Shorted everything?

[Yvask]

Hey y'all. Long time watcher, first time posting. Was working on my third PC build which was a little ambitious and I think I managed to short everything. It was a SFF build (mini ITX) in an NR200P Max with a 3090 TI and i7-12700k. I was able to get the build to boot but noticed it only read 16 out of 32 gigs of my RAM so I did some troubleshooting and cleared the CMOS. Given the motherboard I used (https://pcpartpicker.com/product/B7gFf7/asus-rog-strix-b660-i-gaming-wifi-mini-itx-lga1700-motherboard-rog-strix-b660-i-gaming-wifi), to clear the CMOS, you have to short a part on the MOBO and since then, I wasn't able to get it to boot. I was able to get everything refunded but there are certain parts from the build I kept and plan to use on the second attempt but I'm curious if this would be an issue? The parts specifically are the power supply, built in AIO Cooler (with the NR200P Max), processor (i7-12700k) and storage (SATA and NVME). I'm wondering if I should replace all these parts before I start rebuilding. Thanks in advance!

[aledsav1]

When you say short you mean short 2 designated pins to clear cmos? which is a normal proceedure.

 

I do not see why that would then create any issue booting, but again when you say boot do you mean no display/bios or are you referring to booting into windows.

 

Anyway regardless the rest of the kit should be fine.

[Yvask]

8 hours ago, aledsav1 said:

When you say short you mean short 2 designated pins to clear cmos? which is a normal proceedure.

 

I do not see why that would then create any issue booting, but again when you say boot do you mean no display/bios or are you referring to booting into windows.

 

Anyway regardless the rest of the kit should be fine.

 

Yeah I had to short the 2 pins to clear CMOS. Sorry this is the most technical build I've done, not the craziest build but there were things I had never done before so apologies if I amn't clear!

It no longer displayed anything. No fans or lights were on when I turned it on. I'm kinda worried that I shorted the power supply. I'm not entirely sure about the effects of shorting hence why I'm being cautious with this. First time clearing CMOS too (especially by shorting) so I was worried I wrecked all the parts when it was no longer starting up.

[TheVi0linist]

58 minutes ago, Yvask said:

 

Yeah I had to short the 2 pins to clear CMOS. Sorry this is the most technical build I've done, not the craziest build but there were things I had never done before so apologies if I amn't clear!

It no longer displayed anything. No fans or lights were on when I turned it on. I'm kinda worried that I shorted the power supply. I'm not entirely sure about the effects of shorting hence why I'm being cautious with this. First time clearing CMOS too (especially by shorting) so I was worried I wrecked all the parts when it was no longer starting up.

Did you remember to remove whatever you used to short those pins? Usually leaving the jumper on just causes a warning, but that could be the issue.

 

If you have something that takes 12V that you don't care too much about, you could try hooking the PSU up to that to test it. I don't see how you could destroy it by shorting logic level voltage though (I'd imagine, I don't have a circuit diagram in front of me)

[Yvask]

5 hours ago, TheVi0linist said:

Did you remember to remove whatever you used to short those pins? Usually leaving the jumper on just causes a warning, but that could be the issue.

 

If you have something that takes 12V that you don't care too much about, you could try hooking the PSU up to that to test it. I don't see how you could destroy it by shorting logic level voltage though (I'd imagine, I don't have a circuit diagram in front of me)

I used a screwdriver to connect the two pins since they were close together and I believe the manual suggested it!

[aledsav1]

You will not have physically damaged anything by shorting the cmos reset pins, it is a standard practice and a correct proceedure

you might have done something else you are not aware of though?

 

[Yvask]

11 hours ago, aledsav1 said:

You will not have physically damaged anything by shorting the cmos reset pins, it is a standard practice and a correct proceedure

you might have done something else you are not aware of though?

 

Unsure to be honest. Everything was functional (outside of the 16/32 gigs of RAM being read) until I cleared the CMOS. There is a possibility I had the PC plugged in to the outlet (with the power switch off) when clearing the CMOS but I don't remember that being the case. Would that have fried everything? I feel like I would have noticed a spark or some sort of indicator for that situation though. Outside of clearing the CMOS, I can't place anything out of the ordinary from my other builds.

[aledsav1]

no the power being plugged in will have no effect, I have cleared plenty of bioses whilst the pc has been 'on', when I have had problematic boards.

[Yvask]

Maybe when taking out the and putting back in the RAM's? I can't think of anything else to be honest. I'm about to start buying parts for my new build so thanks for your help! Gonna replace the Power Supply for higher wattage and keep the rest. 

[aledsav1]

as long as the pc was off when you removed the ram then no