem with my DIY build. After a long delay for my CPU to arrive (first was dead on arrival; setback #1), I finally got to test my PC out. I booted it up, and all was well. It was running fine for around 20 to 30 minutes before I turned my back to fetch the driver for the wireless card. When I turned back to the PC, roughly a minute later, it was off! I was puzzled but just went to press the power button. Nothing. I press again. Nothing. No activity. I fiddle around with everything, and find that some times, when I pull the power adaptor out of the PSU, and then plug in and press the power button on the PC, the PSU fan spins for a split second and then everything is dead. The case lights inside go on, the CPU spins for the exact same length of time as the PSU. Then all is dead. Interestingly, the case fan lights do not go on at all. So, I wonder, what is the problem. After searching online, I find the paperclip test and that confirmed a short time ago that the PSU is working. So, now my attention turns to the motherboard. I think. I mean, the PSU is brand new, every part of the machine including the case is brand new. How can this happen? Right now, I am almost certain it's the motherboard, but how can I be 100% certain? How can I more definitively test the motherboard? And if it's the motherboard, why so suddenly? I don't understand what went wrong. Everything was working fine and I barely got to do anything at all! I watched a few seconds of a high-resolution video to see the GPU in action and searched around on google and updated drivers. In fact, that was one of the last things that I was doing. I had Drive Booster updating a few things. I was using had my mobile tethered as a tried to get the wireless adaptor driver updated without the disc. Even so, how does all of this end with a dead PC? I feel quite disheartened as I was so looking forward to getting this PC up and running. What should I do now?
SPECS:
- MOBO:ASRock B450M Pro4 AM4 M-ATX D-Sub/HDMI/DVI DDR4
- CPU: Ryzen 5 2600
- GPU: Radeon RX 570 Red Dragon 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- PSU: Silverstone Essential 550W 80 Plus Gold Semi-Modular Power Supply
- CASE: Kolink Aviator M Micro-ATX Gaming Case - Black
- RAM: Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey
Regards,
AW