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3 hours ago, I_Swear_768p_Is_Enough said:

Just wanted to preface, I've never used the forum before as a poster, so if leave out pertinent information, just let me know.  Sorry in advance!

 

Yesterday, I had a really strange issue with my PC that I'm assuming was PSU related, but honestly it worries me on many levels.  I just bought an Oculus Rift and was trying to find the ideal setup in my bedroom.  I had set up everything thinking it was in a great spot, but it turns out that I needed to change rooms for practicality reasons regarding roomscale.  I unplugged everything from my PC, flipped the PSU switch to off, and unplugged any other cables tethering my PC to the outlet and moved it to my other one.  When I replugged in everything pertinent (PSU cable, Monitor power and DP, and KB/M) and switched the PSU switch to on, it double-posted normally and booted off my SSD into Windows 10.  However, my Mobo has onboard WiFi and Bluetooth (I know, I know, but it's actually super relevant to my setup in my home due to the many other users sucking up Ethernet ports) and both just wouldn't work.  Device Manager in Windows said that my WiFi drivers weren't working properly, so I tried disable/enable, reinstalling the drivers off the disk, and checking the UEFI BIOS.  Everything seemed like it should work flawlessly, but it just didn't.  I had no way of connecting to the Internet besides running a massive cable downstairs, and after doing that and installing drivers that way, it still just wouldn't budge.  I decided to check to see if anything was dislodged in the case, so switched off my PSU and opened the side panel, where I found everything to be fine.  Switching it back on didn't yield any new results.  I had to go to work, so I decided to tackle the problem the next morning.

 

When I woke up this morning, I decided to once more check the inside of the chassis to see if I maybe missed something.  Turned the PSU off, opened the side panel, and again, everything seemed fine.  Didn't even touch anything this time.  But when I booted back into Windows after turning the PSU back on, this time the onboard Wifi and Bluetooth worked!  I really have no clue if this is a sign that my cables are bad, if my PSU is dying, or if my Mobo is starting to show signs of wear and tear.  Money's hasn't been exactly flowing recently with everything going on globally, so I really hope this is either cable or PSU related if anything other than a weird mishap, because replacing a Mobo would be pretty time consuming and more expensive than I need to think about right now.  Thoughts?

 

Specs that are pertinent:

EVGA 650w 80+ Gold Modular PSU (az: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Modular-Warranty-Supply-210-GQ-0650-V1/dp/B017HA3SQ8)

ASUS TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING (web: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/TUF-Z370-PLUS-GAMING/)

 

Very interesting, the only thing I could think of is you rattled up your hdd (which probably would have broke it but if it works then that’s probably not the issue) or windows 10 in all it’s glory is just messing with you, it’s happened to me with my WiFi lol.  But this doesn’t sound like a psu issue, sounds like windows 10 or your motherboard is having some issue.  My money would be windows 10 though.

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Just wanted to preface, I've never used the forum before as a poster, so if leave out pertinent information, just let me know.  Sorry in advance!

 

Yesterday, I had a really strange issue with my PC that I'm assuming was PSU related, but honestly it worries me on many levels.  I just bought an Oculus Rift and was trying to find the ideal setup in my bedroom.  I had set up everything thinking it was in a great spot, but it turns out that I needed to change rooms for practicality reasons regarding roomscale.  I unplugged everything from my PC, flipped the PSU switch to off, and unplugged any other cables tethering my PC to the outlet and moved it to my other one.  When I replugged in everything pertinent (PSU cable, Monitor power and DP, and KB/M) and switched the PSU switch to on, it double-posted normally and booted off my SSD into Windows 10.  However, my Mobo has onboard WiFi and Bluetooth (I know, I know, but it's actually super relevant to my setup in my home due to the many other users sucking up Ethernet ports) and both just wouldn't work.  Device Manager in Windows said that my WiFi drivers weren't working properly, so I tried disable/enable, reinstalling the drivers off the disk, and checking the UEFI BIOS.  Everything seemed like it should work flawlessly, but it just didn't.  I had no way of connecting to the Internet besides running a massive cable downstairs, and after doing that and installing drivers that way, it still just wouldn't budge.  I decided to check to see if anything was dislodged in the case, so switched off my PSU and opened the side panel, where I found everything to be fine.  Switching it back on didn't yield any new results.  I had to go to work, so I decided to tackle the problem the next morning.

