ZaCkOX Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I know it cant be the PSU because i cant even say that the fans run, they kind of twitch. When i had my old PSU i could get the comp to turn on for a few seconds, and sometimes post then it would shut off, i did that multiple times trying to get it running and i think that may have been what killed the Mobo. but when i put in my new one, in plugged it in and flipped the switch and everything came on for about 3 seconds just like the old one but this time i couldnt get it to come back after the first 3 seconds. Is it bad that the comp tried to turn on immediately after i hit the switch on the psu? Fenix, unless you try the power supply in another board you can't assume it works fine. That is a common sign that the power supply is usually busted. I have had multiple computers pull that and I slide another power supply and they boot. Check the power supply on another motherboard. If that board posts then we can move on. If it doesn't then you know the answer. There is a lot of reasons why the motherboard can flick on and off, but you have to play the game "Remove the most obvious answers" before you go off wasting more time trying to diagnosis this problem. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058918543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenixDelta753 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Ok i tried it in another comp, an older one (i dont know if that maks a difference) and it worked flawlessly, When i opened up my old generic PSU i noticed some nice corrosion and bluging capisotors is there any way that when i was flicking the power on and off with the generic PSU that i could have damaged something? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058918561 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaCkOX Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) Ok i tried it in another comp, an older one (i dont know if that maks a difference) and it worked flawlessly, When i opened up my old generic PSU i noticed some nice corrosion and bluging capisotors is there any way that when i was flicking the power on and off with the generic PSU that i could have damaged something? Well yes, corrison is a very bad thing. But so far it sounds like you sparked your motherboard. Is your motherboard pretty empty? Like did you remove video card, any other pci, hard drives, other drives, input devices.... mainly you want to try to boot with just the motherboard, processor, and ram. If the fans still swing on and then off last resort I would try to swoop the processor. As for the corrison, it can really ruin electronics. I don't have any corrison over here, but I did open a brand new xbox 360 and found some, I had to clean it out best I could, and the thing still ran. However with a powersupply I wouldn't risk it, if it really blew your board it can blow another. Edited January 27, 2009 by ZaCkOX Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058918592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenixDelta753 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) Ok i tried it in another comp, an older one (i dont know if that maks a difference) and it worked flawlessly, When i opened up my old generic PSU i noticed some nice corrosion and bluging capisotors is there any way that when i was flicking the power on and off with the generic PSU that i could have damaged something? Well yes, corrison is a very bad thing. But so far it sounds like you sparked your motherboard. Is your motherboard pretty empty? Like did you remove video card, any other pci, hard drives, other drives, input devices.... mainly you want to try to boot with just the motherboard, processor, and ram. If the fans still swing on and then off last resort I would try to swoop the processor. As for the corrison, it can really ruin electronics. I don't have any corrison over here, but I did open a brand new xbox 360 and found some, I had to clean it out best I could, and the thing still ran. However with a powersupply I wouldn't risk it, if it really blew your board it can blow another. Iv tried to do it even without the processor and the same thing happened. And yes i have sticks of RAM my processor, video card and thats it on the mobo, same thing happens. Is there any way to test the PSU without one of those cool testing things with the lights just so i can be 110% sure. Edited January 27, 2009 by FenixDelta753 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058918716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaCkOX Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Ok i tried it in another comp, an older one (i dont know if that maks a difference) and it worked flawlessly, When i opened up my old generic PSU i noticed some nice corrosion and bluging capisotors is there any way that when i was flicking the power on and off with the generic PSU that i could have damaged something? Well yes, corrison is a very bad thing. But so far it sounds like you sparked your motherboard. Is your motherboard pretty empty? Like did you remove video card, any other pci, hard drives, other drives, input devices.... mainly you want to try to boot with just the motherboard, processor, and ram. If the fans still swing on and then off last resort I would try to swoop the processor. As for the corrison, it can really ruin electronics. I don't have any corrison over here, but I did open a brand new xbox 360 and found some, I had to clean it out best I could, and the thing still ran. However with a powersupply I wouldn't risk it, if it really blew your board it can blow another. Iv tried to do it even without the processor and the same thing happened. And yes i have sticks of RAM my processor, video card and thats it on the mobo, same thing happens. Is there any way to test the PSU without one of those cool testing things with the lights just so i can be 110% sure. You want to continue to test the PSU or motherboard? You already slugged the diagnosis, you want me to make it magically work by touching it? The motherboard refuses to boot up with power, and the only difference you clarify was the powersupply. You didn't happen to flip anything else right? Battery, CMOS? I mean those don't even have affect with what you are experiencing. I would get another motherboard. And the powersupply with the corrison I probably wouldn't hold onto it. But that's me, do what you want. I had something similar to this happen a while back and the board was fried regardless. You can't keep wishing it will work. Go head plug up a high quality 1000 watt psu, but the board won't work. It's time to bury it and move on. Money and time is lost, but cut any more losses. Sorry man. I gave my old fried board and powersupply to a friend, he couldn't get it to work. I told him it was trash, but hey if he wants to keep trying it's him not me. