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PC will NOT boot please help me out..
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Although I am highly educated in all things tech, sometimes I am befuddled and confused to the point where I just might sit down and cry myself to sleep. Currently my PC shows no signs of life- the motherboards green LED is not active, in fact nothing is active at all. I checked EVERYTHING, re-wired EVERYTHING, and tried different power outlets. Bottom line, nothing happens when I push the on button. Last night I shut it down perfectly fine, and I have experienced zero performance issues/sluggishness since I built it. I need help guys, regardless I plan on taking my PC to work and have some more life experienced guys take a look.
Only thing I haven't done is reseat the CPU/heatsink and reinstall the RAM..but I don't think that will do a thing. Any speculation is welcome- I think it's the PSU because nothing spins up or makes a noise when I try to boot, which is very concerning seeing as my build is comprised of all brand new parts (minus the graphics card which wouldn't cause this whole issue). I figure if it's a bad motherboard then at least the PSU would spin up (or maybe it wouldn't?). Who knows? Seriously, who does know I need help!
I'll include my specs (those worth mentioning) in the spoil.
i7 2700k
EVGA GTX 570 Fermi
Corsair XMS3 2x4GB
Asus P8Z77-i
Corsair RM 650w
SSD as boot drive, 2 WD HDDs as storage in RAID 0
Only thing I haven't done is reseat the CPU/heatsink and reinstall the RAM..but I don't think that will do a thing. Any speculation is welcome- I think it's the PSU because nothing spins up or makes a noise when I try to boot, which is very concerning seeing as my build is comprised of all brand new parts (minus the graphics card which wouldn't cause this whole issue). I figure if it's a bad motherboard then at least the PSU would spin up (or maybe it wouldn't?). Who knows? Seriously, who does know I need help!
I'll include my specs (those worth mentioning) in the spoil.
i7 2700k
EVGA GTX 570 Fermi
Corsair XMS3 2x4GB
Asus P8Z77-i
Corsair RM 650w
SSD as boot drive, 2 WD HDDs as storage in RAID 0
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sounds like a PSU problem. See if you can use a different one from a friend before you buy one so you know for sure
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This sounds extremely odd, but have you checked your CPU socket pins? I had the same problem when I discovered that my cpu socket pins were surprisingly bent to the point of irreparability of human hands. Try jump starting the PSU and using a metallic object to start the PC with everything gutted out on the mobo box. Hope this helps man, no one likes an unbeatable PC.
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I would remove the any RAM sticks you have from the system before anything else as faulty sticks have been known to screw around with a systems POST.
Do you have a speaker attached to the motherboard? (the speaker which plugs in next to where the front panel connectors go)
Do you have a speaker attached to the motherboard? (the speaker which plugs in next to where the front panel connectors go)
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Buxtyy wrote I would remove the any RAM sticks you have from the system before anything else as faulty sticks have been known to screw around with a systems POST.The motherboard didn't come with a post speaker. I just got really lucky the first time I built the dang thing because it all booted up straight away. Thing is, RAM wouldn't prevent the motherboard LED to be active, nor would it screw with the system to the point of absolutely nothing happening when I try to boot.
Do you have a speaker attached to the motherboard? (the speaker which plugs in next to where the front panel connectors go)
I think it's the PSU, fortunately I got a protection plan on it from Microcenter (best idea ever for PSU and mechanical HDDs especially), so I should be able to get a new unit for free. Might see if I can buy an [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] PSU as I plan on really stepping up my GPU plus the AX PSUs are small enough to squeeze into my Prodigy.
Any other thoughts before I bring it in to Microcenter to have them 1) Diagnose my issue further 2) Get me a new unit ?
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Well if it was any issue, the light just shows the board has power, and the speaker in my experience always comes with the case.
I would try removing the RAM sticks as a last ditch attempt, but if the store will replace the PSU no questions asked then it cant be a bad thing.
I would try removing the RAM sticks as a last ditch attempt, but if the store will replace the PSU no questions asked then it cant be a bad thing.
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I think it's the PSU as the mobo is showing no LED's and that would indicate a power problem. Thank The Lord for your MicroCenter protection plan
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Well, the obvious first step is to ensure that you didn't knock any cables loose when you reseated your stuff. Go check. You may have damaged some circuitry on the mobo also. I doubt it's on the PSU though, because it happened only after screwing with components in direct contact of the board.
godspeed brother
godspeed brother
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Marshall-Mathers wrote Well, the obvious first step is to ensure that you didn't knock any cables loose when you reseated your stuff. Go check. You may have damaged some circuitry on the mobo also. I doubt it's on the PSU though, because it happened only after screwing with components in direct contact of the board.Ty for the help man, but it was the PSU. Darn thing died on me after like 2 months. I now have an EVGA 750w and couldn't be happier.
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