This is the first computer I have ever built, and I saved for many months in order to construct it, and this computer is important to me. While I was putting it together I had come to notice the 24 pin didn't snap into the port entirely. I had put pressure on it and for whatever reason it never snapped in, however it was snug in the port. I had figured this would hold and I could run my computer this way. I built this computer in June, and other than a weird GPU driver issue, it had ran perfectly fine. I had noticed on a few occasions my computer would shut down under full load(CPU + GPU). I had chalked this up to a GPU hardware problem, as the drivers had failed a few times(*nvlddmkm) and postulated that purchasing a new card(GTX 980) would solve the problem.
*This was just a driver problem and after rolling back the driver, I no longer have the nvlddmkm issue.
I was going to purchase a GTX 980, and I was inspecting my wiring and checking to see how much dust has built up in my case. Everything seemed to check out, however my GPU had been in the second PCI-E slot, not the first. This irritated me so I had spent a good twenty minutes fixing it. After I was finished I rebooted and everything ran perfect for about thirty minutes. Then my computer completely turned off.
I shrugged it off and proceeded to attempt to turn it back on. After pressing down on the power button I waiting for the sound of the post beep. After waiting a tad longer than usual and seeing my computer was running(led fans were on) I had assumed the card may be having driver issues once again. So I held down the power button and saw the computer turn off. I then pressed the button again anxiously awaiting the sound of the beep, and there wasn't a beep, and no bios on my monitor. At this point I began to panic. I put my face up against the transparent acrylic glass of my HAF-X tower and starred down the motherboard as I pressed the button a third time. I saw a slight spark coming off of the 24 pin when I had powered it up. The fans were spinning and the light from my linksys usb wireless adapter was on. The PSU was functioning, but the motherboard seemed as through it was not.
I frantically pulled the side of the case off and put my fingers in front of the cpu fan and booted again...nothing. They weren't spinning at all. I just starred at it or about ten minutes. Finally I had the brilliant idea of examining the atx 24 pin and lo and behold, it would seem it was semi loose, and easy to pull out. After clamping down on it and putting sufficient pressure on the cable it connected all the way and was clipped on. Nervously I turned the computer on again, and I heard a beep!!!!
Needless to say this was the single greatest beep I had ever heard, in life.
However I'm left with a question...did that spark break anything?
Did I ruin my motherboard, or computer in anyway?
As of right now it seems to be running just fine,
Thanks
My current computer build:
Motherboard - GA-Z97-D3H
GPU - Nvidia EVGA GTX 760 4GB SC w/ACX Cooler
CPU - Intel i7 4790
Aftermarket CPU Cooler - Cooler master Hyper EVO 212
Power Supply - Raidmax RX-600AF-B
RAM - Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
3 HDD, 1 SSD
*This was just a driver problem and after rolling back the driver, I no longer have the nvlddmkm issue.
I was going to purchase a GTX 980, and I was inspecting my wiring and checking to see how much dust has built up in my case. Everything seemed to check out, however my GPU had been in the second PCI-E slot, not the first. This irritated me so I had spent a good twenty minutes fixing it. After I was finished I rebooted and everything ran perfect for about thirty minutes. Then my computer completely turned off.
I shrugged it off and proceeded to attempt to turn it back on. After pressing down on the power button I waiting for the sound of the post beep. After waiting a tad longer than usual and seeing my computer was running(led fans were on) I had assumed the card may be having driver issues once again. So I held down the power button and saw the computer turn off. I then pressed the button again anxiously awaiting the sound of the beep, and there wasn't a beep, and no bios on my monitor. At this point I began to panic. I put my face up against the transparent acrylic glass of my HAF-X tower and starred down the motherboard as I pressed the button a third time. I saw a slight spark coming off of the 24 pin when I had powered it up. The fans were spinning and the light from my linksys usb wireless adapter was on. The PSU was functioning, but the motherboard seemed as through it was not.
I frantically pulled the side of the case off and put my fingers in front of the cpu fan and booted again...nothing. They weren't spinning at all. I just starred at it or about ten minutes. Finally I had the brilliant idea of examining the atx 24 pin and lo and behold, it would seem it was semi loose, and easy to pull out. After clamping down on it and putting sufficient pressure on the cable it connected all the way and was clipped on. Nervously I turned the computer on again, and I heard a beep!!!!
Needless to say this was the single greatest beep I had ever heard, in life.
However I'm left with a question...did that spark break anything?
Did I ruin my motherboard, or computer in anyway?
As of right now it seems to be running just fine,
Thanks
My current computer build:
Motherboard - GA-Z97-D3H
GPU - Nvidia EVGA GTX 760 4GB SC w/ACX Cooler
CPU - Intel i7 4790
Aftermarket CPU Cooler - Cooler master Hyper EVO 212
Power Supply - Raidmax RX-600AF-B
RAM - Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
3 HDD, 1 SSD
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