Motherboard dead?

[Alucard021]

Asus Maximus Hero VII

I7 4790K @ 4Ghz

16GB DDR3 2133Mhz

Nvidia GTX980 

 

So I was plugging in a fan while the system was still running (Idiot right?), and as I attempted to plug it in the whole system just shut off. 

Pushing the power button or the start button on the motherboard itself didn‘t do a thing. Just the red ROG lightning lights up when I switch on the power supply (pic).

 

Tried several things:

 

-Shut off the power supply several times for a couple of minutes.

-Removed the CMOS battery for half an hour and put it back in.

-I tried another power supply, still just the ROG lightning comes on after switching the PS on.

-Removed everything plugged into the Mb, looked for bent pins, removed the Mb and put it on a box with just the 24 and 8 pin plugged in. Still the same.

 

...as i recall the Start button on the motherboard was allways lit up just as the ROG lights, but now it doesn‘t.

 

So is there any chance that I didn‘t kill my MB or is all hope lost?

 

[RadiatingLight]

most likely, you killed the motherboard.

I did the same thing with a USB header on my motherboard, and surprisingly it still works like a charm. motherboard shut off, but then booted back up with no problem (but that header doesn't work still)

[Crunchy Dragon]

You might have just shorted out something that is crucial to the computer being able to boot at all. The board isn't totally dead, but you'll have to return it.

[Alucard021]

Thanks for the insane fast responses.

Im going to buy a new mother board tomorrow.

I‘ll keep you updated.

[Alucard021]

Well, not a single store in my area had a Z97 board so I dicided to upgrade alltogether.

I7 8700k on the way