Bought new case, everything went wrong.

SeeD · 23 Oct 2012 at 20:05

Hi guys!

A few days ago I bought the coolermaster HAF 912 plus case, and put my rig inside. Ever since, the rig has not been displaying any visuals to my monitor via the GPU or the integrated graphics, it keeps saying "no signal". I have tried doing the barebones of it too with a speaker, the parts and fans seem to run but alas no signal. This is probably the reason why, but I just need a second opinion: I noticed some unusual bent pins that were not there before. I know I sound stupid, but does this sound like a dead motherboard to you guys, and will buying a new one solve this?

Cheers.

bremen1874 · 23 Oct 2012 at 20:15

Bent pins?

Fire_fly · 23 Oct 2012 at 20:23

Where are these bent pins, on the CPU or elsewhere?

Have you double checked all of your connections?

Werewolf · 23 Oct 2012 at 20:25

As mentioned, are the bent pins on the motherboard, or the monitor cable?

I've had fun in the past with a bent pin on a monitor cable, which took me a while to spot, and about 30 seconds to fix

(I managed to bend it back into place*, otherwise it would have taken a bit longer to find a replacement cable).

*Easy enough to do with monitor cables if you're careful with a small screw driver/knife blade.

SeeD · 23 Oct 2012 at 20:27

I'm sorry, on the LGA of the motherboard.

SoC · 23 Oct 2012 at 20:38

I don't get it. You get a new case and put your old hardware into it and you get a bent CPU socket? What did you do? Take the old CPU out and put it back in again?

SoC

james_2k · 23 Oct 2012 at 20:40

Also check that the mobo isn't touching the case where it shouldn't be, causing grounding.

Had that with my old case sometimes. Same symptoms

Akagi · 23 Oct 2012 at 20:46

SoC said:
I don't get it. You get a new case and put your old hardware into it and you get a bent CPU socket? What did you do? Take the old CPU out and put it back in again?

SoC

+1

Fire_fly · 23 Oct 2012 at 20:48

acme15 said:
+1

+2

SoC · 23 Oct 2012 at 22:30

james_2k said:
Also check that the mobo isn't touching the case where it shouldn't be, causing grounding.

Had that with my old case sometimes. Same symptoms

Sorry, an earthed MOBO bent your pins as well.

martynpd · 23 Oct 2012 at 22:41

got to be an extra spacer poking the back of the motherboard. take it out and run it on a piece of foam.

Litmoose · 23 Oct 2012 at 23:03

1) try bend these pins back in place if you can
if that doesnt work
2) try a new monitor cable?
if that doesnt work
3) strip it all out the case and run barebones on a foam mat like the above says

if you still have a problem, you could have damaged something installing the hardware to the new case.

shotgunshand · 24 Oct 2012 at 13:16

SoC said:
Sorry, an earthed MOBO bent your pins as well.

Well clearly the bent pin is an issue but I agree bread boarding it and testing like that removes the possibility of it grounding on something in the case and then you can focus on the pins.

Where exactly are these pins bent? In the CPU socket? Can you upload a pic?

linwelin · 24 Oct 2012 at 14:03

surly if it was bent pins on his CPU socket it would not run ? it has to be his monitor lead or what it plugs in to.

shotgunshand · 24 Oct 2012 at 14:14

linwelin said:
surly if it was bent pins on his CPU socket it would not run ? it has to be his monitor lead or what it plugs in to.

But isn't that the problem that his system isn't running? Not trying to be facetious just seemed like that was the case

Werewolf · 24 Oct 2012 at 14:44

shotgunshand said:
But isn't that the problem that his system isn't running? Not trying to be facetious just seemed like that was the case

He mentions the fans etc running, which suggests the system is starting up, whilst the no video signal suggests a problem with the monitor, video card or something between the two.
With the mention of bent pins, it sounds like the video cable.

Kosmiche · 24 Oct 2012 at 16:06

Bent capacitors on the motherboard maybe?