PC has died

teamdolmio · 8 Jun 2014 at 19:19

Hey guys,
For the last week or so, my PC has been turning off, and refusing to power on, It would power after a few attempts. Today, the PC turned off and won't power on at all, no lights noise etc. I have taken everything out and put back in, wires too.

The only thing out of place is the CMOS battery. It's attached via a red and black wire to the motherboard. The black wire has snapped / come out of the socket.

The PSU is only a couple of weeks old, (from overclockers)

Can this battery stop a boot, or is there something more sinister going on?

Thanks for your help

wazza300 · 8 Jun 2014 at 19:24

list all your parts

teamdolmio · 8 Jun 2014 at 19:31

MSI FM2 A75IA E53 (from Old Build)
Silverstone 600w Bronze (New)
AMD A10 APU (from Old Build)
HD7870 IceQ (From Old Build
8 gig RAM (New)
Bitfenix Prodigy (New / B-Grade)

All from OCUK

khevolution · 8 Jun 2014 at 19:36

my first thought if your saying there is no power would be to check the PSU, could you check it with another one?

teamdolmio · 8 Jun 2014 at 19:42

khevolution said:
my first thought if your saying there is no power would be to check the PSU, could you check it with another one?

I don't have another. Because it's very new and half decent, I assumed it would be ok. Is there a easy way of testing the PSU to see if its broken, If it is, will OC replace it? Thanks for your help

teamdolmio · 8 Jun 2014 at 19:55

Update - Power supply seems to work, I did the paper clip thing.

ExRayTed · 8 Jun 2014 at 20:25

This is the bit I'd be concerned about and can't be helping

The only thing out of place is the CMOS battery. It's attached via a red and black wire to the motherboard. The black wire has snapped / come out of the socket.

teamdolmio · 8 Jun 2014 at 20:26

ExRayTed said:
This is the bit I'd be concerned about

The only thing out of place is the CMOS battery. It's attached via a red and black wire to the motherboard. The black wire has snapped / come out of the socket.

I have re-attached the wire to the battery, but still no power up. Has it killed the motherboard :confused:

ExRayTed · 8 Jun 2014 at 20:58

Having no battery shouldn't prevent the computer from booting. The fact that the wire is damaged might though. I'd try without the battery in and see if there's a difference.

teamdolmio · 8 Jun 2014 at 21:49

ExRayTed said:
Having no battery shouldn't prevent the computer from booting. The fact that the wire is damaged might though. I'd try without the battery in and see if there's a difference.

Your'e only right! Spot on mate, thank you very much. I guess I need to order a new battery and cable from somewhere