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058918761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenixDelta753 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Well what about RMA? do you think that if i get a replacement it will do the same thing? or do you think that I got a lemon Also I tested my coroded PSU by shorting out the power on signal with ground and i had i hooked up to 3 optical drives and 2 hdd's but i noticed that the fan was going extremely slow (about 500rpm or less) but the drives were all working. I also did it with my new antec and it worked good too. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058918823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaCkOX Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Well what about RMA? do you think that if i get a replacement it will do the same thing? or do you think that I got a lemon Also I tested my coroded PSU by shorting out the power on signal with ground and i had i hooked up to 3 optical drives and 2 hdd's but i noticed that the fan was going extremely slow (about 500rpm or less) but the drives were all working. I also did it with my new antec and it worked good too. Infact I have never shorted other hardware, so I can only say this: Shorting a board is not the same as shorting a hard drive, cd-rom or other devices. It's usually the board and psu that suffer. If you find someone that said their powersupply killed their hard drive, cd-rom or other hardware I would have to say I can't believe it. I just have never seen it. But again, I wouldn't keep the powersupply. I don't keep hardware that could break other hardware. Sure you can RMA it, might be ok after that. I have done plenty of RMAs and I usually find the damn thing just breaks again, after a short while of course. Like I said you do what you want with it. RMA is a good idea if you don't have a lot of money. But it doesn't mean you won't be stuck at the same situtation. Good luck. If it was me, I would get a decent powersupply, one that is more likely not to suffer any problems for the next 5 years, and a new motherboard. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058918908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenixDelta753 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 You dont think that the Antec one i have is very good? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058918916 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaCkOX Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) You dont think that the Antec one i have is very good? I was mainly talking about throwing the corrison one away, the antec I'm not crazy about, but if the powersupply seems to work fine for you, keep that and just get RMA for the motherboard, or get a new one. Problem solved and you can move on. I prefer high quality hardware: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList....Memory%2c%20Inc. The reviews are more than impressive. Each product has 5 eggs overall. You hardly EVER see that. I have several different ones. They are just solid, worth the money PSUs. Edited January 27, 2009 by ZaCkOX Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058918946 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenixDelta753 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 You dont think that the Antec one i have is very good? I was mainly talking about throwing the corrison one away, the antec I'm not crazy about, but if the powersupply seems to work fine for you, keep that and just get RMA for the motherboard, or get a new one. Problem solved and you can move on. I prefer high quality hardware: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList....Memory%2c%20Inc. right, i understand, what im fearing is that there's some sort of incompatibility with my PSU and mobo, but i dont know how common that is. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058918953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaCkOX Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 You dont think that the Antec one i have is very good? I was mainly talking about throwing the corrison one away, the antec I'm not crazy about, but if the powersupply seems to work fine for you, keep that and just get RMA for the motherboard, or get a new one. Problem solved and you can move on. I prefer high quality hardware: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList....Memory%2c%20Inc. right, i understand, what im fearing is that there's some sort of incompatibility with my PSU and mobo, but i dont know how common that is. If it worked before it's not compatibility issue. You put back in the same psu right? And it didn't work? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058918960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenixDelta753 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 No i never got it to fully turn on because my old generic PSU couldnt do it, then i bought my new antec one and i was on for a total of 3 seconds. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058918972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaCkOX Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 No i never got it to fully turn on because my old generic PSU couldnt do it, then i bought my new antec one and i was on for a total of 3 seconds. PSU aren't really a compatibility issue. If you can plug it in and the watts is more than you need it will work. If the powersupply was shorted it won't. And if the powersupply was shorted and tested on another motherboard and works then it's the other motherboard. Sorry man. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058918981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenixDelta753 Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 I would rather it be the mobo than the PSU or CPU, im RMAing it for a replacement so wish me luck. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/391323-better-cpu-or-better-gpu/page/4/#findComment-1058919141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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