- Jan 2, 2024
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Hi there, little ghost story for a rainy night, 👻
I have encountered a problem with my pc and after hours of troubleshooting myself, have not been able to reach a solution... So a forum question it is! Here is the problem statement:
- Turning on my pc spins on both the PSU and the CPU fan for a split second, then both shut off and the pc doesn't return to life.
- I have stripped the whole thing to the bare minimum (like Von Neumann intended) so there is only a CPU and one RAM stick all held together by a motherboard and connected to the PSU
- Now for the fun part: I have replaced both motherboard and PSU, but both changes did not resolve the problem. The behavior stays the same. I have also found a old motherboard and old CPU, and tested the components with that. This setup works. Unfortunately my current CPU and the old one do not share the same socket, so I cannot interchange them easily. But again I have already bought a new motherboard, but to no avail... While working on the problem, while laying in bed one night, I suddenly heard my PSU fan spin up out of nowhere (Poltergeist maybe?) and it kept spinning. I immediatly got up to disconnect it, because i didn't have a CPU fan and I didn't want the thing to overheat. But after checking the CPU it was completly cold.
This really leaves me questioning whether the CPU could be the source of the problem. Is that even possible
? And if yes how could this have happened? There is no cooling paste that spilled, no trauma to any of the pins, no nothing, it just doesn't work.
At this point I think I will just replace stuff till it works, but my wallet as a student is kind of empty and I would really love to know the source of this paranormal computer problem.
Best regards, and a lovely new year,
CCI
I have encountered a problem with my pc and after hours of troubleshooting myself, have not been able to reach a solution... So a forum question it is! Here is the problem statement:
- Turning on my pc spins on both the PSU and the CPU fan for a split second, then both shut off and the pc doesn't return to life.
- I have stripped the whole thing to the bare minimum (like Von Neumann intended) so there is only a CPU and one RAM stick all held together by a motherboard and connected to the PSU
- Now for the fun part: I have replaced both motherboard and PSU, but both changes did not resolve the problem. The behavior stays the same. I have also found a old motherboard and old CPU, and tested the components with that. This setup works. Unfortunately my current CPU and the old one do not share the same socket, so I cannot interchange them easily. But again I have already bought a new motherboard, but to no avail... While working on the problem, while laying in bed one night, I suddenly heard my PSU fan spin up out of nowhere (Poltergeist maybe?) and it kept spinning. I immediatly got up to disconnect it, because i didn't have a CPU fan and I didn't want the thing to overheat. But after checking the CPU it was completly cold.
This really leaves me questioning whether the CPU could be the source of the problem. Is that even possible
? And if yes how could this have happened? There is no cooling paste that spilled, no trauma to any of the pins, no nothing, it just doesn't work. At this point I think I will just replace stuff till it works, but my wallet as a student is kind of empty and I would really love to know the source of this paranormal computer problem.
Best regards, and a lovely new year,
CCI
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