Computer Randomly Shut Off and Will No Longer Boot.

kjansen12

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Today my computer randomly shut off when I was not even using it, and will no longer boot up. When removing the side panel all of the lights on the motherboard are still on and all of the components attached by USB are still receiving power, but nothing happens when trying to turn the machine on from the front panel power button or the power button (start) on the motherboard. I have tried using the mobo reset and memclear buttons to no avail.

When I flip the power switch on the back of the machine or disconnect it from the wall for at least a minute and then try to boot it, the CPU Cooler lights up and the rear fan and GPU fan starts to spin for less than a second and then nothing. None of the other fans have been doing anything. The PSU fan does not start spinning and there is a small click when trying to boot up, followed by the total boot failure.

The motherboard does not have a display and the speaker doesn’t give a beep code or anything. I have not yet tried to take out the graphics card or the memory, but I would think an issue with on of them would give a beep code.

Components:
Intel Core i7-4770k
Asus Maximus VI Hero
G.Skill Trident x Series 16GB (2x8GB)
Cooler Master Platinum Silent Pro 1000W
EVGA GeForce GTX 760
Cooler Master Seidon 240M CPU liquid cooling system

Thanks for the help

Edit:
Did a paperclip test with the PSU and all the fans in the case turned on as well as the PSU fan itself.
Does this mean that the motherboard just died?
 
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Just jump the PSU with a 6-pin plug. If this works then you have a mobo issue. You can also take the hdds out and plug them into another computer if you have one. Still seems 99% to be a mobo issue

kjansen12

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So I did the paperclip test and the PSU was able to power the case fans and spin up itself. Could the PSU still be the issue? Or is this more likely the motherboard?
 

kjansen12

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How do I test the other components individually? Just by removing the RAM and the GPU? Also, could the the motherboard battery have anything to do with the problem?

Thanks for all the help

 

gregbattis

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Just jump the PSU with a 6-pin plug. If this works then you have a mobo issue. You can also take the hdds out and plug them into another computer if you have one. Still seems 99% to be a mobo issue
 
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