Not even a single fan!!

[woutertje99]

Hi,

 

I have rebuilt my PC today to swap out my old motherboard, which had some USB issues. I replaced the CPU/GPU/RAM on the new board, closed my case, pressed the button, and nothing happened. Not a single thing turns on!

 

After freaking out I went through the steps again, still nothing. The motherboard RGB turns on when the PSU is on, and so does my GPU connector LEDs (they tell me if the PSU is hooked up correctly to the GPU).

 

Me and my dad have tried to reconnect the old motherboard, but this has the exact same issue!

We don't believe both motherboards randomly broke with the same issue, and 2 PSU's both failing also seems unlikely. The motherboard has a 2-digit display, but it doesn't light up, so no error codes are displayed.

 

CPU: Ryzen 5 5600X

GPU: Radeon RX 5700XT

RAM: Ballistix 16GB 3200MHz

New motherboard: ASUS X570-E gaming

Old motherboard: Aorus Elite X570

 

We have not a single clue what could be causing this. 

Also, no speaker is available, so beeps won't help. 

We have tried booting without CPU/GPU/RAM, but still nothing happens. 

Personally I am suspecting a loose cable somewhere, but I wouldn't know what would be loose for the motherboards to both act like this!

 

Any random ideas are great, we'll be trying everything tomorrow! Thanks!

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Did you plug in the front pannel buttons?

[woutertje99]

We did, even try to short it with a plug, nothing happened still. 

 

This morning we took out everything yet again, bent back some CPU pins that apparently were bent, and now it works and boots to BIOS.

 

As for what went wrong, we still have absolutely not the slightest clue. Can some pins make a motherboard not even bootable?