msi mpower z77 boot problem

[Aaranu]

Hey guys got a tricky problem here.

I assembled a computer for a friend, Msi mpower motherboard, seasonic x550 watt psu etc. I had it up and running fine at my place, had windows installed even ran 3dmark to give it a test. We moved it back to his place and got it running fine. Later on in the night he claims it just turned off and then back on. The next day he says he just touched the case and it turned off and attempted to reboot, however it just went on like this in a endless cycle.

He had to go to work so it was left off at the wall for about 7 hours, i come round to test it out and i just turned it on and it was fine, however i then touched the case it turned off. However now i cant get it working again. If i hold down the power button on the board it will turn on but as soon as i take my finger off it turns off.

Any ideas?

[perplex]

i had a similar problem years ago, it turned out to be the motherboard was shorting, i wasnt the one to fix it, but i think one of the stand off were in where it shouldnt be and and it was shorting against the motherboard when i touched the case it restarted. so maybe check that

other than that im not really sure, something with grounding when you touch it, just go through the build to see if you hooked up everything correct

[Aaranu]

Thanks mate you helped me fix it. i was in a rush and the 24pin wasnt in all the way! >

[perplex]

good to hear