- Mar 22, 2016
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Ok, so first the specs for PC I'm trying to build with my 9yr old daughter:
Board: Z170A Gaming M3
BIOS: No clue, as nothing is turning on -.-
VGA: Nvidia GTX 970
PSU: EVGA 600W (Also tried Corsair 1000W & "Standard Issue" PSU from old Dell XPS)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5 7500
MEM: PNY Anarchy 8GB DDR4 x2
HDD/SSD: 1x SanDisk 250GB SSD 1x 1TB Seagate SATA
COOLER: Not sure about this one, as it was the one that came with the processor (can't find any specifics on it in the package)
Now, here is the issue:
- MOBO is not powering on... short and sweet!
What I've done to try to eliminate faulty parts:
- Reset CMOS; both pulling the battery for 1hr and placing the plug over the CMOS reset)
- Checked all plugs to ensure proper seating
- Tried with just 1 stick of RAM
- Tested all 3 (though one came out of my own custom PC and know it works) PSU's and all tested out just fine
- Check correct seating of CPU and made sure there were no bent pins
- Check the front panel plugs multiple times to ensure placed on correct pins
- Unplugged every component, minus CPU to see if it would power on (did with all 3 PSU's)
0 the weird thing about this test I did was that when I used the PSU that came with my Dell
XPS 8900, it has a small button on the back that lets you test power output, and when I
pressed that button the motherboard would power on. So when I tried to hook components
in one at a time to test, it wouldn't turn back on after first one was installed.
0 unsuccessful powering on with the other two PSU's (Which again I know work as one is my
PC's and the other I just bought today and tested it)
I'm at a loss now, as I can't seem to figure this problem out. It's weird that the old smaller PSU works for a short bit during testing and then stops, and the fact that the other two don't do that... weird.
I've read and seen about 3 LED lights that turn on when you board is powered, indicating either CPU, DRAM, or VGA faulty... but during all the test I've ran, I have not seen one of these LED's light up... even with the test that worked shortly and the board turned on, no LED's.
I've already contacted Amazon (don't hate, as I'm in Hawaii and there is no real local place to buy computer components) and requested a replacement, but I am still curious as to what the issue could be. I've built several PC's and had no issues, so this one is really eating at me... as my daughter has been stoked about having her own PC, and now we have to wait another two weeks for a replacement. Maybe someone can give me some advice while we wait, that will fix the problem.
Thank you for taking the time out to read this and possibly help get this PC up and running!
Board: Z170A Gaming M3
BIOS: No clue, as nothing is turning on -.-
VGA: Nvidia GTX 970
PSU: EVGA 600W (Also tried Corsair 1000W & "Standard Issue" PSU from old Dell XPS)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5 7500
MEM: PNY Anarchy 8GB DDR4 x2
HDD/SSD: 1x SanDisk 250GB SSD 1x 1TB Seagate SATA
COOLER: Not sure about this one, as it was the one that came with the processor (can't find any specifics on it in the package)
Now, here is the issue:
- MOBO is not powering on... short and sweet!
What I've done to try to eliminate faulty parts:
- Reset CMOS; both pulling the battery for 1hr and placing the plug over the CMOS reset)
- Checked all plugs to ensure proper seating
- Tried with just 1 stick of RAM
- Tested all 3 (though one came out of my own custom PC and know it works) PSU's and all tested out just fine
- Check correct seating of CPU and made sure there were no bent pins
- Check the front panel plugs multiple times to ensure placed on correct pins
- Unplugged every component, minus CPU to see if it would power on (did with all 3 PSU's)
0 the weird thing about this test I did was that when I used the PSU that came with my Dell
XPS 8900, it has a small button on the back that lets you test power output, and when I
pressed that button the motherboard would power on. So when I tried to hook components
in one at a time to test, it wouldn't turn back on after first one was installed.
0 unsuccessful powering on with the other two PSU's (Which again I know work as one is my
PC's and the other I just bought today and tested it)
I'm at a loss now, as I can't seem to figure this problem out. It's weird that the old smaller PSU works for a short bit during testing and then stops, and the fact that the other two don't do that... weird.
I've read and seen about 3 LED lights that turn on when you board is powered, indicating either CPU, DRAM, or VGA faulty... but during all the test I've ran, I have not seen one of these LED's light up... even with the test that worked shortly and the board turned on, no LED's.
I've already contacted Amazon (don't hate, as I'm in Hawaii and there is no real local place to buy computer components) and requested a replacement, but I am still curious as to what the issue could be. I've built several PC's and had no issues, so this one is really eating at me... as my daughter has been stoked about having her own PC, and now we have to wait another two weeks for a replacement. Maybe someone can give me some advice while we wait, that will fix the problem.
Thank you for taking the time out to read this and possibly help get this PC up and running!
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