- Feb 27, 2014
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Hi folks!
I've decided the final step in several years of upgrading my PC - replacing the motherboard. I've plugged everything in and the board remains dead - no lights even appear down at the power and reset buttons at the bottom.
The full story is that - in my ignorance and lack of prep - I first installed the mobo without any riser screws. The board would start up, run for a second, and then shut down after a short. This happened about 4 times until I looked up the error and realized I was being an idiot.
I inserted the riser screws and then reattached the motherboard. Plugged everything in - inert as inert can be. Then I checked the board. Again, foolishly, I had misplaced a riser screw in the case, and I assume that this too was causing a short. But upon fixing the error and double (triple, quadruple) checking, I attempted a power on and nothing happened. not a half start, not a 2 second attempt at life. I might as well have been prodding at a stone.
I'm well aware I could have screwed up the mobo with those four original shorts, but I saw no flash, smelt no burn, heard no spark - in short, I had no sign that I had been overwhelmingly a moron. But the darn thing wont start up, and I'm totally puzzled as to what the problem might be. Considering calling in a professional.
Any guidance for a poor #buildapc noob?
Thanks!
Derek
I've decided the final step in several years of upgrading my PC - replacing the motherboard. I've plugged everything in and the board remains dead - no lights even appear down at the power and reset buttons at the bottom.
The full story is that - in my ignorance and lack of prep - I first installed the mobo without any riser screws. The board would start up, run for a second, and then shut down after a short. This happened about 4 times until I looked up the error and realized I was being an idiot.
I inserted the riser screws and then reattached the motherboard. Plugged everything in - inert as inert can be. Then I checked the board. Again, foolishly, I had misplaced a riser screw in the case, and I assume that this too was causing a short. But upon fixing the error and double (triple, quadruple) checking, I attempted a power on and nothing happened. not a half start, not a 2 second attempt at life. I might as well have been prodding at a stone.
I'm well aware I could have screwed up the mobo with those four original shorts, but I saw no flash, smelt no burn, heard no spark - in short, I had no sign that I had been overwhelmingly a moron. But the darn thing wont start up, and I'm totally puzzled as to what the problem might be. Considering calling in a professional.
Any guidance for a poor #buildapc noob?
Thanks!
Derek
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