[SOLVED] i need some help

[doombot897]

first off heres my system specs and worth noting I'm not on that pc since its not working

CPU: FX-8370
GPU: XFX RX 460 4gb single fan
MB:MSI 970 gaming
RAM: 8gb ddr3 2133
PSU:500 watt
CASE: raidmax ninja 2
HDD: 1tb ED green power (old and is now formatted)

ok so to start it turns on and the HDD activity light doesn't work even tho the HDD is on, I know it works tested with other machine.
GPU works as it should in the other machine to
the PSU works and is powering the machine I'm typing on
I tested the MB with an other CPU:FX-4350 and it still did the same thing
I cant test the CPUs with an other MB since I don't have an there AM3+ socket
I cant test RAM either but it was working fine right before it crashed
as did everything tho so I cant say that it works

I tried cables and almost everything oh it doesn't post btw it turns on lights and all no HDD activity light and no post but again the HDD works so I don't know what is going on

I just want help understanding if its broken and I need to buy new parts or its something I can fix

also I did clear Cmos and removed the little battery and cleaned everything

thank you for helping

 

[doombot897]

HDD is WD not ED typo

 

[maxamillionfeettall]

If the pc spins up and there is no activity other then the initial hdd startup(only the initial busy sounds, If the hdd sounds busy, clicking and reading/searching, it may be something else, but the hdd light says its not), the board is likely dead.

You can visually inspect the board to see if a capacitor failed, some people replace them to fix a board sometimes, but that's a stretch.

 

[doombot897]

thanks for replying and yes the pc starts every things seems right but no activity light and no post if its the motherboard how can I check for a failed capacitor?

 

[maxamillionfeettall]

Capacitors are those metal cylinders placed all over the board, just check if the tops are burnt, oozing, cracked, or bulging. Just look around for visible damage, a cap repair requires soldering fyi.

 

[doombot897]

I don't see any thing that looks out of place nothing is bend no cracks or busted or bulging caps there is this oil tho coming from under the heatsik

 

[maxamillionfeettall]

There shouldn't be any oil, unless you're confused and are looking at the thermal paste. If the oil is around the heatsink, it should just be silicone oil and non-conductive, if it's near the vrm's, it should also be non-conductive, but oil there usually means that the vrm's were overheating, and a common issue with msi. But if you found nothing else, then, alas, the board can't be repaired and is dead.

I guess you can attempt to clean the oil from the board with some alcohol and a towel, otherwise, it's fubar.

 

[doombot897]

Thank you for your help and I'm going to buy a different board at frys today also I took the heat sink off and oily stuff was all over those were the vrms under it so i think thats bad