Motherboard not getting power

[JoshM11]

Hello, i recently got a computer from my uncle that was on during a storm, he had a power surge completely ruining the psu & possibly the computer. i'm trying to fix it and see if i can get anything out of it, i bought new ram new hard drive & new psu, the computer is an Acer Aspire AME600-EB398 , specs now are I7 3770k 4gb ddr3 (just bought to test) an old 80gb hdd, when i plug the power supply into the computer the cpu fan starts spinning without me even turning the computer on, i also have no light on my motherboard, it had a GTX 770 in it but it got ruined. wondering if this is fixable. Thanks.

 

[velocityg4]

Odds are the motherboard is fried. Did you remember to connect the 4/8 Pin CPU power connector?

Try resetting the CMOS and see if it will at least POST with a basic hardware set. Just have the PSU, Motherboard, CPU, one RAM stick (re-seat it first), Keyboard, mouse and monitor connected to the integrated graphics. Leave all other hardware disconnected. Just to see if it will even get through POST. Try the other RAM stick by itself in another slot. Try all RAM slots if you have more.

If it will not POST. Either the CPU or motherboard is dead, possibly both. Don't waste any more money. If you don't have a known working and compatible CPU and motherboard. You will have no way to determine which is and which is not bad. It is not worth buying the parts to find out.

To reset the CMOS. Remove the power then remove the motherboard battery. Locate the CMOS jumper it is usually near the battery and use the jumper for ten seconds. Jumper procedures vary. Some boards have a two position (3 pin) jumper. Others have a two pin jumper. In the case of the latter you likely won't have a jumper you can use. In which case you can use a piece of metal to act as the clear CMOS jumper for those 10 seconds.

ATTENTION: BE CERTAIN TO PLACE THE CMOS JUMPER IN ITS ORIGINAL POSTION OR REMOVE IT. WHICHEVER IS CORRECT. BEFORE CONNECTING ANY POWER SOURCE BACK TO THE BOARD.

Install CMOS Battery, connect power and see if it will POST with the basic equipment listed earlier.