Ok, so this afternoon I decided to change a case fan on my PC, since the old one was too noisy. After replacing the fan, though, the PC didn't turn on. The motherboard was completely unresponsive - no lights, no noise, nothing. It's possible that either the mobo is busted or the PSU is, but it's kinda unlikely since they're both only a few months old. I still have a valid warranty on most of the components so returning them or getting refunds probably won't be a huge problem but I'd like to have as little fuss as possible.
Any suggestions as to how I might be able to go about fixing it?
So far, I have tried:
-Removing the new case fan and replacing all the parts as they were originally
-The 'paper clip test' to see if the PSU fan would start (it did)
-Disconnecting the PSU from everything but the mobo and testing it
-Shorting the two pins that are involved in the power switch
-Letting it 'sit' for an hour unplugged
-Unplugging all of the front panel headers and shorting the pins
Any help would be hugely appreciated, thanks!
Any suggestions as to how I might be able to go about fixing it?
So far, I have tried:
-Removing the new case fan and replacing all the parts as they were originally
-The 'paper clip test' to see if the PSU fan would start (it did)
-Disconnecting the PSU from everything but the mobo and testing it
-Shorting the two pins that are involved in the power switch
-Letting it 'sit' for an hour unplugged
-Unplugging all of the front panel headers and shorting the pins
Any help would be hugely appreciated, thanks!
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