Loose power cable causing problems

[Mando772004]

my pc has a power cable that if moved slightly can power off my pc. so i accidentally moved it and it powered it off and i had to reset cmos for it to launch is this normal or it should have launched normally? its unfortunate because i sometimes move it by accident but i guess it not launching unless i reset cmos is normal right? also everything is fine after i reset cmos and get back my oc settings

[LIGISTX]

3 minutes ago, InfernalClaw said:

my pc has a power cable that if moved slightly can power off my pc. so i accidentally moved it and it powered it off and i had to reset cmos for it to launch is this normal or it should have launched normally? its unfortunate because i sometimes move it by accident but i guess it not launching unless i reset cmos is normal right? also everything is fine after i reset cmos and get back my oc settings

The power cable from the wall to the PSU comes loose? Is that what you mean?

 

If so, that shouldn’t cause you to need to reset the cmos to reboot it. It’s possible the mobo is thinking the OC is unstable causing it to crash, and then trying to retrain memory or who knows what exactly. But no, I wouldn’t consider this normal.

 

Is the OC 100% stable?

[Mando772004]

1 minute ago, LIGISTX said:

The power cable from the wall to the PSU comes loose? Is that what you mean?

 

If so, that shouldn’t cause you to need to reset the cmos to reboot it. It’s possible the mobo is thinking the OC is unstable causing it to crash, and then trying to retrain memory or who knows what exactly. But no, I wouldn’t consider this normal.

 

Is the OC 100% stable?

no the cable connected to the pc itself can easily be moved. yes the oc is stable havent had issues with it for like 3 months. is this normal thats my question? because if i restart my computer normally it runs fine but if it powers off suddenly like an electricity cut or the loose cable it doesnt boot to windows i dont know why

[Mando772004]

5 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

The power cable from the wall to the PSU comes loose? Is that what you mean?

 

If so, that shouldn’t cause you to need to reset the cmos to reboot it. It’s possible the mobo is thinking the OC is unstable causing it to crash, and then trying to retrain memory or who knows what exactly. But no, I wouldn’t consider this normal.

 

Is the OC 100% stable?

hmm i dont know then. i mean everything is fine really

[LIGISTX]

1 minute ago, InfernalClaw said:

no the cable connected to the pc itself can easily be moved. yes the oc is stable havent had issues with it for like 3 months. is this normal thats my question? because if i restart my computer normally it runs fine but if it powers off suddenly like an electricity cut or the loose cable it doesnt boot to windows i dont know why

The cable from the wall to the PC? The cable from the PSU to the motherboard? Which cable are you talking about?

 

No, it’s not normal. It *should* reboot as if nothing happened. I ask about the stability of the OC because it is possible instability can cause weird boot issues. How did you validate the OC? I would suggest running Asus realbench stress test for 8 hours to validate OC’s. 

[Mando772004]

2 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

The cable from the wall to the PC? The cable from the PSU to the motherboard? Which cable are you talking about?

 

No, it’s not normal. It *should* reboot as if nothing happened. I ask about the stability of the OC because it is possible instability can cause weird boot issues. How did you validate the OC? I would suggest running Asus realbench stress test for 8 hours to validate OC’s. 

i already tested many times the oc is 100% stable. i dont think its coincidence when there is a power outage like this the pc doesnt launch. its probably something that messed up my bios though im 100% my hardware is fine

[Mando772004]

Just now, InfernalClaw said:

i already tested many times the oc is 100% stable. i dont think its coincidence when there is a power outage like this the pc doesnt launch. its probably something that messed up my bios though im 100% my hardware is fine

also to be clear when i hold the power button and the pc turns off while the cable is in the psu it still does the same thing so it isnt a electricity problem its probably something that messes up the bios or something

[Mando772004]

4 minutes ago, Caroline said:

uhm... tighten it?

 

and if you had to clear cmos then the overclock isn't stable, even if looks like it is in synth benchmark it might not in real scenarios.

dude i only clear cmos because it didnt wanna launch AFTER a power outage

[Mando772004]

Just now, InfernalClaw said:

dude i only clear cmos because it didnt wanna launch AFTER a power outage

also i cant tighten it more than that i could try

 

[Mando772004]

10 minutes ago, Caroline said:

uhm... tighten it?

 

and if you had to clear cmos then the overclock isn't stable, even if looks like it is in synth benchmark it might not in real scenarios.

Ok here is something interesting. I turned off my pc removed the power cabel from the psu and put it back again but tightened it more and the pc didnt wanna boot to windows but the rgb was working on the memory and the gpu but not the cpu cooler. That is actually weird

[Mando772004]

5 minutes ago, Caroline said:

 

All I'm saying is that a plug shouldn't wobble like a jello inside the outlet, I could kick my strip on purpose and still nothing would turn off 

 

ok i removed oc im letting the bios run on auto basically which is PBO and ill try turning off my pc and removing the cable and inserting it again if it launches then the problem isnt with the cpu oc its something else

[Roswell]

If your AC cord is that loose you need to stop using it immediately. You’re going to cause a short/arc and burn your house down.

[Mando772004]

8 minutes ago, Caroline said:

 

All I'm saying is that a plug shouldn't wobble like a jello inside the outlet, I could kick my strip on purpose and still nothing would turn off 

 

fuck it booted i guess you were right about the oc and i was wrong. sad man i was really happy with 4.2ghz but im sure 3.9/4ghz is also good. im actually happy it wasnt a psu/mobo problem cuz i have a pretty good psu and mobo

[Mando772004]

Just now, Vitamanic said:

If your AC cord is that loose you need to stop using it immediately. You’re going to cause a short and burn your house down.

well i was stupid and i didnt place it tight enough but now its very tight and wont move

[LIGISTX]

6 hours ago, InfernalClaw said:

fuck it booted i guess you were right about the oc and i was wrong. sad man i was really happy with 4.2ghz but im sure 3.9/4ghz is also good. im actually happy it wasnt a psu/mobo problem cuz i have a pretty good psu and mobo

Always validate with asus realbench for 8 hours... you can probably get a 4.1-4.2 OC stable, just takes a lot of work.

[PeachGr]

Well on every trouble shooting, I remove one variable at the time. Just buy a 3$ power Cable. If it's not that, then go search for the next thing