Question Phanteks G360A build, cable management gone wrong

Mar 26, 2024
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So I'm currently working on my first build ever, and this afternoon I was very satisfied to see all the ARGBs of my system light up including the case the mobo etc. However, the daisy chain I had built wasn't working and I didn't know why. I decided to do some cable management and I don't know what happened, but after that the ARGB didn't work anywhere, the on/off case button only does on and the daisy chain worked all of a sudden, with all my plugged fans spinning. I noticed the ARGB and on/off button are plugged in the same little board at the front of the case so could there be a link ?
Also could there be a link with my PC not booting ? (it doesn't display anything/keyboard doesn't seem to work).

Thank you in advance.
 

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So I'm currently working on my first build ever, and this afternoon I was very satisfied to see all the ARGBs of my system light up including the case the mobo etc. However, the daisy chain I had built wasn't working and I didn't know why. I decided to do some cable management and I don't know what happened, but after that the ARGB didn't work anywhere, the on/off case button only does on and the daisy chain worked all of a sudden, with all my plugged fans spinning. I noticed the ARGB and on/off button are plugged in the same little board at the front of the case so could there be a link ?
Also could there be a link with my PC not booting ? (it doesn't display anything/keyboard doesn't seem to work).

Thank you in advance.
I'm not the smartest person trying to help you, but please explain what daisy chain are you referring to? Perhaps some static electricity occurred while you were doing cable management. I think most of us on the forum would need more info on your system. What components are you using?
 
Mar 26, 2024
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So I'm currently working on my first build ever, and this afternoon I was very satisfied to see all the ARGBs of my system light up including the case the mobo etc. However, the daisy chain I had built wasn't working and I didn't know why. I decided to do some cable management and I don't know what happened, but after that the ARGB didn't work anywhere, the on/off case button only does on and the daisy chain worked all of a sudden, with all my plugged fans spinning. I noticed the ARGB and on/off button are plugged in the same little board at the front of the case so could there be a link ?
Also could there be a link with my PC not booting ? (it doesn't display anything/keyboard doesn't seem to work).

Thank you in advance.
The case is the Phanteks G360A*
I'm not the smartest person trying to help you, but please explain what daisy chain are you referring to? Perhaps some static electricity occurred while you were doing cable management. I think most of us on the forum would need more info on your system. What components are you using?
Components :
Mobo : Aorus B550 elite v2
Fans : 3x Phanteks pre-installed case fans (ARGB), 4x arctic p12 (non argb)
PSU : be quiet! Pure power 12 M 650W (bought 3 days ago)

So basically I don't have enough headers to power all the fans, so I only got 1 case fan plugged in (looking to buy a 3 to 1 splitter), and 4 arctic p12s. I didn't find any splitter for the p12s so I daisy chained them in a way that there are 2 fans connected to each header (which should be way under the amp limits). This little daisy chain wasn't working so I tried to fix it, and when I did fix it the RGB that was working earlier (CPU cooler fans, LED strip, all 3 of the case fans) stopped working entirely. The mobo still makes blue sparks when powered on.
 
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UPDATE :
I broke the PC down entirely and rebuild it and everything started working ! Just for guidance for people who are going to run into the same issues as me, both of my RAM sticks weren't plugged in all the way, and I threw away my cables extensions. Add a little more cable management to the mix and everything booted up just fine. So happy with this build !
 
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