Hey guys
I had a nice old system with a 4000+ and a Gigabyte GA-K8N ultra SLI motherboard.
Recently, I moved it across to a new case and installed a new PSU.
My old power supply did not have the white wire ( -5V ) on the 24 pin ATX . The one I put in did.
Worked fine for about an hour, then I switched off, unplugged, connected CD drives which I forgot to do earlier, switched on and all I get is no visible display with long continous beeps (RAM error according to manuals)
1. Is it possible having this extra -5V connection actually fried my mobo?
2. Would a newer motherboard be able to cope with having a useless -5V connector?
3. Can I trust this PSU, is it likely to have caused the problem?
Attempts made to correct problem:
- Change back to old (working) PSU
- All configurations of RAM - single stick, different slots, different pairs, working RAM that wasn't in PC at time of breaking
- CMOS reset by jumpers / battery removal and reinsertion
-Disconnecting HDDs/CD/DVD drives
-Checking connections were tight
Any help or guidance appreciated mucho
Thanks guys
Hawk
I had a nice old system with a 4000+ and a Gigabyte GA-K8N ultra SLI motherboard.
Recently, I moved it across to a new case and installed a new PSU.
My old power supply did not have the white wire ( -5V ) on the 24 pin ATX . The one I put in did.
Worked fine for about an hour, then I switched off, unplugged, connected CD drives which I forgot to do earlier, switched on and all I get is no visible display with long continous beeps (RAM error according to manuals)
1. Is it possible having this extra -5V connection actually fried my mobo?
2. Would a newer motherboard be able to cope with having a useless -5V connector?
3. Can I trust this PSU, is it likely to have caused the problem?
Attempts made to correct problem:
- Change back to old (working) PSU
- All configurations of RAM - single stick, different slots, different pairs, working RAM that wasn't in PC at time of breaking
- CMOS reset by jumpers / battery removal and reinsertion
-Disconnecting HDDs/CD/DVD drives
-Checking connections were tight
Any help or guidance appreciated mucho
Thanks guys
Hawk