Was swapping GPUs between computers and potentially fried one of the computers in the process.
Computer#1:
XPS 8700
i7-4790
GTX 980 SC
Corsair CX750 PSU
1TB HDD spin drive/ 16gb factory RAM/factory motherboard, etc.
Computer#2 (custom):
i7-4770k
GTX 780 classified
Raidmax 860 PSU
Asus Maximus Impact motherboard
Corsair Dominator 16gb ram
240gb SSD + 1TB WD HDD.
While swapping GPU's, (GTX 980 went into Computer#2)
I mixed up connections and plugged the non PCI-E 8pin into the GPU directly from the PSU. Heard a loud whirr and shut it off immediately. Followed by some terrible burnt smells that primarily came form the PSU (Corsair CX750).
At this point, the XPS 8700 was disassembled but unaffected by the above-mentioned mishap. After the mishap, I wanted to test if my GTX 980 was still functional, so I popped it into the XPS 8700 and fired it up. It powers up as normal, except the computer won't boot. I receive an error message on start saying "No Boot Device Available" while I'm looking at my SATA connection in. I thought perhaps I missed something on re-assembly, but I don't believe that I am. The HDD has a connection from the PSU, a SATA that's hooked up to the motherboard's SATA#1 port and the motherboard's getting power. I swapped the SATA port on the motherboard and checked in the BIOS to no avail. Could the GPU be causing the sata drives not to register, or is this a horrible coincidence? TIA, this has become a very expensive weekend already, would like to salvage what I can to have a working rig again.
Computer#1:
XPS 8700
i7-4790
GTX 980 SC
Corsair CX750 PSU
1TB HDD spin drive/ 16gb factory RAM/factory motherboard, etc.
Computer#2 (custom):
i7-4770k
GTX 780 classified
Raidmax 860 PSU
Asus Maximus Impact motherboard
Corsair Dominator 16gb ram
240gb SSD + 1TB WD HDD.
While swapping GPU's, (GTX 980 went into Computer#2)
I mixed up connections and plugged the non PCI-E 8pin into the GPU directly from the PSU. Heard a loud whirr and shut it off immediately. Followed by some terrible burnt smells that primarily came form the PSU (Corsair CX750).
At this point, the XPS 8700 was disassembled but unaffected by the above-mentioned mishap. After the mishap, I wanted to test if my GTX 980 was still functional, so I popped it into the XPS 8700 and fired it up. It powers up as normal, except the computer won't boot. I receive an error message on start saying "No Boot Device Available" while I'm looking at my SATA connection in. I thought perhaps I missed something on re-assembly, but I don't believe that I am. The HDD has a connection from the PSU, a SATA that's hooked up to the motherboard's SATA#1 port and the motherboard's getting power. I swapped the SATA port on the motherboard and checked in the BIOS to no avail. Could the GPU be causing the sata drives not to register, or is this a horrible coincidence? TIA, this has become a very expensive weekend already, would like to salvage what I can to have a working rig again.
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