- Jul 2, 2018
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Over the weekend I started to assemble my second ever build. The first one, in 2015, was surprisingly problem-free, and has served me well over the last three years. This time round I was prepared for the law of averages to throw up at least some minor issues to deal with, so by the time I was getting my new Windows desktop in order, I was all but ready to celebrate my now twice-confirmed technical wizardry.
All that remained was to transfer the data drives from my old machine into the new one; my new case mounts them side by side rather than in a stack, and I was finding it tricky getting the power cables from the PSU to reach all the drives (5x drives in total, so I needed to use all the connectors). Like the idiot many of you are about to realise I am, I thought I would take the more generous modular SATA power cable from my old system and use it in my new modular PSU. As I now know, google would have told me to NEVER EVER DO THIS. I heard a single faint 'tick', presumably from the PSU, and there was no power cycle until I unplugged the offending cable.
Skipping to the end, I now have no display output from my PC. Nothing in the case suggests anything out of the ordinary when I power it on - all fans and LEDs on all parts come on as expected and everything hums as it should (unfortunately there is no onboard speaker, so no beep code.) I have also:
I have come to the conclusion it must be either the Mobo, CPU or PSU. My set up consists of:
i7 8700
Gigabyte Z370P Mobo
2x8GB Corsair DDR4-2400
Palit GTX 1080
and a Corsair TXM 550W PSU.
Where can I go from here? I would test the PSU in my old machine, but is there a chance it could fry my old setup if it is damaged? I'm hoping that if anything needs replacing it is the Mobo, but is there a likelihood the CPU could be fried? Can I assume my GPU is safe if the onboard video output isn't working?
All that remained was to transfer the data drives from my old machine into the new one; my new case mounts them side by side rather than in a stack, and I was finding it tricky getting the power cables from the PSU to reach all the drives (5x drives in total, so I needed to use all the connectors). Like the idiot many of you are about to realise I am, I thought I would take the more generous modular SATA power cable from my old system and use it in my new modular PSU. As I now know, google would have told me to NEVER EVER DO THIS. I heard a single faint 'tick', presumably from the PSU, and there was no power cycle until I unplugged the offending cable.
Skipping to the end, I now have no display output from my PC. Nothing in the case suggests anything out of the ordinary when I power it on - all fans and LEDs on all parts come on as expected and everything hums as it should (unfortunately there is no onboard speaker, so no beep code.) I have also:
Tested all the drives in my old machine; thankfully they are all still alive.
Disconnected the GPU and tried the onboard HDMI; still no output.
Tried different monitor and peripheral cables; still nothing.
I have come to the conclusion it must be either the Mobo, CPU or PSU. My set up consists of:
i7 8700
Gigabyte Z370P Mobo
2x8GB Corsair DDR4-2400
Palit GTX 1080
and a Corsair TXM 550W PSU.
Where can I go from here? I would test the PSU in my old machine, but is there a chance it could fry my old setup if it is damaged? I'm hoping that if anything needs replacing it is the Mobo, but is there a likelihood the CPU could be fried? Can I assume my GPU is safe if the onboard video output isn't working?
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