I've read through countless forum threads already. I'll try to be as descriptive as I can be in the main body post.
Basically what it says in title: I click the power button, the light flashes white, then the fans whir. The monitor does not turn on nor register that there's a signal, then after 30 or so seconds then PC loses power (the fans stop spinning), then it starts again.
This problem occurred after I attempted to replace the CPU and connect an SSD. I have since gone back to using the old CPU and disconnected the SSD. Would either of these cause this issue?
My power supply is connected to everything it is supposed to be. My HDMI cable is connected from my graphics card to my monitor. I've taken my ram out multiple times, wiped it down, and placed it back in.
I am seriously concerned that, while attempting to replace the CPU and connect the SSD, I short circuited my motherboard. What is the easiest/quickest way for me to check if I've done so? If I have, will it be possible to recover it?
I tested unplugging everything else except the PSU, Ram, CPU, and CPU fan, and the problem persisted. I'm told this indicates that it could be a motherboard issue?
Again: this problem occurred after I opened up the PC to attempt to replace the CPU and connect an SSD. If there's an alternate explanation, I would be unbelievably grateful if someone can offer me one to test, because I do not want to have to replace my entire setup.
Specs:
Motherboard: H97 Anniversary Edition
PSU: EVGA 500B1
CPU: Intel i5-4460
GPU: Geforce GTX 1050Ti
Thanks.
Basically what it says in title: I click the power button, the light flashes white, then the fans whir. The monitor does not turn on nor register that there's a signal, then after 30 or so seconds then PC loses power (the fans stop spinning), then it starts again.
This problem occurred after I attempted to replace the CPU and connect an SSD. I have since gone back to using the old CPU and disconnected the SSD. Would either of these cause this issue?
My power supply is connected to everything it is supposed to be. My HDMI cable is connected from my graphics card to my monitor. I've taken my ram out multiple times, wiped it down, and placed it back in.
I am seriously concerned that, while attempting to replace the CPU and connect the SSD, I short circuited my motherboard. What is the easiest/quickest way for me to check if I've done so? If I have, will it be possible to recover it?
I tested unplugging everything else except the PSU, Ram, CPU, and CPU fan, and the problem persisted. I'm told this indicates that it could be a motherboard issue?
Again: this problem occurred after I opened up the PC to attempt to replace the CPU and connect an SSD. If there's an alternate explanation, I would be unbelievably grateful if someone can offer me one to test, because I do not want to have to replace my entire setup.
Specs:
Motherboard: H97 Anniversary Edition
PSU: EVGA 500B1
CPU: Intel i5-4460
GPU: Geforce GTX 1050Ti
Thanks.
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