Recently my motherboard died. I decided that it'd be a good time to upgrade if I'm going to be taking apart the whole system anyway, so I went ahead and bought the following hardware:
I strung it all together with a 775W Thermaltake Toughpower (which is good) inside an Nvidea Elite 335 (which has a working power button:D) and an Nvidea Geforce 9800 GTX (Upgrade that later:P). When I first did it, the computer did not start. Since some of the pins were bent, a few friends of mine said that the pin circuit might be broken and the motherboard might be DoA, so I RMAed it and the new one came in yesterday.
Well, I strung it all together again (pins in pristine condition this time:P) and I have the same problem; the computer just won't start. When I give it power from the PSU, the fans all spin once and all the LEDs light up nice and pretty, but when I hit the cases' power button: nothing. Nothing revs, no beeps, no power at all.
As a side note, the Eco RAM does say "Specifically designed for the i5 and i& sockets" on the box (no note of that on NewEgg ), but I didn't think it'd really make so much a difference as to not start the machine.
So, I'm fairly confident it's not the motherboard this time (The pins were perfect ) and am completely baffled. Any thoughts about what could do this?
Thanks!
EDIT: I was reading the motherboard manual and the RAM is definitely supported. I'm very confused.
[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.
Only thing I can think of is disconnect the PSU from the case switch and check the PSU is giving all the juice, if it's ok then check the switch or bypass it altogether.
Recently my motherboard died. I decided that it'd be a good time to upgrade if I'm going to be taking apart the whole system anyway, so I went ahead and bought the following hardware:
I strung it all together with a 775W Thermaltake Toughpower (which is good) inside an Nvidea Elite 335 (which has a working power button:D) and an Nvidea Geforce 9800 GTX (Upgrade that later:P). When I first did it, the computer did not start. Since some of the pins were bent, a few friends of mine said that the pin circuit might be broken and the motherboard might be DoA, so I RMAed it and the new one came in yesterday.
Well, I strung it all together again (pins in pristine condition this time:P) and I have the same problem; the computer just won't start. When I give it power from the PSU, the fans all spin once and all the LEDs light up nice and pretty, but when I hit the cases' power button: nothing. Nothing revs, no beeps, no power at all.
As a side note, the Eco RAM does say "Specifically designed for the i5 and i& sockets" on the box (no note of that on NewEgg ), but I didn't think it'd really make so much a difference as to not start the machine.
So, I'm fairly confident it's not the motherboard this time (The pins were perfect ) and am completely baffled. Any thoughts about what could do this?
Thanks!
I suggest you check your power switch.
As the fans and everything work when you go direct with the power, but don't when you go via the switch, it sounds like it's not working.
All I can suggest is that you make sure that all the wires are hooked up the way they are supposed to be, it only takes one wire not connected for the whole lot to fall flat on it's face.
Failing that, a trip to your friendly computer bloke will probably have it sorted in 5 minutes, maybe even less.
' Wrote:Only thing I can think of is disconnect the PSU from the case switch and check the PSU is giving all the juice, if it's ok then check the switch or bypass it altogether.
Well, this PSU is not new, but is certainly not old. It's only got about 5 months on it right now. I'm definitely sure that it's working correctly.
' Wrote:I suggest you check your power switch.
As the fans and everything work when you go direct with the power, but don't when you go via the switch, it sounds like it's not working.
All I can suggest is that you make sure that all the wires are hooked up the way they are supposed to be, it only takes one wire not connected for the whole lot to fall flat on it's face.
Failing that, a trip to your friendly computer bloke will probably have it sorted in 5 minutes, maybe even less.
I've also checked over the pin setup about 3 times now, and redone it about 3 times, so, I don't think it's the pin setup. I also did check the switch on another motherboard when I first got it, and it did work, so, really, I'm completely stumped.
If I can't figure it out by tomorrow, I do think that's what I'm going to do. I'm very frustrated...
[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.
I've just unplugged the pins and tried that, nothing happens. I did also try that with the puns plugged in and I got nothin' then too.
Could I be shorting the motherboard, then? I don't know if two would come in DoA like that. I hope not...
[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.
' Wrote:I've just unplugged the pins and tried that, nothing happens. I did also try that with the puns plugged in and I got nothin' then too.
Could I be shorting the motherboard, then? I don't know if two would come in DoA like that. I hope not...
If you're moving components from one location to another it could be as daft as a bad cable, they can short out when moved sometimes, replace them before you send anything back.
Another forum suggested I ask for a fire and run the mobo outside the case. It ran, and I was shorting it. I removed one of the mounting screws and it's all good now.
Thanks for all the help!
[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.
If your case is grounding the mobo into a short then you should trace it as the case could short other components that are in contact with the case such as the hard drive