- Oct 28, 2014
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So here's a problem I've been struggling with for a while but I think I've got it narrowed down to a motherboard/processor issue. Here goes...
Whenever I remove my tower from an electrical source, either by unplugging it our turning off the switch behind the PSU, it becomes very difficult to turn the thing back on. In the past I had some success with toggling the PSU switch off/on/off/on/off/on several times before the machine decides to start up again. Strangely, as long as I've gotten it started and keep it plugged in and the switch on, I can Shutdown and Restart normally using the buttons in front.
At first I thought it was the PSU so I swapped it and still had the same problem. Then I thought the RAM so I checked that and still the same problem. I contacted the seller, LDLC, to ask for help. I sent them the mobo and processor thinking they'd send me new parts. Instead, I get an email back saying that they checked the parts and they were fine. They had managed to shutdown/restart 10 times without issue.
I get the stuff back today, clean it, dust it, and put it all back together. I took every conceivable precaution to insure that everything was well connected and nothing was out of place or loose. But now the darn thing wont even start, like at all.
The paperclip test for the PSU will power up the fans so I know it's supplying power. I put a jumper on the power switch area on the mobo, switched on the PSU and still nothing... I've troubleshooted just about everything I could possible troubleshoot and things are worse than ever. I'm beginning to suspect that the results of their « test » were largely fabricated, if done at all. Technically everything is still under warranty so would it be possible to just ask for replacements ?
Any ideas ? Thanks !
SPECS :
CPU: Intel i5-4460 LGA1150
Mobo: AsRock H97 Pro4
Graphics : AMD Radeon XFX R9 280X
PSU: CORSAIR CX600 MODULAIRE 80+BRONZE
CPU fan: Noctua NH-U12S
RAM: DDR3 1600 8GB Crucial (x2)
Whenever I remove my tower from an electrical source, either by unplugging it our turning off the switch behind the PSU, it becomes very difficult to turn the thing back on. In the past I had some success with toggling the PSU switch off/on/off/on/off/on several times before the machine decides to start up again. Strangely, as long as I've gotten it started and keep it plugged in and the switch on, I can Shutdown and Restart normally using the buttons in front.
At first I thought it was the PSU so I swapped it and still had the same problem. Then I thought the RAM so I checked that and still the same problem. I contacted the seller, LDLC, to ask for help. I sent them the mobo and processor thinking they'd send me new parts. Instead, I get an email back saying that they checked the parts and they were fine. They had managed to shutdown/restart 10 times without issue.
I get the stuff back today, clean it, dust it, and put it all back together. I took every conceivable precaution to insure that everything was well connected and nothing was out of place or loose. But now the darn thing wont even start, like at all.
The paperclip test for the PSU will power up the fans so I know it's supplying power. I put a jumper on the power switch area on the mobo, switched on the PSU and still nothing... I've troubleshooted just about everything I could possible troubleshoot and things are worse than ever. I'm beginning to suspect that the results of their « test » were largely fabricated, if done at all. Technically everything is still under warranty so would it be possible to just ask for replacements ?
Any ideas ? Thanks !
SPECS :
CPU: Intel i5-4460 LGA1150
Mobo: AsRock H97 Pro4
Graphics : AMD Radeon XFX R9 280X
PSU: CORSAIR CX600 MODULAIRE 80+BRONZE
CPU fan: Noctua NH-U12S
RAM: DDR3 1600 8GB Crucial (x2)
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