- May 29, 2017
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My friend gave me his old gaming computer, it just needed a new motherboard. So I do my research and install the new mobo, but the PC won't boot. Half the led's on the mobo light up, but the CPU led strip and the smaller DRAm, VGA, BOOT, and DEVICE leds are all dark. I've spent two full days troubleshooting the issue, and I've tried everything in the sticky list.
There are a few concerns I have as to what could be the issue.
When I double checked the CPU, I noticed I had put it in the wrong way. No pins were bent or damaged, so I put it in the correct position and tried to boot up again. And again, nothing.
The mobo has an 8 pin CPU connection, while the PSU has two 4 pin connectors. I've done a lot of research on this, as I thought this was my issue, and it seems as if both 4 pin connectors should work when plugged into the Mobo. I've tried to connect them in every combination I can, but I'm still worried I'm not connecting them right.
On the sticky troubleshooting list, step 7 mentions connecting the video card to the PSU. This confuses me immensely. The video card is the same as the graphics card, right? I see no place to connect my graphics card to the PSU, and I also have no cord for that. When I replaced the mobo, my buddy didn't have anything connecting his graphics card to his PSU, either.
And of course I could very well have fried something in all my noobiness, despite my research and care.
Any help would be appreciated; I'm at my wits end and at this point I'm feeling the CPU is just fried from the installation.
Specs:
CPU-AMD FX 8350
GPU-AMD Radeon HD 8350
PSU-Corsair AX760
Mobo- Asus Pro gaming Aura 750
There are a few concerns I have as to what could be the issue.
When I double checked the CPU, I noticed I had put it in the wrong way. No pins were bent or damaged, so I put it in the correct position and tried to boot up again. And again, nothing.
The mobo has an 8 pin CPU connection, while the PSU has two 4 pin connectors. I've done a lot of research on this, as I thought this was my issue, and it seems as if both 4 pin connectors should work when plugged into the Mobo. I've tried to connect them in every combination I can, but I'm still worried I'm not connecting them right.
On the sticky troubleshooting list, step 7 mentions connecting the video card to the PSU. This confuses me immensely. The video card is the same as the graphics card, right? I see no place to connect my graphics card to the PSU, and I also have no cord for that. When I replaced the mobo, my buddy didn't have anything connecting his graphics card to his PSU, either.
And of course I could very well have fried something in all my noobiness, despite my research and care.
Any help would be appreciated; I'm at my wits end and at this point I'm feeling the CPU is just fried from the installation.
Specs:
CPU-AMD FX 8350
GPU-AMD Radeon HD 8350
PSU-Corsair AX760
Mobo- Asus Pro gaming Aura 750
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