Yesterday as I was watching Netflix, I paused my show and went to grab something to eat. I came back to the computer to find the monitor not detecting my computer at all. The computer was still running, so this made me very curious... I opened it up and all of the motherboard lights were lit up. I tried restarting the system by first powering it off, and as soon as it turned off, it did not turn on again; however, the motherboard lights remained lit for a short while before shutting down themselves. I have had no luck restarting the computer since. There were no beeps before, and there are no beeps when attempting to start it now. The PSU works fine with the paperclip test (and powers the case fans/LEDs as well) but when everything is connected normally there is no sign of life--not even the fans on the PSU itself power on.
I have taken out the RAM and attempted to start with the same results: no beep on the MB and no power in the PSU (fan) or in the system at all. The PSU only works when not connected to the motherboard. Other than switching in an alternative PSU, how can I test if this is in fact the issue? I'm more afraid that it is a MB or CPU problem; especially the latter: new CPUs are not cheap.
Since the MB warranty has ran out, I will be purchasing this one if necessary: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
I have had occasional blue screens when putting the computer into "Sleep Mode" for the past few months, but none recently. I have had this computer with no other problems for about three years.
System specs are as follows:
MB: ASrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
CPU: Intel i5-2500K overclocked to 4.5Ghz (with hyper 212+)
PSU: Corsair modular 650W
GPU: Nvidia MSI twin frozr ii GTX560Ti 2gb
RAM: Corsair vengeance 2x4gb
If you need clarification please ask.
I have taken out the RAM and attempted to start with the same results: no beep on the MB and no power in the PSU (fan) or in the system at all. The PSU only works when not connected to the motherboard. Other than switching in an alternative PSU, how can I test if this is in fact the issue? I'm more afraid that it is a MB or CPU problem; especially the latter: new CPUs are not cheap.
Since the MB warranty has ran out, I will be purchasing this one if necessary: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
I have had occasional blue screens when putting the computer into "Sleep Mode" for the past few months, but none recently. I have had this computer with no other problems for about three years.
System specs are as follows:
MB: ASrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
CPU: Intel i5-2500K overclocked to 4.5Ghz (with hyper 212+)
PSU: Corsair modular 650W
GPU: Nvidia MSI twin frozr ii GTX560Ti 2gb
RAM: Corsair vengeance 2x4gb
If you need clarification please ask.
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