- Dec 2, 2011
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Hi everyone.
My comp is having a really strange issue that I've never encountered before in any build I have done.
The suspects are:
Asrock Z370 Extreme4 motherboard (main suspect)
Corsair HX 750i PSU (just slightly suspicious)
My brain (we'll leave that out of the equation for now)
The issue (i.e. what happens)
Sometimes when I press the power button to start the computer:
1. There is the usual click sound as the motherboard switches on
2. The fans start to spin as usual, but for no more than maybe half a second (at most)
3. Then everything shuts down
4. A LED light on the motherboard starts to fade slowly in and out
5. Nothing happens when I press the power button again
After this I have to unplug the power cord and leave it alone for a while. When I try again it will either:
1. Work as normal
2. The things described under "The issue" above will happen again
If 2 happens, then I will have to unplug some/any of the connected peripherals and try again. By "peripherals" I mean mostly USB connected devices. This will usually solve it, although on some occasions I have had to just open the case remove and re-insert some random components (I just tried anything randomly).
And then it would work again.
The situation now
I ended up with minimal amounts of USB devices connected, just to make sure it would boot. If there is an extra device I need then I usually connect it after the comp has booted. I'm sure you can see how cumbersome that is. But at least now it's working, I haven't had this issue for a long time. But I'm almost certain that if I start connecting more devices to it, then this will start happening again.
So it's not a desirable outcome to say the least.
My questions
- Have any of you experienced anything similar?
- In situations like this it's always easy to suspect the motherboard, because of the nature of the problem. Could there be a power issue or some other issue with it?
- What about the power supply? I don't really think there's an issue with it (based purely on statistics) but you never know.
Or maybe it's working fine but there is a problem with how I have connected the power cables from it to the motherboard (maybe I should switch some of them around)? I'll post an image of how it looks when I get home.
As usual, any (constructive) input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
My comp is having a really strange issue that I've never encountered before in any build I have done.
The suspects are:
Asrock Z370 Extreme4 motherboard (main suspect)
Corsair HX 750i PSU (just slightly suspicious)
My brain (we'll leave that out of the equation for now)
The issue (i.e. what happens)
Sometimes when I press the power button to start the computer:
1. There is the usual click sound as the motherboard switches on
2. The fans start to spin as usual, but for no more than maybe half a second (at most)
3. Then everything shuts down
4. A LED light on the motherboard starts to fade slowly in and out
5. Nothing happens when I press the power button again
After this I have to unplug the power cord and leave it alone for a while. When I try again it will either:
1. Work as normal
2. The things described under "The issue" above will happen again
If 2 happens, then I will have to unplug some/any of the connected peripherals and try again. By "peripherals" I mean mostly USB connected devices. This will usually solve it, although on some occasions I have had to just open the case remove and re-insert some random components (I just tried anything randomly).
And then it would work again.
The situation now
I ended up with minimal amounts of USB devices connected, just to make sure it would boot. If there is an extra device I need then I usually connect it after the comp has booted. I'm sure you can see how cumbersome that is. But at least now it's working, I haven't had this issue for a long time. But I'm almost certain that if I start connecting more devices to it, then this will start happening again.
So it's not a desirable outcome to say the least.
My questions
- Have any of you experienced anything similar?
- In situations like this it's always easy to suspect the motherboard, because of the nature of the problem. Could there be a power issue or some other issue with it?
- What about the power supply? I don't really think there's an issue with it (based purely on statistics) but you never know.
Or maybe it's working fine but there is a problem with how I have connected the power cables from it to the motherboard (maybe I should switch some of them around)? I'll post an image of how it looks when I get home.
As usual, any (constructive) input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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