disaster !!!

marshallman05 · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:15

So ive been an idiot and cut through the purple wire on my psu 24pin mobo connector after braiding my cables !!! I know what an idiot

Now thw mobo light goes on and off when i splice it back together but it wont power on, no fans spin no nothing just the mobo led illuminated

Do i need a new psu ? Is this one now dead even though power seems to be going to the board ?

marshallman05 · 18 Jul 2012 at 20:30

What do you think ?

marshallman05 · 18 Jul 2012 at 22:33

Ok hows this

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 07:44

Any ideas at all anyone ? Its a clean break so will be easy to crimp together but why isnt it working when i hopd them together and try a switch on ?

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 09:31

ahhh now that reminds me ! I may have messed up the first four pins i took out and put them in the wrong order .... i will cirtainly try it but ill upload a picture properly instead of from my phone this time for your opinions

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 10:59

Thanks for all your help guys ! I cant thank you enough....

will try to resolder it tonight and heatshrink it for protection and check those cables cos im bound to have made a mistake somewhere

will report back

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 19:01

So after using a special heatshrinked crimp and checking the cables its still dead..... any ideas ? Looks like a new psu ...

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 19:32

Yeah tried that aswell... still no luck

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 19:44

So now thinking of replacements !! Gunna be bloomin expensive which i didnt need

How will the Corsair AX750 stand up to the tx850m ive just buggered ?

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 19:51

Right so ive just tested the psu in a different machine and it works bloody fine !?!?! What the heck is going on here ..... surely it cant be my mobo ?

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 20:14

Well when i tested it in the other pc i left everything else plugged in except the 24 pin mobo lead and the fans spin and lights come on etc so surely it can only be the cpu ?

Like saod before the mobo led works so it cant be the mobo

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 20:23

So what do i strip out then ?

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 20:29

Ok everythings out of the mobo apart from the 24 pin, cpu, and cpu power cable but still nothing .....

How can i tell if its the motherboard or the cpu ? Dont have any other cpus to test with ?

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 20:31

1155 z77

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 20:41

To be honest, it sounds like its most likely the mother board in my mind ! All this talk about a new setup is a little ott in my opinion as ive narrowed it down to either the mobo or cpu and its most likely the mobo

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 20:45

How could it be the psu though ? When it powers up the old machine ive got ?

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 20:49

Just a quick question on the side, ive got the psu connected to the mobo and left it switched on and the chipset heatsink is boiling ! Is this normal ? Or a sign of a fried mobo ?

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 21:00

Well i used the old 300w psu out my old machine and it didnt power up but that may be because its only 300 ?

Would it be sensible to assume as it was the psu i damaged it would be a good idea to order a new psu and try it then if it doesnt power up rma the board ?

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 21:14

Okie dokie ... do i rma with ocuk or asus direct ?

marshallman05 · 19 Jul 2012 at 21:23

Ok thanks guys for all your help !! Such a bloody pain