Motherboard

[hlow]

Hello! I recently bough a motherboard and ram for my new rig that ill build! Is there any way i can test the motherboard out without a CPU and HDD? I think i zapped it when i was putting it in the case but it might have been the fact that i was scared so i didny acctualy zap it just tought i did! Is there any way i can test my motherboard to see wether its working or i killed it! I didnt build on carpet i built it in my kitchen;

[xentropa]

Without HDD yes.

 

Without CPU no.

[DnFx91]

1 minute ago, xentropa said:

Without HDD yes.

 

Without CPU no.

won't even turn on without CPU, some boards turn on with CPU but no RAM, but they complain profusely

[hlow]

33 minutes ago, DnFx91 said:

won't even turn on without CPU, some boards turn on with CPU but no RAM, but they complain profusely

Is there anyway i can spot before i get the cpu that my motherboard is dead? I dont need it to turn on just need to see that the PSU and fans spin! W/o motherboard psu doesnt spin and neither does the fan! I saw a corsair video of how to test if psu works, you need to simulate a motherboard connection! Im pretty positive that my psu and fan should work! Not expecting the pc to turn on tho!

[DnFx91]

10 minutes ago, Flamu said:

Is there anyway i can spot before i get the cpu that my motherboard is dead? I dont need it to turn on just need to see that the PSU and fans spin! W/o motherboard psu doesnt spin and neither does the fan! I saw a corsair video of how to test if psu works, you need to simulate a motherboard connection! Im pretty positive that my psu and fan should work! Not expecting the pc to turn on tho!

well you can test the PSU by simply shorting the green wire to any black wire on the main 22 pin connector, but that doesnt solve anything if you think your mobo is dead. as for being able to tell, unless there is physical damage like leaking caps or clearly bashed components, you won't know until you put a CPU in and see whether it makes it to BIOS

[hlow]

1 minute ago, DnFx91 said:

well you can test the PSU by simply shorting the green wire to any black wire on the main 22 pin connector, but that doesnt solve anything if you think your mobo is dead. as for being able to tell, unless there is physical damage like leaking caps or clearly bashed components, you won't know until you put a CPU in and see whether it makes it to BIOS

If i just zapped it a littlebit can it die? I heard that pc components need little to nothing for electricity ans they can die! Is that true?

[DnFx91]

2 minutes ago, Flamu said:

If i just zapped it a littlebit can it die? I heard that pc components need little to nothing for electricity ans they can die! Is that true?

well the problem with static discharge is that it's very high voltage, so if that voltage makes it into a component that prefers the more common: 1 volt, 3.3 volt, 5 volt, or 12 volt, then that component will most likely get damaged. In honesty after working with computers for 5 years i have never killed any components with static, and i have definitely had static shocks from components before. I always thought u would have to really blast a board with arc-grade static after rolling on a carpet in a polyester shellsuit or something in order to actually do damage.

[hlow]

5 minutes ago, DnFx91 said:

well the problem with static discharge is that it's very high voltage, so if that voltage makes it into a component that prefers the more common: 1 volt, 3.3 volt, 5 volt, or 12 volt, then that component will most likely get damaged. In honesty after working with computers for 5 years i have never killed any components with static, and i have definitely had static shocks from components before. I always thought u would have to really blast a board with arc-grade static after rolling on a carpet in a polyester shellsuit or something in order to actually do damage.

So you say that i might not have zapped my board but the otherway around? Either way ill let you know the outcome! Thanks to everyone that helped. This community is awesome;)

[hlow]

2 hours ago, DnFx91 said:

well the problem with static discharge is that it's very high voltage, so if that voltage makes it into a component that prefers the more common: 1 volt, 3.3 volt, 5 volt, or 12 volt, then that component will most likely get damaged. In honesty after working with computers for 5 years i have never killed any components with static, and i have definitely had static shocks from components before. I always thought u would have to really blast a board with arc-grade static after rolling on a carpet in a polyester shellsuit or something in order to actually do damage.

Hey, you said i cant test my motherboard w/o a CPU. Well guess what I turned my system on and a red led turned on on my motherboard! So congrats It works

[DnFx91]

1 minute ago, Flamu said:

Hey, you said i cant test my motherboard w/o a CPU. Well guess what I turned my system on and a red led turned on on my motherboard! So congrats It works

no you seem to have misunderstood the definition of working. An LED will turn on if you give power to it, thats what LED's do. Just because power can circulate your board does not mean its working. you won't be able to tell if the logic is still functional until you put a CPU in.

[hlow]

27 minutes ago, DnFx91 said:

no you seem to have misunderstood the definition of working. An LED will turn on if you give power to it, thats what LED's do. Just because power can circulate your board does not mean its working. you won't be able to tell if the logic is still functional until you put a CPU in.

i think its fine though!