PROBLEM: DFI nForce3 motherboard suddenly just died.

[DaFOBulous1]

I had a XP-90C on it for a few weeks. Its a relatively new build, 1-2 months. It was a temporary heatsink as it was going to be put on my own build. I replaced it with the stock AMD heatsink with the copper bottom.

The temperature rose a bit, up to 46C on low load but it's been hot so I thought no big deal. And then it suddenly turned off. I was confused since it was working the whole day and the temperature wasn't that high. I turned it on again and it died within a minute, tried it a few more times. I decided to put the XP-90 that it was suppose to be on. It worked ok in the BIOs, 40C CPU temperature but after I restart, it turns on but doesn't post.

No nothing. The CPU heatsink doesn't seem that hot or barely warm at all. I have the Corsair XLPRO and usually, at least the green lights turned on when you turn on the computer. Nothing.

Any suggestions? Need to fix it fast.

 

[DaFOBulous1]

help?

 

[Demo24]

sounds like a PSU issue

 

[DaFOBulous1]

Yea...I thought so too but it seems I tried a cheaper Raidmax PSU, spare but same problem.

Since the first post, my DFI SLI-DR died too...sigh!!

 

[paadness]

Remove the cooler off the CPU and turn on the system only for a couple of seconds.

Thats how i trouble shooted my system. Don't worry 2 seconds is all u need to check if ur CPU runs or not. It will heat up instantly so ull know its running.

Possibly 2 reasons...

1. Motherboard sensor gone crazy
2. Another case of static electricity.

 

[DaFOBulous1]

How easy is to RMA DFI boards?

 

[Ketchup]

Easy as long as you RMA to the place you bought it, not DFI unless you have to.

 

[DaFOBulous1]

I will have to RMA it through DFI it seems. This build has been a long process of 2 months.