Computer not turning on :(

Zantu86 · 11 Nov 2011 at 13:59

Hi Guys,

Sorry if this is in the wrong section but i've got nowhere left to go!

I bought an SSD for my Asus P6X58D motherboard and it got delivered yesterday. Upon installing the SSD, plugging in the power cable and sata3 cable, put everything back together, pressed my power button and it doesnt load up!

Basically, when i press the power button, my fans and lights turn on for about half a second, then immidiently turn off again. The mobo is receiving power to it as there are power buttons and reset buttons glowing on the mobo itself.

I've taken out all components (ram, gcards, network cards, hdd's/ssd's) and i still cant get it to boot. I tried using an old PSU i've got laying around the place, plugged it in and there is power again going to the mobo as the lights appear, however, when turning on this time, the fans/lights dont even try to turn on.

Could do people think this is a problem with my mobo or PSU? Im stuck and really need help! I wanna paly skyrim!!!!

Zantu86 · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:35

Thanks for the replies guys.

I forgot to mention i took the cmos battery out for 30 mins and reseated it. Made no difference.

I did disconnect the other HDD completly when trying to install the os on my new SSD. Thanks for that though

Zantu86 · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:44

Do i need to take all power cables out for all the case fans ect?

Zantu86 · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:45

I did un-plug the 24pin power cable to the board and the 8pin secondary and reseated correctly. Still getting origional problem

Zantu86 · 11 Nov 2011 at 14:52

Its not even turning on, let alone letting me into bios! xD

Before i got this SSD i've got now (kingston hyperx) i had two ocz agility 3's in raid0. Those worked fine when i installed them, but after reading stuff about how unreliable they are, i decided to trade up and get the kingston instead.

Took the old SSD's out, put in new SSD, and this is where i am. Just not turning on.

Zantu86 · 11 Nov 2011 at 15:15

1010W Quiet Quad Rail PSU
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX285 x2
6GB DOMINATOR GT TRI-DDR3 2000MHz
ASUS® P6X58D PREMIUM
COOLERMASTER V8 EXTREME CPU COOLER
Intel® Core™i7 Processor i7-930

Zantu86 · 11 Nov 2011 at 15:36

Tried it with that last night (and with the ram out) i got no mobo beeps, fans try to spin up for half a second and then stop again.

I'll try it again tonight with ALL cables except 24 and 8pin, but i fear its still not gonna turn on/flash/beep w/e.

Zantu86 · 11 Nov 2011 at 15:44

I tried connected and disconnected and still no beeps.

I thought the beeps came directly from the mobo though?

Zantu86 · 11 Nov 2011 at 16:05

OOh, yeah i understand. I did try booting with just both gcards out, ram out, hdd's out and all sata cables unplugged. Still no beeps or boot

Zantu86 · 11 Nov 2011 at 16:14

I've not tried ALL the above with a spare PSU.

Wasnt sure i plugged it in correctly. I plugged in the big 24pin into the mobo but my spare psu doesnt have an 8pin cpu power port, it only has a 4pin. Does this make a difference?

Power was still going to the board as the lights were on, but when i turned it on, fans didnt even try go spin and no other lights appeared. Atleast with my normal PSU, fans attempt to spin, albeit for half a second!

Note- Sorry i did try with spare PSU with all ram and gcards out, same problem as before. Not took out all fan power cables n shiz though. Would it make a difference?

Zantu86 · 11 Nov 2011 at 16:21

Purgatory said:
What brand and model number is that PSU ? Also what brand and model number was the test PSU you tried too ? Watts mean nothing, too many cheap PSUs floating about these days with with high wattage rating but can't even power a casio calculator correctly. Also have you made sure to plug in the CPU 8 pin cable, it is near the CPU normally that plug ?

Hi Purgatory,

I'll be able to get this information later tonight once i've finished work.

Just a side note. If it is my motherboard which has blown, some people tell me that often if the mobo goes, it takes the cpu with it. Can this information be substantiated with fact or is it fiction?

Zantu86 · 11 Nov 2011 at 16:59

Sorry Purgatory, what do you mean by "Just make sure to do the Clear BIOS/CMOS with the Jumper and remember to set it back to normal position to rule out a BIOS problem."

Never done that before as far as i know! Sorry :X

Zantu86 · 11 Nov 2011 at 17:07

Ok fantastic. Ill check my manual tonight. Does everything have to be unplugged from the mobo before i do that?

If i have shorted something on the board by not being grounded (which i may have, but i think i remember touching the metal case before i messed about inside) What happens then? Does this void my warranty with Asus? Will they know if i dont tell them?