Freezing on Bootup?

Justin Credible · 10 Sep 2013 at 14:48

So, after plugging in my SSD drive yesterday into the wrong connector on the PSU causing 12v to go through instead of 5v the PC won't go past the initial start up screen.

I've tried disconnecting all Hard drives but still it's not responding when I press Del, Tab ect. to get into the BIOS.

The motherboard is a Gigabyte G2 Killer, could it be that the motherboard is broken?

Or would a new SSD with the windows 7 disc in be the best option?

Any help is much appreciated!

Cheers

Fire_fly · 10 Sep 2013 at 15:11

Have you tried to reset the CMOS?

Justin Credible · 10 Sep 2013 at 15:14

No I haven't mate. That could be it. Will try now, thanks a bunch!

Justin Credible · 10 Sep 2013 at 15:15

Do you press the switch will the motherboard is on or off? Been I while since I've done it.

OracIe · 10 Sep 2013 at 15:46

ANDARIAL · 10 Sep 2013 at 15:55

I don`t see how you could get 12v instead of 5v :confused:

sata connection is sata connection
Can you explain further?

Justin Credible · 10 Sep 2013 at 17:01

Thanks Oracle!

@ANDARIAL

Well I have a modular power supply and the 6pin end which connects to the PSU evidently fits perfectly in the CPU output. Doing it last minute in the dark added to the issue..

ANDARIAL · 10 Sep 2013 at 17:06

Ahhhh got ya i thought they were shaped so as not to fit the wrong socket,but its been ages since i swapped cables around.
Hope it ends up ok for you

Justin Credible · 10 Sep 2013 at 17:28

Thanks man!

Well I tried the reset CMOS switch, pressed it and the motherboard fired up to the same screen again. Still I can't get into the BIOS to fix anything.

Although when I press Cntrl+Alt+Del it goes past the start up screen, mouse turns on, screen goes off then goes black then back to the start..

So, would a new SSD and windows 7 in the drive get past this and install it fresh?

Cheers for the help!

ANDARIAL · 10 Sep 2013 at 17:37

Can you test the psu in another machine?or test this machine with another psu?

So, would a new SSD and windows 7 in the drive get past this and install it fresh?

if you can`t get into the bios then no

Justin Credible · 10 Sep 2013 at 17:45

Yeah, I do have another PSU I could try it with.

Could it be the actual motherboard that's been affected? Since the SSD wasn't secured in the front of the case (Corsair 800D, with swappable drives) and was in the middle. Could it be that the shock has someone transferred into the motherboard?

Cheers

wazza300 · 10 Sep 2013 at 17:46

try different usb ports to enter the bios,press delete repeatedly

ANDARIAL · 10 Sep 2013 at 18:10

Possible that the volts have fried the mobo.Try another psu first and other usb sockets
maybe a different keyboard to rule out a blown KB? As Wazza said

Justin Credible · 10 Sep 2013 at 18:29

Will try a new PSU tomorrow as just making some fish and I like to be still in the evenings lol

Tried different keyboard and different USB ports, 3.0 and 2.0, still no luck.

After a few minutes it goes past the setup screen and it's all black apart from at the top let looks like an underscore flashing. I can't do anything, not even cntrl+alt ect...

Just hope the Titan survived :/

Could it be a RAM issue as well?

wazza300 · 10 Sep 2013 at 18:32

I don't think it would boot up if the titan died,it would hit a gpu detection error and loop

that underscore means no os/hdd/ssd to boot into

no idea why your kb isn't working though

a reflash of the bios might cure kb/mouse

Justin Credible · 10 Sep 2013 at 20:53

Phew haha.

Well the keyboard works, but I only get a response from it when I press Cntrl+Alt+delt. Otherwise I can't get into the BIOS ect. Where it says, press TAB to ... Press Del to... Press F12 to... ect.

I think it might be the motherboard...

I've got a new SSD coming tomorrow so I'll try and install windows onto it and if no luck I guess it's a new mono.

Cheers

Justin Credible · 11 Sep 2013 at 13:00

So I managed to take a few photos, seems a couple of things have burnt out. Also the middle chip (for the lack of a better word) looks a different colour to the rest.

Top View

Bottom View

Cheers for the help!

Justin Credible · 11 Sep 2013 at 13:01

It's quite hard to see but in the first picture bottom right of the card there's a small black spot where it's blown, beside the chip.

ANDARIAL · 11 Sep 2013 at 13:13

It`s Dead Jim!!!!!

Anything similar on the mobo?

Justin Credible · 12 Sep 2013 at 12:23

Nothing I can see on the mobo. I doubt it's the PSU as the motherboard is responding only to cntrl alt delt.

I've tried a new SSD with windows in the drive and still nothing, even after it goes past the post screen it still flashes with an underscore top right. So I'm guessing the motherboard has had it. Got a new one on the way so will find out soon!