I've seen a hundred threads like this popping up all over every search engine, yet nothing solves my particular problem. So here's my short story.
Recently my chassis started leaking in the liquid cooling system for the processor. Since I still had warranty, I turned it in to where I bought almost all the parts. They checked it out, found that the Graphics card and motherboard where damaged, the rest of the parts were unscathed, which seemed likely from what I could guess myself.
Now, two months later, I put together my computer again with a replaced graphics card and motherboard. Pretty much the same setup as before, similar motherboard and graphics card.
When I am done, I plug the computer in and try to power it on, and it does not power on. Instantly I think it might be something with the power switch cables, so I try the on-board power button on the motherboard. It did not work either. I look over pretty much everything I can think of. Eventually I press the clear cmos button and the computer boots. Fantastic. I check the BIOS setting quickly, boot order is fine. Memory is all there. The only slightly strange thing is that it says there's no card in PCIe port 1, which is where my graphics card is and my monitors are connected to.
Either way I save and exit and the computer shuts off very suddenly and doesn't power on with any buttons again, except for the clear cmos button. After various internet searches, I first try to update the BIOS, which was successful but yielded no results. I eventually try starting the computer, going into bios and then exiting and discarding changes. It worked. Now the OS starts up, I log into my Microsoft account and all seems well. I check memory, CPU and my GPU. Even tried running a game and it works fine, 160 fps at War Thunder with full graphics settings on.
I try rebooting the PC, it worked. I try shutting it down. Back to square one. Start up again with clear cmos, discard changes, Windows boots all is well. Computer runs like usual. Check the Q-code display on the motherboard and it's "AA" meaning that all is well and the OS is now handling the rest.
I can't detect any problems as of yet, just that annoyingly I have to start the PC in this manner every time it shuts off for any reason.
The motherboard and graphics card are completely new, replaced and the computer worked the last time I used it without the leak of course.
So, after all of this. What is the issue and how do I solve it? I am going to call the company that "repaired" my computer and ask them about it, but I doubt it will go anywhere. As I said, nothing wrong so far and I am in fact typing this post from the computer in question.
Specifications:
GPU: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 (replaced from ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme)
CPU: Intel i7-6850K 3.6 GHz
MB: ASUS X99 Deluxe II (replaced from MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM)
RAM: Corsair 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 3000MHz CL1 (all accounted for)
PSU: be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 1000
Chassis: Deep cool Gamer Storm Genome II
Drives:
OCZ RD400 512GB M.2
OCZ TR150 960GB
WD Red 4TB IntelliPower 64MB
Any help will be appreciated greatly. Hopefully, even though the warranty ran out during their extremely lengthy repairs, if anything is damaged in any way I can get a replacement.
Thanks beforehand,
David N.
Recently my chassis started leaking in the liquid cooling system for the processor. Since I still had warranty, I turned it in to where I bought almost all the parts. They checked it out, found that the Graphics card and motherboard where damaged, the rest of the parts were unscathed, which seemed likely from what I could guess myself.
Now, two months later, I put together my computer again with a replaced graphics card and motherboard. Pretty much the same setup as before, similar motherboard and graphics card.
When I am done, I plug the computer in and try to power it on, and it does not power on. Instantly I think it might be something with the power switch cables, so I try the on-board power button on the motherboard. It did not work either. I look over pretty much everything I can think of. Eventually I press the clear cmos button and the computer boots. Fantastic. I check the BIOS setting quickly, boot order is fine. Memory is all there. The only slightly strange thing is that it says there's no card in PCIe port 1, which is where my graphics card is and my monitors are connected to.
Either way I save and exit and the computer shuts off very suddenly and doesn't power on with any buttons again, except for the clear cmos button. After various internet searches, I first try to update the BIOS, which was successful but yielded no results. I eventually try starting the computer, going into bios and then exiting and discarding changes. It worked. Now the OS starts up, I log into my Microsoft account and all seems well. I check memory, CPU and my GPU. Even tried running a game and it works fine, 160 fps at War Thunder with full graphics settings on.
I try rebooting the PC, it worked. I try shutting it down. Back to square one. Start up again with clear cmos, discard changes, Windows boots all is well. Computer runs like usual. Check the Q-code display on the motherboard and it's "AA" meaning that all is well and the OS is now handling the rest.
I can't detect any problems as of yet, just that annoyingly I have to start the PC in this manner every time it shuts off for any reason.
The motherboard and graphics card are completely new, replaced and the computer worked the last time I used it without the leak of course.
So, after all of this. What is the issue and how do I solve it? I am going to call the company that "repaired" my computer and ask them about it, but I doubt it will go anywhere. As I said, nothing wrong so far and I am in fact typing this post from the computer in question.
Specifications:
GPU: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 (replaced from ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP Extreme)
CPU: Intel i7-6850K 3.6 GHz
MB: ASUS X99 Deluxe II (replaced from MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM)
RAM: Corsair 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 3000MHz CL1 (all accounted for)
PSU: be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 1000
Chassis: Deep cool Gamer Storm Genome II
Drives:
OCZ RD400 512GB M.2
OCZ TR150 960GB
WD Red 4TB IntelliPower 64MB
Any help will be appreciated greatly. Hopefully, even though the warranty ran out during their extremely lengthy repairs, if anything is damaged in any way I can get a replacement.
Thanks beforehand,
David N.