System:
CPU: R7 2700X
GPU: RX590
MOBO: Msi B450 Gaming Plus Max
RAM: 2x8Gb Oloy
STORAGE:
2Tb Samsung m.2
1tb sata hdd
PSU: Evga 700BQ
OS: Debian 12
I was waking the computer up from hybrid-sleep when the CPU led light illuminated on the mobo. This has happened a lot before and i still haven't figured out exactly why. Turning the psu power switch off then on always fixed it though, until this time. This time only the "Gaming Plus" led text on the mobo illuminated very briefly then turned off. The fans didnt even turn on.
I looked at the psu and inside there were some pet hairs that had accumulated. I blew them out and tried again but nothing changed. I tried the old psu and it still seemed to only get power briefly. I tried the old and new psu on my other system and both of them worked.
My theory is that the pet hair shorted either the mobo or cpu out, or both. When I blew the psu out it "fixed" the psu. My question is how do i figure out if its the mobo or cpu that got shorted? Should i trust the psu anymore? Or could it be something else entirely?
Its worth mentioning that i did all sorts of other diagnostics: Reapplied thermal paste, reset cmos battery, took out all unnecessary conponents, and even tried starting mobo out of the case and on cardboard. I also examined the mobo as much as i could with naked eyes for any signs of burning, wet spots, swollen capacitors, or just generally anything that looked out of the ordinary. I found one capacitor thats tilted but im not sure if thats significant; Ill attach a photo just in case: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D7D_CMa1U9cIE4a_32isRKF-dbiNb_I2/view?usp=drivesdk
CPU: R7 2700X
GPU: RX590
MOBO: Msi B450 Gaming Plus Max
RAM: 2x8Gb Oloy
STORAGE:
2Tb Samsung m.2
1tb sata hdd
PSU: Evga 700BQ
OS: Debian 12
I was waking the computer up from hybrid-sleep when the CPU led light illuminated on the mobo. This has happened a lot before and i still haven't figured out exactly why. Turning the psu power switch off then on always fixed it though, until this time. This time only the "Gaming Plus" led text on the mobo illuminated very briefly then turned off. The fans didnt even turn on.
I looked at the psu and inside there were some pet hairs that had accumulated. I blew them out and tried again but nothing changed. I tried the old psu and it still seemed to only get power briefly. I tried the old and new psu on my other system and both of them worked.
My theory is that the pet hair shorted either the mobo or cpu out, or both. When I blew the psu out it "fixed" the psu. My question is how do i figure out if its the mobo or cpu that got shorted? Should i trust the psu anymore? Or could it be something else entirely?
Its worth mentioning that i did all sorts of other diagnostics: Reapplied thermal paste, reset cmos battery, took out all unnecessary conponents, and even tried starting mobo out of the case and on cardboard. I also examined the mobo as much as i could with naked eyes for any signs of burning, wet spots, swollen capacitors, or just generally anything that looked out of the ordinary. I found one capacitor thats tilted but im not sure if thats significant; Ill attach a photo just in case: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D7D_CMa1U9cIE4a_32isRKF-dbiNb_I2/view?usp=drivesdk