My brother purchased a new case and I went to help him move his entire system to the new case. (Core build below)
The system would power on, but not boot. I noted that he is pretty careless with his components and suggested that we may have messed up his motherboard (Biostar 970). So he ordered a new one (MSI 970 gaming).
Got the new motherboard went to install it, and noticed that we had bent some of the pins to his cpu. Whoops. Read some stuff about bending the pins back, did it. Installed the new motherboard (MSI). Now the system won't even power on. Put the old motherboard(Biostar) back in ("correctly" this time) and the system powers on but does not boot.
Read through all of the common issues on this thread and made sure we followed through with them.
He sent back the new motherboard(MSI) and requested a replacement. Took the computer to a repair shop (with the Biostar motherboard in) and they could not determine what the issue was and returned the whole thing to him saying they did not want to risk messing up any of his parts that were still good. They were, however, able to rule out the power supply, the ram, and the video card. Leaving only the CPU and the motherboard in question. In their testing they found that 1 of three things would happen:
1.) The system would do nothing, no power. Nothing.
2.) The system would power on fans would spin at full blast for about 15 seconds then the whole thing would power down.
or
3.) Fans would spin for about 15 seconds and then slow down and keep going indefinitely.
After getting the computer back he ordered a new processor (FX 8350 Black Edition) and got the replacement MSI motherboard in. I had a better space at my house and was generally more patient and careful with my builds than him. So I offered to take the new cpu and motherboard home with me to install. I did so, I even replaced all of his stand-offs/screws with the new stand-offs/screws that came with his new case. Carefully seated the new cpu into the board. Secured all of the cables double checked that they were fully seated. Checked that all of the front panel connectors were in the right place.
Plugged it into my monitor. Hit the power button... nothing. No lights, no fans, no power.
The only thing that I can think could be the issue now is his case. It is a Rosewill B2 Spirit full size ATX case (link below). When you press the power button it just feels unsatisfying. It doesn't really click, and sticks a little when you press it. But still, the system powers on with this case and the old biostar board. Just not with the TWO new MSI boards that we have tried.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
MSI 970 Gaming
Rosewill B2 Spirit Full Size ATX
MSI 1060 6gb
FX-8350 Black Edition
Corsair 750W
G.Skill 16gb x 4 (As I'm posting this I realized this is double the supported ram of the board. But I feel like it should still power on and go to bios? but I actually don't know. I will check when I get home and update.)
The system would power on, but not boot. I noted that he is pretty careless with his components and suggested that we may have messed up his motherboard (Biostar 970). So he ordered a new one (MSI 970 gaming).
Got the new motherboard went to install it, and noticed that we had bent some of the pins to his cpu. Whoops. Read some stuff about bending the pins back, did it. Installed the new motherboard (MSI). Now the system won't even power on. Put the old motherboard(Biostar) back in ("correctly" this time) and the system powers on but does not boot.
Read through all of the common issues on this thread and made sure we followed through with them.
He sent back the new motherboard(MSI) and requested a replacement. Took the computer to a repair shop (with the Biostar motherboard in) and they could not determine what the issue was and returned the whole thing to him saying they did not want to risk messing up any of his parts that were still good. They were, however, able to rule out the power supply, the ram, and the video card. Leaving only the CPU and the motherboard in question. In their testing they found that 1 of three things would happen:
1.) The system would do nothing, no power. Nothing.
2.) The system would power on fans would spin at full blast for about 15 seconds then the whole thing would power down.
or
3.) Fans would spin for about 15 seconds and then slow down and keep going indefinitely.
After getting the computer back he ordered a new processor (FX 8350 Black Edition) and got the replacement MSI motherboard in. I had a better space at my house and was generally more patient and careful with my builds than him. So I offered to take the new cpu and motherboard home with me to install. I did so, I even replaced all of his stand-offs/screws with the new stand-offs/screws that came with his new case. Carefully seated the new cpu into the board. Secured all of the cables double checked that they were fully seated. Checked that all of the front panel connectors were in the right place.
Plugged it into my monitor. Hit the power button... nothing. No lights, no fans, no power.
The only thing that I can think could be the issue now is his case. It is a Rosewill B2 Spirit full size ATX case (link below). When you press the power button it just feels unsatisfying. It doesn't really click, and sticks a little when you press it. But still, the system powers on with this case and the old biostar board. Just not with the TWO new MSI boards that we have tried.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
MSI 970 Gaming
Rosewill B2 Spirit Full Size ATX
MSI 1060 6gb
FX-8350 Black Edition
Corsair 750W
G.Skill 16gb x 4 (As I'm posting this I realized this is double the supported ram of the board. But I feel like it should still power on and go to bios? but I actually don't know. I will check when I get home and update.)