Can a cpu, or memory cause a motherboard to short out?
I "thought" I had a bad motherboard, it was old and in general just causing problems but at least it would boot up.
I bought a new one and it won't even start. No cpu fan no cooling fans, nothing! not even the cd will light up. I check the power supply and it's fine, but just in case, I had an extra one,and still nothing. I returned the board and am still have the same problem. I'm using the existing RAM, CPU, hard drives, and replacing the board that's compatible with all of that. I'm at a loss! BTW I also checked to make sure the power supply was set for 115V, and it is. I now have another board on the way, and I'm hoping this one will power up.
below is what I installed.
ASRock A770DE+ AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard. (new)
Radeon 1GB DDR3 video card
AM2+ processor (original)
4x8 DDR2 (original)
450W Antec power supply (original)
2-WD 500 GB SATA drives (original)
1- CD+DVD SATA (original)
I know it can't be the Case! (original) LOL
Can ya help?
Thanks!
I "thought" I had a bad motherboard, it was old and in general just causing problems but at least it would boot up.
I bought a new one and it won't even start. No cpu fan no cooling fans, nothing! not even the cd will light up. I check the power supply and it's fine, but just in case, I had an extra one,and still nothing. I returned the board and am still have the same problem. I'm using the existing RAM, CPU, hard drives, and replacing the board that's compatible with all of that. I'm at a loss! BTW I also checked to make sure the power supply was set for 115V, and it is. I now have another board on the way, and I'm hoping this one will power up.
below is what I installed.
ASRock A770DE+ AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard. (new)
Radeon 1GB DDR3 video card
AM2+ processor (original)
4x8 DDR2 (original)
450W Antec power supply (original)
2-WD 500 GB SATA drives (original)
1- CD+DVD SATA (original)
I know it can't be the Case! (original) LOL
Can ya help?
Thanks!