motherboard not powering up problem.

frontfoot · 21 Nov 2013 at 00:37

Just hooked my old 600W supply to the mobo using the 24 pin cable and w00t my mobo power switch stays lit up

Now I owe you a pint!

stulid · 21 Nov 2013 at 00:38

frontfoot · 21 Nov 2013 at 00:41

Think I'll swap for the seasonic one as its on special this week:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-015-SS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=2597

stulid · 21 Nov 2013 at 00:44

That will work.

wazza300 · 21 Nov 2013 at 00:45

one tiny resistor

I would have thought a bios update would get around it

frontfoot · 21 Nov 2013 at 00:49

Many thanks for all your (very fast) help tonight guys, I'm very grateful for your time and I will sleep much easier tonight now I know the cause of the problem

Akagi · 21 Nov 2013 at 01:09

Huh... Never known a specific PSU and a specific board to be totally incompatible before... Thats a new one on me