- Jul 10, 2014
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First post so a big Hi! 
Recently my computer died, just shutdown without warning and never came back up :X It likely overheated, was a really hot day and I didn't notice that the air intake was blocked (long story).
Symptoms:
When I power it on all fans twitch for a split second and then nothing. No beeps, certainly doesn't go into POST.
Tested the PSU - it works.
If I remove the 12V ATX the fans spin, nothing else. No boot, no POST.
Disconnecting drives, removing RAM etc. doesn't change anything.
Tried resetting CMOS via the jumper and shorting out the BIOS battery, still nothing.
I haven't found any threads or guides about these symptoms in particular, but I imagine it must be either the CPU or the motherboard? I'd like to be sure which one is before I decide what to do next
By the way neither of these seem damaged, mobo capacitors look intact, there was actually no burning smell or smoke (I can tell
had that kind of adventure once).
My setup:
MSI 760GM-P33 Mobo
AMD Phenom II x4
2 x 4BG DDR3 1333
Low-end ATI Radeon (can't remember the model, can check later if this makes any difference)
Any help is massively appreciated, thank you in advance for any replies that shed light on the matter!
Recently my computer died, just shutdown without warning and never came back up :X It likely overheated, was a really hot day and I didn't notice that the air intake was blocked (long story).
Symptoms:
When I power it on all fans twitch for a split second and then nothing. No beeps, certainly doesn't go into POST.
Tested the PSU - it works.
If I remove the 12V ATX the fans spin, nothing else. No boot, no POST.
Disconnecting drives, removing RAM etc. doesn't change anything.
Tried resetting CMOS via the jumper and shorting out the BIOS battery, still nothing.
I haven't found any threads or guides about these symptoms in particular, but I imagine it must be either the CPU or the motherboard? I'd like to be sure which one is before I decide what to do next
By the way neither of these seem damaged, mobo capacitors look intact, there was actually no burning smell or smoke (I can tell
had that kind of adventure once).My setup:
MSI 760GM-P33 Mobo
AMD Phenom II x4
2 x 4BG DDR3 1333
Low-end ATI Radeon (can't remember the model, can check later if this makes any difference)
Any help is massively appreciated, thank you in advance for any replies that shed light on the matter!
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