I recently RMA'ed my graphics card 3 weeks ago (Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB) and finally got it back today. I opened my case, put it in my computer, closed the case, then tried to power my computer on - and now it will not turn on at all (no response from the fans either). I took out the card and tried to power my computer on without the card but it still would not work. It was working fine before I tried to power it on with my GFX card in it, and now I do not know what the issue is at all. I am not getting any LED lights on my motherboard either.
I tried troubleshooting a bit:
- I jump started my PSU without plugging in the 24/4pin connectors in my motherboard and got power to the fans and hard drive, so I know its not my PSU thats messed up.
- I tried plugging the 24/4pin connectors in and out, I tried resetting the cmos, I took the battery out of the motherboard - and still nothing.
I do not understand what could of happend, all I did was insert my graphics card and it magically stopped wanting to power on. has anyone had any similar experiences with the z68 and could help me diagnose my problem? It is very very frustrating.
Thanks!
UPDATE
i used a mulltimeter and measured all the voltages of my PSU and am getting the correct readings, so that definitely rules out the problem being my PSU. I am thinking my motherboard must be dead, are the LED's on the motherboard suppose to light up with the 24/4 pin cables are plugged in? because mine don't.
cliffs:
- computer powers on and is working fine with onboard graphics
- i power off the computer and put graphics card in computer
- computer wont power on
- i take out graphics card
- computer still wont power on
- (refer to above for specifics)
I tried troubleshooting a bit:
- I jump started my PSU without plugging in the 24/4pin connectors in my motherboard and got power to the fans and hard drive, so I know its not my PSU thats messed up.
- I tried plugging the 24/4pin connectors in and out, I tried resetting the cmos, I took the battery out of the motherboard - and still nothing.
I do not understand what could of happend, all I did was insert my graphics card and it magically stopped wanting to power on. has anyone had any similar experiences with the z68 and could help me diagnose my problem? It is very very frustrating.
Thanks!
UPDATE
i used a mulltimeter and measured all the voltages of my PSU and am getting the correct readings, so that definitely rules out the problem being my PSU. I am thinking my motherboard must be dead, are the LED's on the motherboard suppose to light up with the 24/4 pin cables are plugged in? because mine don't.
cliffs:
- computer powers on and is working fine with onboard graphics
- i power off the computer and put graphics card in computer
- computer wont power on
- i take out graphics card
- computer still wont power on
- (refer to above for specifics)
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