Posted August 18, 2020 Hello, I was playing the new Microsoft flight simulator for about 10 minutes and then suddenly my pc just turn off, now my pc is prone to restarting because of the power supply but this time it didn’t restart it just turned off but when I tried pressing the lower button nothing happened, now the keyboard and mouse still lit up along with the motherboard rgb but it wouldn’t turn on m. I pulled the cable out and put it in again but then when I pressed the power button the cpu light on the motherboard flashed now i dont know if that was just faulty and was supposed to stay on but the board was just a week old. So please help me :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2020 Can you provide more information about your system, including what model of power supply you have. Do you have another PSU you can use to test with? CPU: Intel i7 6700k | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2020 watch what kind of flashing that CPU light is doing. Your motherboard manual might have a section of codes for it or the manufacturer may be able to tell you what it means. A new PSU might be in order but it may have killed something else as well, so you need to find out if that light means something like the cpu has no power or something like the cpu is fried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2020 Author 3 minutes ago, Spotty said: Can you provide more information about your system, including what model of power supply you have. Do you have another PSU you can use to test with? Yes I have a Ryzen 5 2600x m, b450 aorus elite and the power supply is the cit builder 500w power supply (was getting a new one whilst this happened) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, TomDow said: and the power supply is the cit builder 500w power supply Oh, yeah. Those are absolute garbage. Would not surprise me at all if it died. Also not actually a 500W power supply, the label states 12V rail can only output a max of 22A (264W). 12V rail is used to power most things in the system, including CPU and graphics card. (Update: Looks like there's another one that's rated at 30A on 12V according to the label, but still the same problem) What graphics card are you using? Edited August 18, 2020 by Spotty CPU: Intel i7 6700k | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2020 Author 20 minutes ago, Spotty said: Oh, yeah. Those are absolute garbage. Would not surprise me at all if it died. Also not actually a 500W power supply, the label states 12V rail can only output a max of 22A (264W). 12V rail is used to power most things in the system, including CPU and graphics card. What graphics card are you using? A gtx 1060 3gb dual fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2020 If you know the system is prone to restarting because of the PSU that's an indication of either over current protection or a rail dropping out causing the system to crash. Regardless of what the actual problem is here I'd definitely recommend replacing that. Do you have a spare PSU we could start troubleshooting with? Guides & Tutorials: PROXMOX - Rebuilding ZFS RAID rpool After Disk Failure Mass Deploying Customized Windows 10/11 Installs Building a GNU/Linux Based Windows Deployment Server GNU/Linux Installer Server: Installation & Configuration How to: Use (i)PXE to Install Windows from a Network Why Memorize IP's When You Can Self-Host DNS Instead? Ventoy - The USB Multi-Boot Utility! Introduction to PXE/iPXE Network Boot Featuring FreeBSD & Ubuntu Server Don't see what you need? Check the Full List or *PM me, if I haven't made it I'll add it to the list. *NOTE: I'll only add it to the list if the request is something I know I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2020 Author 1 hour ago, Windows7ge said: If you know the system is prone to restarting because of the PSU that's an indication of either over current protection or a rail dropping out causing the system to crash. Regardless of what the actual problem is here I'd definitely recommend replacing that. Do you have a spare PSU we could start troubleshooting with? No sadly I dont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2020 13 minutes ago, TomDow said: No sadly I dont So I take it after the CPU light flashes the system doesn't turn on yes? You could try disconnecting all cables leading to the PSU then short the PS_ON pin to ground. See if the PSU turns on and stays on for one. Then if you have the resources check each voltage rail with a multimeter. Guides & Tutorials: PROXMOX - Rebuilding ZFS RAID rpool After Disk Failure Mass Deploying Customized Windows 10/11 Installs Building a GNU/Linux Based Windows Deployment Server GNU/Linux Installer Server: Installation & Configuration How to: Use (i)PXE to Install Windows from a Network Why Memorize IP's When You Can Self-Host DNS Instead? Ventoy - The USB Multi-Boot Utility! Introduction to PXE/iPXE Network Boot Featuring FreeBSD & Ubuntu Server Don't see what you need? Check the Full List or *PM me, if I haven't made it I'll add it to the list. *NOTE: I'll only add it to the list if the request is something I know I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2020 Author 2 hours ago, Windows7ge said: So I take it after the CPU light flashes the system doesn't turn on yes? You could try disconnecting all cables leading to the PSU then short the PS_ON pin to ground. See if the PSU turns on and stays on for one. Then if you have the resources check each voltage rail with a multimeter. Are there diagrams of these pins on the internet because I don’t want to blow myself up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2020 Author 2 minutes ago, TomDow said: Are there diagrams of these pins on the internet because I don’t want to blow myself up? Ok so I found the diagram and I will do what you said when I can. So if the power supply turns on when I short it’s not the power supply but the cpu?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 18, 2020 51 minutes ago, TomDow said: Ok so I found the diagram and I will do what you said when I can. So if the power supply turns on when I short it’s not the power supply but the cpu?? No. It could still be the PSU. That'd be where a multi-meter is useful for checking the 3.3V, 5V, & 12V rails individually. Weather the PSU is fine or not I'd replace it with something from Corsair or EVGA. The forum has a PSU tier list if you think you have the funds for a replacement unit. Guides & Tutorials: PROXMOX - Rebuilding ZFS RAID rpool After Disk Failure Mass Deploying Customized Windows 10/11 Installs Building a GNU/Linux Based Windows Deployment Server GNU/Linux Installer Server: Installation & Configuration How to: Use (i)PXE to Install Windows from a Network Why Memorize IP's When You Can Self-Host DNS Instead? Ventoy - The USB Multi-Boot Utility! Introduction to PXE/iPXE Network Boot Featuring FreeBSD & Ubuntu Server Don't see what you need? Check the Full List or *PM me, if I haven't made it I'll add it to the list. *NOTE: I'll only add it to the list if the request is something I know I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2020 Author 12 hours ago, Windows7ge said: No. It could still be the PSU. That'd be where a multi-meter is useful for checking the 3.3V, 5V, & 12V rails individually. Weather the PSU is fine or not I'd replace it with something from Corsair or EVGA. The forum has a PSU tier list if you think you have the funds for a replacement unit. So I did what you said and tried turning the psu on and nothing happened, so I’m guessing this means that the power supply has just died?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 19, 2020 1 hour ago, TomDow said: So I did what you said and tried turning the psu on and nothing happened, so I’m guessing this means that the power supply has just died?? Assuming the wires on the PSU are color coded and you shorted the only Green wire to any Black and the PSU switch is turned on and the unit is plugged in to the wall and it didn't turn on at all then yes. Your PSU failed and you need a replacement unit. Guides & Tutorials: PROXMOX - Rebuilding ZFS RAID rpool After Disk Failure Mass Deploying Customized Windows 10/11 Installs Building a GNU/Linux Based Windows Deployment Server GNU/Linux Installer Server: Installation & Configuration How to: Use (i)PXE to Install Windows from a Network Why Memorize IP's When You Can Self-Host DNS Instead? Ventoy - The USB Multi-Boot Utility! Introduction to PXE/iPXE Network Boot Featuring FreeBSD & Ubuntu Server Don't see what you need? Check the Full List or *PM me, if I haven't made it I'll add it to the list. *NOTE: I'll only add it to the list if the request is something I know I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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