Can anyone help me out? I am not a novice, but am having an issue that I can't seem to resolve.
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41
Power Supply: Enermax 850W Platimax 80+ Platinum
Problem is that it won't power up. I have the motherboard sitting on the anti-static bag, and the power supply sitting next to it on the desk. I then turn on the supply, and short out the pins for the power switch on the motherboard. The power supply clicks on, and the cpu fan turns maybe 1-2 notches, and the power supply clicks off.
Now, I first thought the supply was tripping out so the Enermax went back under an RMA. Meanwhile, I tried another supply, and the motherboard ran for 2 days, until it fried the supply. This was a Corsair 650W supply. Plugging in an older Antec 550w supply confirmed that the motherboard still boots up.
Then I got the replacement Enermax 850W Platimax supply, and the same thing. It wouldn't boot up, just like the first problem. The CPU fan turns a tiny bit while the power supply shuts down.
So I RMA'd the Motherboard and got another one. Same issue.
SO- do you think the power supply is the problem? Or the motherboard? Or is it just this specific combination? If I downgraded the power supply things would work?
Please, any suggestions welcome!
The Steve