So I just got a new PC last week. I had it built instead of building it myself due to circumstances, was working spectacularly but I didn't like the wiring job, everything was just dumped in front of the mobo, so thursday I decided to rewire it. I made sure I was grounded, made sure the power was off and unplugged and all that, and did the job, routing as much as I could through the back. I also connected the 3 case front panel USB ports that the store didn't bother to connect. Now the computer won't start. At first I was getting maybe a second where the LED fans would start up, then shut down. Now the power button doesn't do anything at all. I've tried pressing the start and reset buttons on the mobo, but nothing happened then either. There are no beeps, and there weren't the first time either (when there were signs of power).
My specs:
Rampage III Extreme Mobo
i7 950 CPU
Corsair H70 CPU Cooler
Corsair XMS3 RAM 12 GB (6x2, got 2 packs of CMX6GX3M3A1600C9, since together they were cheaper than the equivalent 12GB pack)
EVGA GTX 460 EE
Corsair AX1200 PSU
Western Digital 500GB HDD (WD5001AALS)
Thermaltake Element V Black Edition Case
I've tested the PSU, it's in perfect working order. Sadly, I could not test any of the other parts (such as the RAM or the graphics card), but I'm certain they aren't the problem. Right now there are no signs of the power buttons (both case and mobo) doing anything at all. The power, reset, RoG logo and bios LEDs light up when I turn on the power supply, but that's about it. Also, I found a screw on the floor of the case, it had come from the top fan, but since it was screwed from the outside of the case I have no idea how it could have fallen into the case and touched the motherboard. I actually don't know how it could have gotten into the case at all to be honest. It's possible that it fried the motherboard, but would it do that if there was no power at all running through it? The screw definitely wasn't touching anything other than the case when the power was first turned on. The motherboard definitely wasn't touching the case when the power was turned back on, so I don't think the case fried it either.
All the wires are properly plugged in, including a second, 4 pin CPU connector that wasn't plugged in originally (I found it odd that the manual specified it as an 8pin, but the mobo slot is only 4 pins, with a cover on the other 4 pins, assuming they are there at all. The wire was modular, so it fit anyways, but still, that's something that seems off). Assuming there was a reason it wasn't plugged in, I tried without it and with it, no difference, still nothing going on. A friend who works on motherboards and circuitry for a living (I'm bringing it to him tomorrow to check it out) said the problem seems that the motherboard is not telling the circuits to start pulling power from the 12 V cable.
At this point I'm thinking my best option is to just RMA the board, although I really hope that there is a way to fix this without doing that.
My specs:
Rampage III Extreme Mobo
i7 950 CPU
Corsair H70 CPU Cooler
Corsair XMS3 RAM 12 GB (6x2, got 2 packs of CMX6GX3M3A1600C9, since together they were cheaper than the equivalent 12GB pack)
EVGA GTX 460 EE
Corsair AX1200 PSU
Western Digital 500GB HDD (WD5001AALS)
Thermaltake Element V Black Edition Case
I've tested the PSU, it's in perfect working order. Sadly, I could not test any of the other parts (such as the RAM or the graphics card), but I'm certain they aren't the problem. Right now there are no signs of the power buttons (both case and mobo) doing anything at all. The power, reset, RoG logo and bios LEDs light up when I turn on the power supply, but that's about it. Also, I found a screw on the floor of the case, it had come from the top fan, but since it was screwed from the outside of the case I have no idea how it could have fallen into the case and touched the motherboard. I actually don't know how it could have gotten into the case at all to be honest. It's possible that it fried the motherboard, but would it do that if there was no power at all running through it? The screw definitely wasn't touching anything other than the case when the power was first turned on. The motherboard definitely wasn't touching the case when the power was turned back on, so I don't think the case fried it either.
All the wires are properly plugged in, including a second, 4 pin CPU connector that wasn't plugged in originally (I found it odd that the manual specified it as an 8pin, but the mobo slot is only 4 pins, with a cover on the other 4 pins, assuming they are there at all. The wire was modular, so it fit anyways, but still, that's something that seems off). Assuming there was a reason it wasn't plugged in, I tried without it and with it, no difference, still nothing going on. A friend who works on motherboards and circuitry for a living (I'm bringing it to him tomorrow to check it out) said the problem seems that the motherboard is not telling the circuits to start pulling power from the 12 V cable.
At this point I'm thinking my best option is to just RMA the board, although I really hope that there is a way to fix this without doing that.
