Today, I had a strange problem with an 'over current on USB'.
I have had this problem once in the past, it turned out to be a little moisture on the mobo where the USBs were.
However, today in the morning I went to boot up the PC and received this exact same problem with an over current on USB.
I thought I knew what to do, and it was just to check if there is a little moisture that gathered on the mobo again, but there was no moisture.
I have tried multiple 'fixes' mentioned throughout the forum to no avail, as none of them have worked for me.
Now here is the biggest cookie of them all, after I tried all points mentioned above and tried to boot my PC, the problem was still there - so I've given up on trying to fix the problem.
I swing by an hour later to turn on the PC, hoping the problem was magically fixed, and it was; my PC just turned on without any problem.
It booted onto a screen where I could either, 1. Setup. or 2. Continue. I went with setup and it took me to the BIOS where I configured some minor settings, then I saved and exit.
I am currently typing up this post on my PC. But the real question is -
What the sh*t has actually happened to my PC, and why wouldn't it boot past the error message even after all I've done, and it magically just fixed itself after an hour of nothing.
Hit me with your best guess, or if there is an absolute genius in the crowd, then boy you better come up with something good.
Cheers.
I have had this problem once in the past, it turned out to be a little moisture on the mobo where the USBs were.
MSI B360-A-PRO
INTEL i5 8500
MSI GTX 1070Ti
16GB RAM
1TB HDD
EVGA - 700W PSU
INTEL i5 8500
MSI GTX 1070Ti
16GB RAM
1TB HDD
EVGA - 700W PSU
However, today in the morning I went to boot up the PC and received this exact same problem with an over current on USB.
I thought I knew what to do, and it was just to check if there is a little moisture that gathered on the mobo again, but there was no moisture.
I have tried multiple 'fixes' mentioned throughout the forum to no avail, as none of them have worked for me.
- (steps weren't taken in order mentioned)
- Cleared CMOS - 3 times,
- Tried running MOBO out side of case
- Tried using hairdryer to properly dry out any moisture in the PC case, if there was any there.
- Disconnected any peripherals from USB ports. (none of my peripherals are faulty or damaged)
- Checked for any damage/dust/metal particles inside of all of my USBs - nothing but dust
- Disconnected USB3/2.0 connectors from MOBO
- Cleaned all dust from the whole case (Case looks spanky new)
- Even took out and disconnected my GPU/CPU and all other external cabling/devices just in case for any electrical discharge
- I tested all USB ports on PC case and back of the mobo with a bluetooth dongle, and all USB ports worked (it has a blue diode, which helped with diagnosing any faults)
Now here is the biggest cookie of them all, after I tried all points mentioned above and tried to boot my PC, the problem was still there - so I've given up on trying to fix the problem.
I swing by an hour later to turn on the PC, hoping the problem was magically fixed, and it was; my PC just turned on without any problem.
It booted onto a screen where I could either, 1. Setup. or 2. Continue. I went with setup and it took me to the BIOS where I configured some minor settings, then I saved and exit.
I am currently typing up this post on my PC. But the real question is -
What the sh*t has actually happened to my PC, and why wouldn't it boot past the error message even after all I've done, and it magically just fixed itself after an hour of nothing.
Hit me with your best guess, or if there is an absolute genius in the crowd, then boy you better come up with something good.
Cheers.