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-- My SLI machine isn't booting --

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Sean Maxwell

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Hey guys, I just purchased a new case and heatsink. It is a Codegen Group case and a Zalman 120mm heatsink. I put it all together normally (taking all precautions) and when I went to boot up, it would only take a small bit of power.

I didn't take this issue very seriously. I assumed it was something with the power panel for the case power button. I finally assured that it was the correct spot and it was still doing the same thing. So I removed all my components one by one. Somewhere along the line the system was getting FULL power. So I put everything back in and when I went to boot, it did the same thing.

I repeated my above process but it was no luck. The fans only spin about half an inch, and my LEDs only light up for a split second. I am down to the bare motherboard and it is still not going. I noticed my northbridge is almost too hot to touch after trying to power the system a few times.. why?

I also tried another power supply, and it did the same thing.

Somebody please help me! (system specifications below)
 
Something alot like this happened to me twice. The first time was because my power supply went bad, and took the motherboard with it. The second time was because I connected the front USB connectors backwards. Both times the northbridge got extremely hot, and nothing booted. My suggestion to you is get a new motherboard.

P.S. What does SLI have to do with it?
 
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