MB: ABIT NF7-S
CPU: Athlon XP 2400+
I fixed a few fans in my motherboard, then booted the machine up. It was working on something, so I ducked my head into the case to make sure the fans were working. While moving my hand to feel for moving air, I believe I touched the metal connector of a case fan wire (one of those where it has the black and red and it has an adaptor to the 3 wires). The machine shorted out and turned off.
I unplugged everything, gave it some time to heal and stop being mad at me, then attempted to turn it on again about an hour later. I got the normal flicker when I flipped the back switch to on, but when I tried to press the power button, everything flashed for a quarter second (similar to when it's first plugged in), and no boot.
The red light on the MB and the ethernet port light was on, but it wouldn't do anything after that. Normally in the past when I've had that problem (with a different PSU--it would do it if I tried to restart right after shutting down), leaving it alone for a while would do the trick, but this time I've had no such luck after 2 hours.
Might my PSU be shot? The motherboard? When I muster up the courage later, I'll break out the old PSU to test (although I'm not 100% sure if that works, either). I'd normally be a bit more patient, but my 9800Pro comes tomorrow, and if the months of anticipation for a new card are delayed by me &*#@ing up a part 24 hours before, I won't be able to live with myself.
I appreciate the insight and any suggestions.
CPU: Athlon XP 2400+
I fixed a few fans in my motherboard, then booted the machine up. It was working on something, so I ducked my head into the case to make sure the fans were working. While moving my hand to feel for moving air, I believe I touched the metal connector of a case fan wire (one of those where it has the black and red and it has an adaptor to the 3 wires). The machine shorted out and turned off.
I unplugged everything, gave it some time to heal and stop being mad at me, then attempted to turn it on again about an hour later. I got the normal flicker when I flipped the back switch to on, but when I tried to press the power button, everything flashed for a quarter second (similar to when it's first plugged in), and no boot.
The red light on the MB and the ethernet port light was on, but it wouldn't do anything after that. Normally in the past when I've had that problem (with a different PSU--it would do it if I tried to restart right after shutting down), leaving it alone for a while would do the trick, but this time I've had no such luck after 2 hours.Might my PSU be shot? The motherboard? When I muster up the courage later, I'll break out the old PSU to test (although I'm not 100% sure if that works, either). I'd normally be a bit more patient, but my 9800Pro comes tomorrow, and if the months of anticipation for a new card are delayed by me &*#@ing up a part 24 hours before, I won't be able to live with myself.
I appreciate the insight and any suggestions.
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