dead motherboard....?

[neatfeatguy]

do you get no power from the board at all ?

check and make sure the clr cmos jumper isn't shorted some-boards wont do anything with the clr cmos jumper enabled if your board has a reset button for that check that as well as well as any and all other jumpers
make sure the power switch polarity is correct,try bridging the pins with a shiny screw driver (yea I know switch polarity lolwat but I have seen some boards no cooperate)

Only jumper is the clear cmos. I removed it, still no power through the new mb with any psu. The Ethernet cable shows no power light and the onboard led code doesn't light up. I checked the clear cmos button and pushed it, I also pulled the battery for a minute, still no luck.

 

[Caring1]

Very odd, is the power connected for the CPU as well as the 24 pin for the Motherboard?

 

[neatfeatguy]

Very odd, is the power connected for the CPU as well as the 24 pin for the Motherboard?

Yep, 24 & 8 pin cables connected. Sitting on box. Power cable plugged into working wall socket. Flipped psu power switch on , press power button on the mb....Nothing.

Pulled apart spare pc, set on the box, only gpu and psu connected, the board gets power and gpu fan spins.

Put spare pc back together and she fires right up. I reconnected new mb to psu, nothing. I tried old mb, nothing.....

Man, when my stuff breaks, it really breaks.

 

[jaggerwild]

Only jumper is the clear cmos. I removed it, still no power through the new mb with any psu. The Ethernet cable shows no power light and the onboard led code doesn't light up. I checked the clear cmos button and pushed it, I also pulled the battery for a minute, still no luck.

Before or after cleaning the case out, you removed the jumper?

 

[OneMoar]

Did any of you read the thread ?
No you didn't ..sigh
board is likely toast sometimes they just quit bad trace someplace is likely or you where unlucky enough to have ESD kill it
did you try powering it on using a shiny screw driver or paper clip by shorting the pins ?
long shot but try it

 

[Deleted member 67555]

Make sure you have a proper spread on the pins on your psu cables...make sure none are pushing back when you connect them.

 

[vigia]

One of the steps you miss in your first try was to leave unplugged the cpu cooler, if the short is there is why your mobo is unpowered, I bet you place the new mobo with your hydro.

 

[RealNeil]

Sounds like a dead motherboard.

 

[Caring1]

Did any of you read the thread ?
No you didn't ..sigh
board is likely toast sometimes they just quit bad trace someplace is likely or you where unlucky enough to have ESD kill it
did you try powering it on using a shiny screw driver or paper clip by shorting the pins ?
long shot but try it

Did you read the thread?
Two motherboards doing the exact same thing.
And yes he did the paperclip thing ....

 

[MrGenius]

Never did try reseating the CPU huh? Can I have that mobo? Is it the ASRock Z87 Extreme4? I'll pay shipping.

@vigia...I tried explaining that to him. He doesn't seem to get it. You're the 3rd person including @Jetster to mention it.

 

[jboydgolfer]

R.i.p.
Seems like everything has been tried.

 

[MrGenius]

Ye of little faith. And little...nm.

Just watch this. Next post from the OP will be about how he finally did reseat the CPU and now it works.

Of course a just as common happenstance is when I'm right, but the OP of the thread goes dead silent. Too ashamed to admit the fact that I was.

 

[neatfeatguy]

Ye of little faith. And little...nm.

Just watch this. Next post from the OP will be about how he finally did reseat the CPU and it now it works.

I reseated the cpu. Still got no response.

I returned the z97 Asrock extreme4 I got from micro center and picked up an ASUS z97-ar. I took the working psu from spare pc, installed the gpu, connected up the h100i, double checked all necessary power cables were connected and plugged in one moniter to the onboard gpu. I pressed the power button and she posted! (it's too tedious putting images in posts on a mobile device, but see the one I took time to attach)

I swapped power supplies, and kept the same hardware connected - successful boot. Got into bios even. Seems my luck is changing

 

[neatfeatguy]

Of course a just as common happenstance is when I'm right, but the OP of the thread goes dead silent. Too ashamed to admit the fact that I was.

Sorry I'm not posting here fast enough. Family stuff, work and 2 trips to micro center....plus posting from my phone has taken up a lot of my time. Not to mention all the hardware swapping and testing.

Sorry for the double post, couldn't figure out how to add a quote when editing my last post.

 

[Jetster]

Ye of little faith. And little...nm.

Just watch this. Next post from the OP will be about how he finally did reseat the CPU and now it works.

Of course a just as common happenstance is when I'm right, but the OP of the thread goes dead silent. Too ashamed to admit the fact that I was.

Little quick to take credit? I suggested reseat the CPU in the #2 post. Of course if not about credit its about helping others right.

Honestly I think he has a bad power header

 

[RealNeil]

It works now, that's good.

 

[MrGenius]

Little quick to take credit? I suggested reseat the CPU in the #2 post. Of course if not about credit its about helping others right.

Hey...I mentioned that fact. No credit for anything except the spelling correction is due. And apparently no credit to anyone for the idea. Though it's still a good idea. I know from plenty of experience that it does work quite often. I've done so at least half a dozen times and had it work. Argue or deny it all you want. Then when it happens to you you'll see we aren't that dumb after all.

Damn! I was seriously hoping he would give it to me so I could try. Oh well. Better luck next time.

 

[neatfeatguy]

So far I'm up to getting Windows installed after redoing cabling. Last things to do once Windows is installed is get the gpu in and finish up cable management. Do far things are looking up. I'll post my final results hopefully from a working pc.

 

[eidairaman1]

that asrock was dead def

 

[neatfeatguy]

I feel asleep last night before getting windows updates in, but everything is installed and working. Now I'm going through the wonderful list of windows 7 updates to see what I need and don't need.

Thank you everyone for the help and ideas, I'd have to say the problem is resolved after testing 2 new motherboards.

 

[Deleted member 67555]

Just for fun can you check the solder under the 24 pin mobo power connector?

See if any of them are lose...even just a little.

 

[neatfeatguy]

Just for fun can you check the solder under the 24 pin mobo power connector?

See if any of them are lose...even just a little.

Luckily I still have the MB and box down here by the PC (else I'd be to lazy to walk up to the storage area to get it right now). I pulled her out and none of the solder is loose. I looked over the board and nothing looks damaged. No bent pins, no jumpers were pulled, no capacitors were bulging....

The board has a 3 year warranty on it. I've got a RMA request put in with ASRock. Hopefully I'll get it replaced.

I do like ASRock. This is the first time I've had real big problems with their MBs, but they've always had great customer service in the past so I'll see how things go this time.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Luckily I still have the MB and box down here by the PC (else I'd be to lazy to walk up to the storage area to get it right now). I pulled her out and none of the solder is loose. I looked over the board and nothing looks damaged. No bent pins, no jumpers were pulled, no capacitors were bulging....

The board has a 3 year warranty on it. I've got a RMA request put in with ASRock. Hopefully I'll get it replaced.

I do like ASRock. This is the first time I've had real big problems with their MBs, but they've always had great customer service in the past so I'll see how things go this time.

sniff it......not joking, smell the back of it.

 

[neatfeatguy]

sniff it......not joking, smell the back of it.

In and out, in and out....you guys sure to ask a lot of me

I dug her out again and if memory serves me right, the back reminds me of the smell of solder. It's been a long while since I soldered something, but that's what I remember it smelling like. I don't smell anything burnt or anything else that seems out of place.

 

[OneMoar]