My computer will not start up at all, the components themselves won't even boot. I checked the innards of the system and found that the LED light on my motherboards power button, which has always been on when any power was being supplied, was off.
This happened during the 21st, and I have no idea what prompted it. I had been using the PC earlier that day with no problems, but later that night when I came back it was seemingly dead. It hasn't been acting strangely and has run perfectly fine for the last year and a half. I was working at home so I would have known if there were any power shortages or such.
The computer is seemingly dead. I can't find any component which has a trace of power or functionality. As I stated above, the motherboard power button has has a LED which is always lit up if power is connected to it, even if the computer is off. This is the first time I have ever seen it unlit while having the PSU plugged in and turned on. I made sure to remount the PSU connections to the motherboard as well as the CPU, but nothing changed. The only other thing I can think of that might have caused this is the dust in the case. I haven't been dusting my PC's innards as much as I should be and a decent amount of dust has accumulated inside he case, but it has been like this for a while and I have never had a problem with it. Could this be a issue? I don't see how it would render my computer essentially dead. I also have separate fans connected to the PSU which are not powered. Would this indicate that the PSU is dead, or would the fans need the motherboard to function?
Specs(will update once I get home)
Intel I7(Have to check speed)
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2
GTX1080 MSI
3 16 Gigabyte Ram DDR3
-Sorry for lack of specific specs, I will update it when I get home
Things I have tried
1. Paperclip test for PSU (This was inconclusive. The paperclip was pretty big and I had a hard time putting it into the ground wire pin. I think I might have heard a click of some kind when I powered it up, but not sure. I will retest with PSU out when I get home to check the fan.)
2. Resetting PSU connections
3. Resetting CMOS values(Just put a screwdriver the the CMOS Jumper as instructed)
This happened during the 21st, and I have no idea what prompted it. I had been using the PC earlier that day with no problems, but later that night when I came back it was seemingly dead. It hasn't been acting strangely and has run perfectly fine for the last year and a half. I was working at home so I would have known if there were any power shortages or such.
The computer is seemingly dead. I can't find any component which has a trace of power or functionality. As I stated above, the motherboard power button has has a LED which is always lit up if power is connected to it, even if the computer is off. This is the first time I have ever seen it unlit while having the PSU plugged in and turned on. I made sure to remount the PSU connections to the motherboard as well as the CPU, but nothing changed. The only other thing I can think of that might have caused this is the dust in the case. I haven't been dusting my PC's innards as much as I should be and a decent amount of dust has accumulated inside he case, but it has been like this for a while and I have never had a problem with it. Could this be a issue? I don't see how it would render my computer essentially dead. I also have separate fans connected to the PSU which are not powered. Would this indicate that the PSU is dead, or would the fans need the motherboard to function?
Specs(will update once I get home)
Intel I7(Have to check speed)
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7
EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2
GTX1080 MSI
3 16 Gigabyte Ram DDR3
-Sorry for lack of specific specs, I will update it when I get home
Things I have tried
1. Paperclip test for PSU (This was inconclusive. The paperclip was pretty big and I had a hard time putting it into the ground wire pin. I think I might have heard a click of some kind when I powered it up, but not sure. I will retest with PSU out when I get home to check the fan.)
2. Resetting PSU connections
3. Resetting CMOS values(Just put a screwdriver the the CMOS Jumper as instructed)