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[Rohit Jackdaw]

My system is:

AMD FX 8320 @ 4.2Ghz

8GB RAM

ASRock Fatality 990FX Killer Motherboard

MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 760

Corsair VS650

The system was working fine until I tried to install a Deepcool XFAN 5. I installed it on top of my GPU. I installed it cuz I had one PCIe cover removed by mistake and thus wanted to fit something there. I plugged the fan. When I tried to boot up all fans including the new fan as well as GPU fan started working but I received no post. 3 beeps came. 2 were loud. One was a bit static. Power button blinked once and it went away. No hard drive led. Simply all fans spinning. I then tried to turn off but it did not work. I turned power off. When I turned it back on fans started spinning automatically. Both power button and drive activity led is off. I then removed the newly installed fan and also reseated my GPU. When I turned it back this time no response. Fans did spin for a second but turned off. I tried pressing power button but no use. What to do ? While I was installing the fan I had a little bit pressure on the GPU but nothing intense. Those pressure had occurred before while replacing heat sink. By the way some sweat drops also dropped to the system in the process. I don't know what to do. If my parents came to know about this them I am screwed. Help me. By the way system is over a year old. Thanks

[Jambls]

Why does it say 8320 in the OP and 8350 in your sig?

Have you tried looking up the beep codes online?

Have you tried reaseating everything?

[ShadyHost]

My system is:

AMD FX 8320 @ 4.2Ghz

8GB RAM

ASRock Fatality 990FX Killer Motherboard

MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 760

Corsair VS650

The system was working fine until I tried to install a Deepcool XFAN 5. I installed it on top of my GPU. I installed it cuz I had one PCIe cover removed by mistake and thus wanted to fit something there. I plugged the fan. When I tried to boot up all fans including the new fan as well as GPU fan started working but I received no post. 3 beeps came. 2 were loud. One was a bit static. Power button blinked once and it went away. No hard drive led. Simply all fans spinning. I then tried to turn off but it did not work. I turned power off. When I turned it back on fans started spinning automatically. Both power button and drive activity led is off. I then removed the newly installed fan and also reseated my GPU. When I turned it back this time no response. Fans did spin for a second but turned off. I tried pressing power button but no use. What to do ? While I was installing the fan I had a little bit pressure on the GPU but nothing intense. Those pressure had occurred before while replacing heat sink. By the way some sweat drops also dropped to the system in the process. I don't know what to do. If my parents came to know about this them I am screwed. Help me. By the way system is over a year old. Thanks

Unfortunately AMD chips and motherboard don't generally have integrated graphics so there's no way to really check if it was the graphics card. Are there any metal contacts on the fan that may have shorted something on the top of the graphics card?

 

Try removing the graphics card completely and boot that way. If the lights start flashing that is the problem. 

 

Also reset the BIOS?

[ShadyHost]

another suggestion is to completely rebuild the system. I've found that while installing a set of graphics cards for a friend of mine I knocked a cable loose and that was preventing the system from booting. Sometimes a simple "once-over" of the system will solve the most confusing problems. 

 

 

Also don't hide it from your parents. Explain what happened and that way if you fix it without their intervention you'll probably gain some respect. You seem to know enough about computers where they won't be too sketched if you're poking around in your computer all day. 

[Rohit Jackdaw]

Why does it say 8320 in the OP and 8350 in your sig?

Have you tried looking up the beep codes online?

Have you tried reaseating everything?

I just reseated GPU. 8350 was a mistake. Will change it soon

[Rohit Jackdaw]

Unfortunately AMD chips and motherboard don't generally have integrated graphics so there's no way to really check if it was the graphics card. Are there any metal contacts on the fan that may have shorted something on the top of the graphics card?

Try removing the graphics card completely and boot that way. If the lights start flashing that is the problem.

Also reset the BIOS?

Will do so. Fan did not had any metal contacts. It was full plastic

[Guest]

have you tried a different GPU? (if you have one)

[Rohit Jackdaw]

another suggestion is to completely rebuild the system. I've found that while installing a set of graphics cards for a friend of mine I knocked a cable loose and that was preventing the system from booting. Sometimes a simple "once-over" of the system will solve the most confusing problems. 

 

 

Also don't hide it from your parents. Explain what happened and that way if you fix it without their intervention you'll probably gain some respect. You seem to know enough about computers where they won't be too sketched if you're poking around in your computer all day.

My parents don't know much about computer. If I say this they will pretty much blame me entirely. I will try rebuilding once they are not home. I know what you have said is correct but I am not sure whether I will be able to fix it or not. If I couldn't them I am screwed

[Rohit Jackdaw]

have you tried a different GPU? (if you have one)

I don't have one. Only one desktop at home

[Jambls]

I just reseated GPU. 8350 was a mistake. Will change it soon

You might have nudged something.

[Rohit Jackdaw]

You might have nudged something.

What ? I didn't understand

[Jambls]

Reaseat the hard drive cables/ the motherboard power/ the power for your graphics card.

[Rohit Jackdaw]

Reaseat the hard drive cables/ the motherboard power/ the power for your graphics card.

Will do those

[Jambls]

Will do those

Please tell me if it worked.

[Guest]

Will do those

Reseat everything!

[Rohit Jackdaw]

Reseat everything!

Please tell me if it worked.

I am gonna do them. Before that I simply tried to power on and this time led fans spin for less than second and turned off. What does this mean ? This happened without even pressing power button

[Rohit Jackdaw]

Will do those

[Rohit Jackdaw]

Will do those

Reaseat the hard drive cables/ the motherboard power/ the power for your graphics card.

It didn't work

[Jambls]

only way foreward is to check all the components in another system or give up and cal it a day.

I know you don't have another system on hand, but do you have any friends that could help?

[Guest]

What Jambls said...

[ShadyHost]

I don't understand if you're a computer enthusiast how are you parents not going to approve of you rebuilding your computer? Sounds unreasonable if they're not willing to accept if you break something every once in a while. Troubleshooting is part of the fun!

[ShadyHost]

He doesn't need another graphics card to tell if the system is being halted by his current one, just uninstall it and see if the computer boots normally. 

[Rohit Jackdaw]

only way foreward is to check all the components in another system or give up and call it a day.

I know you don't have another system on hand, but do you have any friends that could help?

No. I guess I might have to contact some computer repair shop

[Rohit Jackdaw]

He doesn't need another graphics card to tell if the system is being halted by his current one, just uninstall it and see if the computer boots normally.

It doesn't have onboard GPU. Will try booting without GPU

[Rohit Jackdaw]

I don't understand if you're a computer enthusiast how are you parents not going to approve of you rebuilding your computer? Sounds unreasonable if they're not willing to accept if you break something every once in a while. Troubleshooting is part of the fun!

For me it sound good. I know most parts are still under warranty and since no physical damages I could get replacement but they don't believe me. They will buy whatever I ask but they believe I am lacking the knowledge to work inside the system