PSU to Motherboard ATX plug fell out.

[Kalessian]

Hi. My test bed thing includes a space fortron PSU and a rigged up On/Off Switch.

My ATX Plugin thing from the PSU to Mobo wouldn't fit in all the way (click into place), but I've had this problem before so I just inserted it as far as it would go and left it.

I plugged in the PSU. The fans all started up for half a second like normal. My LED fan turned blue. I realized I could not turn on the machine without my home-made switch thing. Whilst hooking that up, I knocked the mobo and the ATX plugin FELL OUT! The power LED indicator turned off. Plugged it back in, NO BLUE LED, no fans turning. Of course, the power On/Off switch does nothing - the thing won't boot.

Now I bought the mobo off of Ebay, so I dunno if it worked to begin with... but have I killed my motherboard? Or only the PSU? Or perhaps other components, too?

 

[mechBgon]

If this just happened a couple minutes ago, make a sandwich and eat it, then try again. The PSU may have flipped its circuit breaker, or whatever they've got in there that makes them take a 5-minute nap when they've been shorted.

 

[Kalessian]

Phew, so it still may work!

If it doesn't then I'm going to just pretend the mobo was defective from Ebay 😛

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Kalessian
Phew, so it still may work!

If it doesn't then I'm going to just pretend the mobo was defective from Ebay 😛

You're going to pretend the mobo was defective, if it turns out that it was your own mishap that ruined it?

 

[Kalessian]

Eh, I see how that can be taken the wrong way. Nvm I said it. The seller wasn't even sure if it worked, it was kinda thrown in there for $10. I have no plans of returning it. I was just joking that it would be easier for me to sleep at night if I thought it NEVER worked as opposed to me breaking it.

Anyway, back on topic. I hooked the mobo up to my good enlight PSU and it still doesn't work. No blue LED, no fans spinning.

 

[imported_nocturne]

When I was researching PSU's when I was in the market, I read frequently that some PSU's (like Ultras) have some problems with the atx power plugging in all the way. In a lot of these cases, the computer is scrapped in the process. I had a similar problem with my psu with my kt7a, but it snapped in fine on my nf7-s (phew...). Fried computers result in complaints but seldom end with more than a psu replacement.

I'd recommend unplugging everything, flip the voltage switch back and forth a few times on the back of the PSU (just remember to return it to 110v), plug everything back in and see if it works. If the atx power won't snap in, take a nail file to it (if the PSU is modular, see if you can flip the atx cable to see if the other end works(if each end is atx20pin)). Reset the BIOS first also. If it works, hooray, if not get a new mobo.