Computer Just Stops Working.... Poof

[ironman4575]

Well Guys..

As you have probably read the title....

My computer just stopped working... I started it... Went to get my cup noodles from the kitchen... And when I came back it's just.... Dead... Nothing works... None of the lights... Nothing... I tried changing cables, all of them.... Nothing works. 

Please help guys... I think it's a PSU failure. 

 

My rig is an i3 6100 and a Gigabyte h110ms2 Mobo with a gtx 710 and... Kingston HyperX Fury 240 gig... And a old hdd... And... Oh... I plugged in a blue usb mic the other day...

Power supply is Corsair 500 watt. It's just an year old

[CharminUltraStrong]

2 minutes ago, ironman4575 said:

Well Guys..

As you have probably read the title....

My computer just stopped working... I started it... Went to get my cup noodles from the kitchen... And when I came back it's just.... Dead... Nothing works... None of the lights... Nothing... I tried changing cables, all of them.... Nothing works. 

Please help guys... I think it's a PSU failure. 

 

My rig is an i3 6100 and a Gigabyte h110ms2 Mobo with a gtx 710 and... Kingston HyperX Fury 240 gig... And a old hdd... And... Oh... I plugged in a blue usb mic the other day...

Power supply is Corsair 500 watt. It's just an year old

Re-seat the ram,

re-seat the CPU

Take the mobo battery out to clear CMOS.

[Klemmbrett]

Usually there are lights on MB that tell you if there is power or not did you check those ? I would try other PSU if this resolves the issue then return that PSU and get a new one its only 1 year old. 

[Guest]

Here are some steps that you could try:

1. Re-seat the ram
2. Re-set the CMOS battery
3. make sure every connector is plugged in

Its most likely a PSU failure.

[Radium_Angel]

Start a little larger...ensure the socket the PC is plugged into has power.

Is the power strip working?

Did the power cable fall out?

[CharminUltraStrong]

Guys, let's not forget the OP already messed with the cables and this problem occurred after they got up to get food. It's highly unlikely that it's to do with a connection.

 

[Radium_Angel]

11 minutes ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

Guys, let's not forget the OP already messed with the cables and this problem occurred after they got up to get food. It's highly unlikely that it's to do with a connection.

 

You'd be surprised....never take anything on blind faith, especially when dealing with other people. 

[CommandMan7]

51 minutes ago, ironman4575 said:

Well Guys..

As you have probably read the title....

My computer just stopped working... I started it... Went to get my cup noodles from the kitchen... And when I came back it's just.... Dead... Nothing works... None of the lights... Nothing... I tried changing cables, all of them.... Nothing works. 

Please help guys... I think it's a PSU failure. 

 

My rig is an i3 6100 and a Gigabyte h110ms2 Mobo with a gtx 710 and... Kingston HyperX Fury 240 gig... And a old hdd... And... Oh... I plugged in a blue usb mic the other day...

Power supply is Corsair 500 watt. It's just an year old

I'm assuming you have the CX500 PSU, which isn't known for reliability but will generally be ok in new builds given the power draw isn't too high. If so, your PSU should be covered under the 3-year limited warranty. I had my corsair RM650 die on me, and corsair's warranty was very good to me about shipping me a replacement RM650i.

 

To be sure it's your PSU, try shorting pins 16 and 17 as described here:

http://support.antec.com/support/solutions/articles/1000015319-is-my-power-supply-dead-the-paperclip-test

If the fan spins, your power supply is probably fine.

[STRMfrmXMN]

If it's a Corsair unit it most certainly is still under warranty after a year. The tagging system on this forum is garbage and often breaks but I tagged one Corsair rep that can help you and tried to tag another but it wouldn't let me.

 

@Corsair Joseph @Corsair Blake

[Oskar94a]

This happened to me just yesterday, I had a Corsair AX850 (gold) and it just so happened that my 7 year warranty just ran out in the middle of September (my luck), I had access to a less powerful but working PSU just to see if my pc would boot, and it did.

(Sorry about the rant)

 

Anyway do you have any friends or family that you can borrow a working PSU from to test?

Edited October 3, 2017 by Oskar94a
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