Computer not turning on :(

[Zantu86]

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?

 

[Purgatory]

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?

I honestly doubt it took out your CPU mate, I just feel at the moment your system is not getting powered correctly, lets start with which PSU you have and the one you tested with to rule out the PSU and we can go on from there. I have had boards do exactly that when the PSU has been a poor make PSU even when they state very high wattage and all the blaa blaa they add to make you buy them and you end up in the position you are in.


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. You only need to do that once and should be fine after that. Also have you tried 1 stick of memory and tried each stick one at a time in the 1st memory bank ? Just try that too to rule out a bad memory stick, another thing to check is to remove the CPU from the socket and check for bent pins in the socket, maybe you bent a pin while installing the CPU and its cooler and while installing the SSD you knocked the cooler on the CPU, worth checking to rule that out too.


I would only use the motherboard, cpu, ram and graphics card for testing and if you have another graphics card or onboard graphics on the motherboard I would test with that too and remove the graphics card you normally use, just to also rule out a bad graphics card. Who knows maybe while installing the SSD you had some static chage built up on you and zapped a part. Best way to fault find is to use the logical method of trying each part on its own if you can test the graphics card, CPU and RAM on another working pc do so, ask a friend (remember to take him for a beer after) or maybe ask at work if they have a machine you can test them on or the tech guys there can do it for you.

 

[Zantu86]

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

 

[Purgatory]

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

Check the motherboard manual it will tell you which jumper on the board to short out by moving a jumper, after shorting it out for a set time, 30 secs you have to set the jumper back to the normal operating setting or also the board will not start up. They are normally a jumper , newer boards are coming with CMOS/BIOS CLR (CLEAR) switches. JUst check in the manual it will tell you, they always have that in the manual.

 

[Zantu86]

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?

 

[Purgatory]

No you don't have to unplug anything apart from the power cord or just make sure the PSU is off if it has a switch.

No Asus won't know if you caused static damage, so don't worry, worst case you have to send the motherboard for repairs or replacement if it is still under warranty.