Evening all,
I've had an ongoing issue that came to a head tonight, and I'm looking for advice on how to proceed.
So to start, over the last six months or so, I've had an issue where my computer would randomly shut down and wouldn't restart until I unplugged the power cable and let it sit for an hour or so. Plug the cable back in, and it starts up and running so like normal.
Tonight, while in the middle of a game of Civ 6 of all things, my computer shut down and I have not been able to get it to restart, despite unplugging it and letting it sit for several hours. When plugging it in the lights on the motherboard light up, but no fans spin, nothing tries to boot, nothing.
I don't have the time pull the power supply and shorting the pins together tonight, but that is on my to do list tomorrow. It should also be noted that I live in a rural area that loses power frequently, and I'm not plugged into an APC, just a surge strip. So if anyone has any ideas on this, at least before I do the tests on the PSU, I'd be glad to hear them. System specs are below. Thanks in advance.
-ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero motherboard
-Intel core i-5 6600 processor
-512gb SSD
-2tb HDD
-GeForce GTX 970
-SeaSonic 1kw PSU
I've had an ongoing issue that came to a head tonight, and I'm looking for advice on how to proceed.
So to start, over the last six months or so, I've had an issue where my computer would randomly shut down and wouldn't restart until I unplugged the power cable and let it sit for an hour or so. Plug the cable back in, and it starts up and running so like normal.
Tonight, while in the middle of a game of Civ 6 of all things, my computer shut down and I have not been able to get it to restart, despite unplugging it and letting it sit for several hours. When plugging it in the lights on the motherboard light up, but no fans spin, nothing tries to boot, nothing.
I don't have the time pull the power supply and shorting the pins together tonight, but that is on my to do list tomorrow. It should also be noted that I live in a rural area that loses power frequently, and I'm not plugged into an APC, just a surge strip. So if anyone has any ideas on this, at least before I do the tests on the PSU, I'd be glad to hear them. System specs are below. Thanks in advance.
-ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero motherboard
-Intel core i-5 6600 processor
-512gb SSD
-2tb HDD
-GeForce GTX 970
-SeaSonic 1kw PSU