Question Dell DZ87M01 motherboard clicking noise and wont power on

kieferz7777

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Aug 2, 2018
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When I press the power button, or anything, nothing happens at all. Just a clicking noise whenever it is plugged in. No fans, LEDs, or beeps. Even with everything except for the 24 pin connected it still gives this clicking noise. I have tried a variety of components to use with it and none seem to change anything. As far as I can tell the CPU might be good because even when I remove it the clicking still happens when power is supplied. It appears to be coming from the space in between the CPU and the IO side.
DellXPS8700DZ87M01KWVT8.jpg


I recorded the audio from it. I hope this helps.
https://quackduck.tk/R_MIC_210327-095919.wav
Sorry for the 545Hz noise in it.

CPU: Intel Core i7 4770
RAM: 2GB and/or 8GB module
 

kieferz7777

Commendable
Aug 2, 2018
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1,510
I just tested with a different PSU and the first one had been pulled from a working machine. Still clicking, and I actually just discovered that the clicking is coming from the motherboard's onboard PC speaker. When I look up this issue all I get is advice for PSU or HDD issues but I don't think that is what's happening here.