PC won't boot after applying thermal paste.

[karlsanada13]

I decided to reapply the thermal paste but I think it's a wrong idea since my PC stopped working.🙁

It has its LED lit in front. I think it's the power button. No beeps or anything, when I click the turn on switch, it doesn't do anything. What could I have gone wrong? Help please.🙁

 

[karlsanada13]

I tried doing both, it still says that the motherboard is in power saving mode.

 

[swifty_morgan]

reset cmos

 

[karlsanada13]

I just did. Still nothing. :/

 

[swifty_morgan]

pull the video card out. connect monitor to the back of the motherboard. boot.

 

[karlsanada13]

I tried that. Nada.

 

[bobbybamf12]

Not yet solved even though it boots. I cannot see any display. I read that it MAY be connected with what I have done....reapplying thermal paste. Ugh.-.-

I tried doing both, it still says that the motherboard is in power saving mode.

I tried that. Nada.

Try booting without the cmos battery in and see if that works. It should boot normally but you will lose all data when you shut it off. Seems like your monitor isn't getting a signal so it may be a hardware problem. When my monitor doesn't get a signal it goes into a power saving mode. Your fans may turn on but your motherboard might not be working. So just because you see the fans on doesn't mean the computer has booted. Make sure you didn't get thermal paste on your motherboard. If you put to much thermal paste on the cpu it could of spread over then edge of the cpu and onto your motherboard. If you bought this motherboard less then 30 days ago you might want to RMA it back to whoever you might of bought it from. If it's been over 30 days you will have to contact the manufacture.

 

[karlsanada13]

It's been almost 2yrs. It still has distro warranty so I'll go there tomorrow to check the motherboard out. I think I bent a pin or two when I reseated the cpu.

 

[bobbybamf12]

It's been almost 2yrs. It still has distro warranty so I'll go there tomorrow to check the motherboard out. I think I bent a pin or two when I reseated the cpu.

Make sure that's the problem and if it is you have voided the warranty and will not be able to get it replace. They will just send it back to you. I did that once before with an amd cpu. So I've learn the hard way. Since that wasn't the manufacture fault they will not honor the warranty. Go on youtube and look up videos on how to fix bent pins. That's the only way to fix the motherboard but be careful to not bent anymore pins. I manage to fix my pins but it was very nerve racking, but it's a little easier to do on a cpu then a motherboard. i used my driver license to fixed my pins.

 

[swifty_morgan]

going back to the beginning........... where you said you broke one of the heatsink hold-downs?............ just because it appears to be okay doesn't mean it is. cpu's heat up quick and shut down machines in a nano-second.

have something else to try?

 

[swifty_morgan]

going back to the beginning........... where you said you broke one of the heatsink hold-downs?............ just because it appears to be okay doesn't mean it is. cpu's heat up quick and shut down machines in a nano-second.

have something else to try?

 

[karlsanada13]

I just bought a new motherboard. It works fine now. not sure about the temp since I bought a new cooler too.

 

[bobbybamf12]

I just bought a new motherboard. It works fine now. not sure about the temp since I bought a new cooler too.

Hell yeah! Glad to hear you got everything working.

 

[karlsanada13]

I'm still kinda sad that I should buy a new motherboard just for my rig to work. :/ Oh well.🙁 At least, I got this up and running now.

 

[bobbybamf12]

I'm still kinda sad that I should buy a new motherboard just for my rig to work. :/ Oh well.🙁 At least, I got this up and running now.

Well I kinda know how you feel. I bought a Biostar ta970 board and the sound card crapped out after 2 months of having it. So i had to buy a crappier sound card which sucked! It's still under warranty but I didn't want to wait for it to get fixed so i bought a $20 sound card. Not as bad as buying a new motherboard but it sucks regardless.

 

[Charlie Housley]

just built my own rig and had the same problem. Figured out that if there is not enough or too much thermal paste on the processor the system will start but video signal won't go to the monitor. I'm a little late but thought you'd like to know.