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ConTRo13R

ConTRo13R

ConTRo13R

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Got myself a nice new asus p5k after my evga disaster!

got this lovely board out the box and set it up on y desk, worke fine well turned on and ask for drivers n that

installed in my case and now nothing!! wont even power on, what could possibly be being done wrong that would cause this!! im devastated!
 
It could have just been defective when you recieved it. You might have killed it with static shock. It might be OK but something else is making it seem broken. Initiate an RMA if you're sure it's broken.
 
static shock? i doubt it tbh the likelyhood of that is like 1% isnt it? anyway doesnt rubber soled shoes earth you? it worked when i got it, just when i installed it into my case it broke, thsi ah happende before with and evga board like 4 times over!
 
Could be short in the case. Remove from case, try again. if it works, its the case shorting it out somewhere. Maybe additional risers that were not meant to be there.
 
aint got anuva board to test it on! i doubt it is though its only what 7 months old and also an antec so pretty solid! spose i could use a multimeter rite?
 
Finally got some power to the board woooo, short lived though only the green led lights up, signalling power!

try to turn the thing on and noting, no fans no lights just the green power led on the board!

is it dead or something i need to do?
 
you should really be working on a hard floor - tiles/wood without static clothing - fleeces are bad - and touch your case often or invest in an anti-static wriststrap to prevent you damaging the board with static electricity you may have built up.
 
ConTRo13R said:
static shock? i doubt it tbh the likelyhood of that is like 1% isnt it? anyway doesnt rubber soled shoes earth you? it worked when i got it, just when i installed it into my case it broke, thsi ah happende before with and evga board like 4 times over!
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Make sure you rub yourself with a balloon to rub off all that static too!
 
Aekeron said:
Make sure you rub yourself with a balloon to rub off all that static too!
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bet everyone tells you your funny dont they :o

i thought that rubber soles earthed you like cars, but after reserach then cars have special film stripes built into them to earth the car!. clever!:D

guess all builds will be taking place in my uni kitchen form now on hehe lucky my house next year got lamenate flooring :cool:
 
ConTRo13R said:
i thought that rubber soles earthed you like cars, but after reserach then cars have special film stripes built into them to earth the car!. clever!:D
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<Physics mode>
If you are trying to not get struck by lightening, in a car or elsewhere, the insulation is what you need. Rubber shoes, rubber tyres, etc, stop the electricity from flowing to/from the ground & sky.

With PC components, you want the opposite i.e. the electricity to flow out of you to the ground without flowing through the PC components. So anything that (a) generates static on you (think nylon, polyester clothing such as fleeces) or (b) insulates you from the ground (like rubber shoes) will be bad as it will help charge flow into something metal you happen to be touching, like, say ... a motherboard
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Radiator pipes or PC case (when the kettle plug is plugged in) will earth you.
 
melbourne720 said:
<Physics mode>
If you are trying to not get struck by lightening, in a car or elsewhere, the insulation is what you need. Rubber shoes, rubber tyres, etc, stop the electricity from flowing to/from the ground & sky.

With PC components, you want the opposite i.e. the electricity to flow out of you to the ground without flowing through the PC components. So anything that (a) generates static on you (think nylon, polyester clothing such as fleeces) or (b) insulates you from the ground (like rubber shoes) will be bad as it will help charge flow into something metal you happen to be touching, like, say ... a motherboard
</physics mode>

Radiator pipes or PC case (when the kettle plug is plugged in) will earth you.
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cheers thanks for the advice! loveing the html style opening and closing of 'physics mode' hehe :D

kettle plug :cool: looks like naked building in my kitchen then hehe sure my flat mates gonna love that all 10 of em hehe
 
melbourne720 said:
<Physics mode>
If you are trying to not get struck by lightening, in a car or elsewhere, the insulation is what you need. Rubber shoes, rubber tyres, etc, stop the electricity from flowing to/from the ground & sky.
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Rubber shoes/rubber tyres etc will not protect you from being injured by lightning - it's a myth.

Rubber provides no protection from lightning. However, you don't get electrocuted if you're in a car struck by lightning because of the faraday cage effect .
 
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