 

When I woke up this morning, I decided to once more check the inside of the chassis to see if I maybe missed something.  Turned the PSU off, opened the side panel, and again, everything seemed fine.  Didn't even touch anything this time.  But when I booted back into Windows after turning the PSU back on, this time the onboard Wifi and Bluetooth worked!  I really have no clue if this is a sign that my cables are bad, if my PSU is dying, or if my Mobo is starting to show signs of wear and tear.  Money's hasn't been exactly flowing recently with everything going on globally, so I really hope this is either cable or PSU related if anything other than a weird mishap, because replacing a Mobo would be pretty time consuming and more expensive than I need to think about right now.  Thoughts?

 

Specs that are pertinent:

EVGA 650w 80+ Gold Modular PSU (az: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Modular-Warranty-Supply-210-GQ-0650-V1/dp/B017HA3SQ8)

ASUS TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING (web: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/TUF-Z370-PLUS-GAMING/)

 

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3 hours ago, I_Swear_768p_Is_Enough said:

Just wanted to preface, I've never used the forum before as a poster, so if leave out pertinent information, just let me know.  Sorry in advance!

 

Yesterday, I had a really strange issue with my PC that I'm assuming was PSU related, but honestly it worries me on many levels.  I just bought an Oculus Rift and was trying to find the ideal setup in my bedroom.  I had set up everything thinking it was in a great spot, but it turns out that I needed to change rooms for practicality reasons regarding roomscale.  I unplugged everything from my PC, flipped the PSU switch to off, and unplugged any other cables tethering my PC to the outlet and moved it to my other one.  When I replugged in everything pertinent (PSU cable, Monitor power and DP, and KB/M) and switched the PSU switch to on, it double-posted normally and booted off my SSD into Windows 10.  However, my Mobo has onboard WiFi and Bluetooth (I know, I know, but it's actually super relevant to my setup in my home due to the many other users sucking up Ethernet ports) and both just wouldn't work.  Device Manager in Windows said that my WiFi drivers weren't working properly, so I tried disable/enable, reinstalling the drivers off the disk, and checking the UEFI BIOS.  Everything seemed like it should work flawlessly, but it just didn't.  I had no way of connecting to the Internet besides running a massive cable downstairs, and after doing that and installing drivers that way, it still just wouldn't budge.  I decided to check to see if anything was dislodged in the case, so switched off my PSU and opened the side panel, where I found everything to be fine.  Switching it back on didn't yield any new results.  I had to go to work, so I decided to tackle the problem the next morning.

 

When I woke up this morning, I decided to once more check the inside of the chassis to see if I maybe missed something.  Turned the PSU off, opened the side panel, and again, everything seemed fine.  Didn't even touch anything this time.  But when I booted back into Windows after turning the PSU back on, this time the onboard Wifi and Bluetooth worked!  I really have no clue if this is a sign that my cables are bad, if my PSU is dying, or if my Mobo is starting to show signs of wear and tear.  Money's hasn't been exactly flowing recently with everything going on globally, so I really hope this is either cable or PSU related if anything other than a weird mishap, because replacing a Mobo would be pretty time consuming and more expensive than I need to think about right now.  Thoughts?

 

Specs that are pertinent:

EVGA 650w 80+ Gold Modular PSU (az: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Modular-Warranty-Supply-210-GQ-0650-V1/dp/B017HA3SQ8)

ASUS TUF Z390-PLUS GAMING (web: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/TUF-Z370-PLUS-GAMING/)

 

Very interesting, the only thing I could think of is you rattled up your hdd (which probably would have broke it but if it works then that’s probably not the issue) or windows 10 in all it’s glory is just messing with you, it’s happened to me with my WiFi lol.  But this doesn’t sound like a psu issue, sounds like windows 10 or your motherboard is having some issue.  My money would be windows 10 though.

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