I bought a used MSI Z270 Gaming m5 for way too cheap today ($50). I looked at it and everything looked in good shape. I figured even if it was broke it would give me some good practice on troubleshooting, and if I fixed it then I would receive that sweet satisfaction of getting the job done.
6 hours later...and I have zero progress. I noticed there were some bent pins so I wanted videos on fixing them, and put them back in place (I still believe bent pins could be the issue). Then, I made sure the 24 pin and 8 pin connectors were in place properly, and then checked the system reset and system power pins were connected properly.
I then tried powering it on, but the only light that would power on was the CMOS light. No debug, no system power lights. Nothing.
This process has repeated for hours with no luck. So, my question is; would this be the bent CPU pins? Would it now allow any system lights to power on? I tried my old Motherboard again and it booted properly.
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6 hours later...and I have zero progress. I noticed there were some bent pins so I wanted videos on fixing them, and put them back in place (I still believe bent pins could be the issue). Then, I made sure the 24 pin and 8 pin connectors were in place properly, and then checked the system reset and system power pins were connected properly.
I then tried powering it on, but the only light that would power on was the CMOS light. No debug, no system power lights. Nothing.
This process has repeated for hours with no luck. So, my question is; would this be the bent CPU pins? Would it now allow any system lights to power on? I tried my old Motherboard again and it booted properly.
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