Dead Motherboard and/or Processor.

[MaricTheTrader]

Yesterday, I made the poor decision to rewire my PC, making it more neat. After fully rewiring and reinstalling all the components, the system turned on for a split second and powered off. The motherboard's on-board RGB lights were still functioning with their default scheme. I ensured that all power cables were firmly plug in to their required slots, and I got nothing. I was unable to power on the system again. I attempted to jump the PSU and it failed to do so. It was late so I waited till the following day to try more troubleshooting. The first thing I did was test the PSU and it did jump successfully. So, when I attempted to try it on the rig again, I got nothing. No indication of power at all. However, the graphics card was functioning perfectly fine after I tested it on another rig. I have since started the RMA process on the Motherboard. Is it likely that the processor has fallen as well? Should I RMA the PSU or RAM additionally? I don't want to get a new motherboard just for it to be killed again by another piece of faulty hardware.

 

 

[HunterScott]

1 minute ago, MaricTheTrader said:

Yesterday, I made the poor decision to rewire my PC, making it more neat. After fully rewiring and reinstalling all the components, the system turned on for a split second and powered off. The motherboard's on-board RGB lights were still functioning with their default scheme. I ensured that all power cables were firmly plug in to their required slots, and I got nothing. I was unable to power on the system again. I attempted to jump the PSU and it failed to do so. It was late so I waited till the following day to try more troubleshooting. The first thing I did was test the PSU and it did jump successfully. So, when I attempted to try it on the rig again, I got nothing. No indication of power at all. However, the graphics card was functioning perfectly fine after I tested it on another rig. I have since started the RMA process on the Motherboard. Is it likely that the processor has fallen as well? Should I RMA the PSU or RAM additionally? I don't want to get a new motherboard just for it to be killed again by another piece of faulty hardware.

 

 

I had the same issue the other week with my computer - did you remove the Motherboard at all during the process of tidying up your wires?

[MaricTheTrader]

1 minute ago, HunterScott said:

I had the same issue the other week with my computer - did you remove the Motherboard at all during the process of tidying up your wires?

Yes, I did unfortunately. I removed all parts because I was removing some useless features from my case. 

[Shreyas1]

8 minutes ago, MaricTheTrader said:

Yes, I did unfortunately. I removed all parts because I was removing some useless features from my case. 

Check behind the motherboard for screws that may have fallen there while  you were moving things around

[HunterScott]

1 minute ago, MaricTheTrader said:

Yes, I did unfortunately. I removed all parts because I was removing some useless features from my case. 

Check your motherboard stand-offs. It sounds as though there is something shorting out your power.

My issue was that I put one of the stand-off's in the wrong hole, therefore, it was making contact with an unprotected area of my motherboard. This was causing the system to boot for a second and then shut off.

[MaricTheTrader]

2 minutes ago, HunterScott said:

Check your motherboard stand-offs. It sounds as though there is something shorting out your power.

My issue was that I put one of the stand-off's in the wrong hole, therefore, it was making contact with an unprotected area of my motherboard. This was causing the system to boot for a second and then shut off.

I never tampered with the standoffs. I left them how I had them before, when the PC worked perfectly fine. Should I attempt to reinstall the motherboard? I had no problems when I put it in before it may have died.

[Shreyas1]

7 minutes ago, MaricTheTrader said:

I never tampered with the standoffs. I left them how I had them before, when the PC worked perfectly fine. Should I attempt to reinstall the motherboard? I had no problems when I put it in before it may have died.

Maybe test outside case?

[MaricTheTrader]

3 minutes ago, Shreyas1 said:

Maybe test outside case?

I'll give it a try. I appreciate the advice. @HunterScott

[MaricTheTrader]

28 minutes ago, Shreyas1 said:

Maybe test outside case?

That did not work. I still received no indication of power at all with the system.

[Shreyas1]

1 hour ago, MaricTheTrader said:

That did not work. I still received no indication of power at all with the system.

Were there any loose screws behind the motherboard? Also, did you change anything other than the cabling? My PC used to have this random problem where it would not boot if there was more than one drive of any kind.

[MaricTheTrader]

13 hours ago, Shreyas1 said:

Were there any loose screws behind the motherboard? Also, did you change anything other than the cabling? My PC used to have this random problem where it would not boot if there was more than one drive of any kind.

There were no loose screws behind the motherboard. I did not change anything but the cabling. I think I am going to just  RMA the board and processor to be safe.