I have recently built my first custom build PC. Here are the components:
Thermaltake Core 71 Case Full ATX
I7 6700k
Corsair Vengance RAM 16gb 2400Mhz CAS 14
LG Blue Ray drive
Corsair RM 850W PSU
Corsair H75 Water Cooler
Crucial BX100 500gb SSD
WD Black 2TB HDD
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
ASUS ROG Viii Hero Socket 1151 Motherboard
So, When I got everything together I noticed a cable from the Case's fan control panel needed an adapter. I plugged in the only cable that fit from the PSU's supplied cables. The other end looked like it was keyed in a way to either fit a 4 pin fan connector or something else. I plugged it into a 4 pin fan connector on the MB. The fan control panel has high/low settings, HDD indicator, LED control and the reset button.
On the first attempt to start the PC, everything got power, but seconds after powering up, I heard a buzz then a loud pop....a capacitor on the Case's fan control panel exploded.
I quickly turned it off and took a break.
the next day did some troubleshooting and eventually got everything working.
The 3 200mm blue led fans built into the case went too that circuit board where the capacitor blew. I bypassed that circuit board, plugged the fans directly into the MOBO (one of which is in the same 4 pin connector I had plugged the Fan Control Panel into), left the reset button and HDD LED indicators detached from the MOBO, and that seemed to work.
My problem is that when I cold start the PC, about 50% of the time, it power cycles right after pushing the button and either 1) hangs with a Q code of 00, and sometimes 3 of the 6 fans don't spin after the power cycle, or 2) boots to the UEFI with a notification stating that it had detected power surges on the previous startup and the MOBO took some actions to protect itself from an 'unstable power supply'.
I am worried that when the capacitor blew up that something else was damaged.
I have been able to install Windows and have had no other problems software related, other than when trying to install Boarderlands from the disc, it tells me something about not being able to access some security module.
Please help. I don't really know how to troubleshoot this issue and I would like to know if there is a way to do so, or if I should be ok since everything seems to work after a successful startup. I have read that sometimes the surge protection features on my MOBO can cause this message about the power surges, and that turning that feature off might help, but if my PSU was damaged I don't want to try that method yet.
Much thanks to anyone who helps!!!!!!
Thermaltake Core 71 Case Full ATX
I7 6700k
Corsair Vengance RAM 16gb 2400Mhz CAS 14
LG Blue Ray drive
Corsair RM 850W PSU
Corsair H75 Water Cooler
Crucial BX100 500gb SSD
WD Black 2TB HDD
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
ASUS ROG Viii Hero Socket 1151 Motherboard
So, When I got everything together I noticed a cable from the Case's fan control panel needed an adapter. I plugged in the only cable that fit from the PSU's supplied cables. The other end looked like it was keyed in a way to either fit a 4 pin fan connector or something else. I plugged it into a 4 pin fan connector on the MB. The fan control panel has high/low settings, HDD indicator, LED control and the reset button.
On the first attempt to start the PC, everything got power, but seconds after powering up, I heard a buzz then a loud pop....a capacitor on the Case's fan control panel exploded.
I quickly turned it off and took a break.
the next day did some troubleshooting and eventually got everything working.
The 3 200mm blue led fans built into the case went too that circuit board where the capacitor blew. I bypassed that circuit board, plugged the fans directly into the MOBO (one of which is in the same 4 pin connector I had plugged the Fan Control Panel into), left the reset button and HDD LED indicators detached from the MOBO, and that seemed to work.
My problem is that when I cold start the PC, about 50% of the time, it power cycles right after pushing the button and either 1) hangs with a Q code of 00, and sometimes 3 of the 6 fans don't spin after the power cycle, or 2) boots to the UEFI with a notification stating that it had detected power surges on the previous startup and the MOBO took some actions to protect itself from an 'unstable power supply'.
I am worried that when the capacitor blew up that something else was damaged.
I have been able to install Windows and have had no other problems software related, other than when trying to install Boarderlands from the disc, it tells me something about not being able to access some security module.
Please help. I don't really know how to troubleshoot this issue and I would like to know if there is a way to do so, or if I should be ok since everything seems to work after a successful startup. I have read that sometimes the surge protection features on my MOBO can cause this message about the power surges, and that turning that feature off might help, but if my PSU was damaged I don't want to try that method yet.
Much thanks to anyone who helps!!!!!!