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Rageypoo wrote:I noticed u crossed out heatsink contact...could the CPU fan stopping and the PC restarting be due to that? I didn't tighten it down very hard, mostly with my hands.
Rageypoo wrote:I don't believe it is the PSU. The last board was completely unresponsive. Once I replaced it, the power seems to work. I also have a tester and it read all working when I used it before install. My first thought was a faulty PSU too before I got this replacement board.
Rageypoo wrote:I'm going to RMA the board, and this time I will but another PSU for it and use the brand new fresh one. If it doesn't work after that It must be the CPU.
It is the only connector that is long enough to reach, and is separated into 2 4-pin connectors. Also it is labeled, so are my gpu cables (says PCI-E right on the sticker) so everything is definitely plugged in.
Rageypoo wrote:.......... I'd like to believe it is the PSU but I don't think it is, as another power supply couldn't solve my previous board not receiving power
just brew it! wrote:Lastly, try booting the motherboard outside the case, with nothing more than a monitor, keyboard and mouse, to rule out the possibility of a ground-out issue. You can simulate the power button being pressed by briefly bridging the power switch pins on the motherboard's front panel connector with the tip of a screwdriver.
Rageypoo wrote:The bios question is a good point, I do not know what it is, I will call ASROCK and ask, though my experience with them is that they don't do tech support, they just replace.
U think the bios isn't recognizing the CPU and causing it to not power on?
blahsaysblah wrote:You cant plug CPU into PCI-E ports and vice-versa on the motherboard side, they are keyed differently. Also cant plug in reverse.
just brew it! wrote:But wait, it gets worse.
blahsaysblah wrote:just brew it! wrote:But wait, it gets worse.
Plugging a 6-pin into a 4-pin/8-pin? Well, that gut feeling that you need to stop and take a closer look comes from somewhere. Cant learn without failing
just brew it! wrote:
Back in the day, it was also possible to get the power connector onto the floppy drive offset by 1 pin. Most drives were keyed to prevent this, but the connector was flexible enough that you could still push it on. I melted the insulation off the floppy power leads of a PSU once, by doing this.
just brew it! wrote:Fortunately I didn't destroy anything the time I did this. Symptoms were very similar to the OP.