Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:10 pm Post subject:
I think i killed my MOBO [Solved]
Well it was time to get rid of the dust my pc had collected over the past year , but now it's not getting any power (i think i gave it a bit of a shock).
I checked the psu (did that paper clip test) and it is getting power my case fans still work and my dvd player is alive as well. tested the power button, wel the pins, from what i read you make a connection between to 2 pins and it should start, not working.
And no lights on my mobo, so i'm thinking i fried my own mobo
Anything else i can do to be sure, i don't trust my own judgment, i'm only aware of bits and pieces when it comes to computers. _________________ Last edited by Wess on Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:10 pm; edited 1 time in total QUICK_EDIT
Completely remove every power supply (remove the power plug from the psu), then press the power button, so every tiny bit of power is used. Then give it power again and test if it works. Sometimes an electrostatic discharge (e.g. during cleaning) can cause trouble inside the circuits, which might be removed this way.
However it also could be irreversible and you really fried your mobo.
It also sometimes helps to remove all cables from the mobo and then put them back in. Maybe you have a loose connection somewhere caused due to the cleaning. _________________ SHP Artist of Twisted Insurrection: Nod buildings
Maybe some BIOS settings have been screwed up somehow. Try to remove the CMOS battery and put it back on, this will reset BIOS settings. I doubt it has anything to do with the BIOS though but, it's worth a try. _________________ QUICK_EDIT
A bad CMOS battery can prevent a PC from booting. Just... so everyone knows. _________________ KGR | AT
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Oh yeah. A bad CMOS battery can cause the same symptoms as a mobo failure. That's one thing I always do when I have a probably dead board. Pop that son of a bitch off and try to boot. If it goes right in, you have your answer. If not, well... you know the rest. _________________ KGR | AT
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If your motherboard has a BIOS restore feature, try it out by using the jumper, if otherwise, try what what Fen said. _________________ Please, I DON'T read the signature rules of the forum. QUICK_EDIT
I had a very similar situation a few months back, which was solved in the way that Inzane suggests.
Though I never found out the actual fault, and only know the symptoms.. So not much help for you in hindsight QUICK_EDIT
I guess my mobo is dead, i have tried everything i can find on the web and tips on several forums, but there is no sign of live. guess i'll be getting a new mobo this weekend.
Always touch a radiator before you touch inside your computer _________________ "I'll be staying strapped cuse my mac-eleven make my nuts bigger" QUICK_EDIT
Yes i'm aware of that now, sadly to late, even though i knew it already but you know, some people need to learn it the hard way, like me.
But with the bad comes some good, an unscheduled upgrade _________________ QUICK_EDIT
I've never used an anti-static band when I work on the inside of computers. _________________ KGR | AT
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I use an antistatic band when I'm inside a computer because of the simple fact that I move back and forth between the computer and other things/places when going foraging for tools and parts, and I prefer to be carefully grounded when I get back. QUICK_EDIT
Or just touch anything exposed metal-wise. Like casing screws or on some machines the big metal bolt that holds one of the panels on.
No need for the fancy schmancy anti-static tools.
See, my house is carpetted, and I typically wear socks...
I would rather be safe than sorry
My place is carpeted too, though usually I'm not wearing socks unless it's absolutely freezing or I'm wearing shoes to do something.
Either way when I do internal work on my computer I regularly touch and exposed metal part to de-static myself.
Gotta find myself one of those, ztyping PC gets annoying sometimes, and have to investigate. Haven't ever built a PC myself before, just pretty much fiddling around it and replacing GPUs. So here's a question, does touching a powered PSU work as well as any other exposed metal other than the case itself? _________________ Please, I DON'T read the signature rules of the forum. QUICK_EDIT
I use an antistatic band when I'm inside a computer because of the simple fact that I move back and forth between the computer and other things/places when going foraging for tools and parts, and I prefer to be carefully grounded when I get back.
So do I, but I wear shoes and everything is in the basement with no carpet. No carpet ftw. _________________ KGR | AT
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So, after all the crap, i'm left in even more crap.
Got a new mobo and cpu but still the same problem, i tested the psu with a older mobo, and it runs just fine.
The new mobo shows sings of live but thats it.
I'm so fed up with it i'll let a pro handle it. _________________ QUICK_EDIT
Time to look into the PC field... I have no idea what's going on here.
Anyway, I hope you were able / will be able to fix it. Would be a shame to have that replaced... From what I hear. _________________ Okay, my signature was starting to annoy even me. QUICK_EDIT
Well it seems there was trouble on two fronts, the PSU "blew up" taking my mobo with it, seems the PSU is still working but not all of it, thus my confusion, i think investing in a voltmeter is a good option for future probs. Or let a pro look at it from day 1, but where is the fun in that
O well, with the bad comes something good, as i'm running an i7 pc now _________________ QUICK_EDIT
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I think i killed my MOBO [Solved]
