Corsair 1000w PSU not working

[Hillsdale]

I have all the right cables hooked up, why isnt my computer booting? When i try and boot it--everything turns on for a millisecond and then turns off.

[DavidJa]

are you sure its the psu and not something else shorting somewhere.
hookup a fan or something and "jump-start" the psu and see whats happening.

http://www.pcpowerandcooling.com/support/ATX_troubleshoot.htm

[Oklahoma Wolf]

Protection circuitry is shutting it down. Look for shorts.

[Hillsdale]

what will be an example of a "short" and how would i look for one

[Oklahoma Wolf]

Could be a connector plugged in wrong, a motherboard standoff slightly off center, a bad fan, frayed wiring... lots of things.

[Hillsdale]

K so i was making sure the 24pin connector was plugged in ok and these sparks came off the Mobo... is it dead? My original PSU isnt working either..

[Trap05]

Were you doing this while it was on?

[Hillsdale]

:S yea

[Trap05]

Sounds like you toasted the board and maybe more. Lesson learned

[Hillsdale]

K but that still doesnt explain why it wouldnt boot in the first place?

[Trap05]

If the 24-pin wasn't plugged in properly it does and then you plugged it in and gave a nice shot of voltage. Or maybe it just a bad powersupply that zapped the board. Are you able to jumpstart the powersupply as suggested above?

[Hillsdale]

k i jumped my psu and it ran a 120mm fan no problem... when i plug everything into the computer the light comes on--on the motherboard that shows the psu is on but when i press the power button nothing happens.

[Trap05]

OK clear cmos and try it again. If not pull the ram and try again. It sounds like a dead board but try and see to confirm. Also if you can see if your power supply will work in another system.

[rainless]

K so i was making sure the 24pin connector was plugged in ok and these sparks came off the Mobo... is it dead? My original PSU isnt working either..

Were you doing this while it was on?

:S yea

Ok... These three posts belong in a hall of fame. :)

[Hillsdale]

GTFO

[Hillsdale]

OK clear cmos and try it again. If not pull the ram and try again. It sounds like a dead board but try and see to confirm. Also if you can see if your power supply will work in another system.

how do i reset the cmos?

[ScottinIndy]

how do i reset the cmos?


Should be a jumper on the motherboard (check your manual), Or you can just remove the battery for 15/20 minutes.

[Trap05]

unplug from the wall remove the battery and set the jumper to clear. Consult your manual if you can't find the jumper. Then after do the reverse after letting it sit for a bit.

[WonderingSoul]

Ok... These three posts belong in a hall of fame. :)

Agreed.

Not much help I can offer here :/

[Hillsdale]

Agreed.

Not much help I can offer here :/

k thanks for the great input!

I seriously dont understand how people can be so rude towards people who dont know as much as them. If people are having a problem, help them or dont post.

[WonderingSoul]

k thanks for the great input!

I seriously dont understand how people can be so rude towards people who dont know as much as them. If people are having a problem, help them or dont post.

If you fried your board then there isn't much to do, now is there?

[Hillsdale]

If you fried your board then there isn't much to do, now is there?

But does that mean its necessary to mock me and say "OMG TH1S IS So funny lets put it in the hall of fame stupidest people"

[gsrcrxsi]

well you have to admit, it was pretty stupid to be fiddling with power cables while the computer was running. that should be common sense to be a no no.

[WonderingSoul]

But does that mean its necessary to mock me and say "OMG TH1S IS So funny lets put it in the hall of fame stupidest people"

I'm sorry if you feel that I was mocking you, but it should be common sense when dealing with highly sensitive electronic components not to be fiddling with the power.

[Hillsdale]

The spark didnt come from the 24pin socket i was moving around, it came from the mobo touching the metal on the back of the case

[gsrcrxsi]

again, still related to you messing with it. the MB will flex, and if you get the contacts on the back of the board too close to the case of course its going to arc. turn the computer off before messing with ANYTHING related to power. hell, turn it off before you do anything in general.

[WonderingSoul]

The spark didnt come from the 24pin socket i was moving around, it came from the mobo touching the metal on the back of the case

Eureka! There lies the problem! You have an improper mount on your motherboard. It was not supported properly and flexed substantially to probably short together solder points of the 24pin to the case. It may not be fried, but all evidence points highly to them being destroyed, but if the PSU did it's job and shut down like it should, then you may be alright.

[CreasianDevaili]

You may as well pull out the mobo and look at the area that you believe made contact. You should be able to tell pretty fast how much damage you did to that area, in which case, you will need to get a new mobo.

I am wondering how you got the mobo to flex that much, or bend, to cause a short or touch the chasis.

I know your upset over it all but consider yourself lucky. Had the arc jumped, and it can, to your hand then you might not even be making the thread. Of course the voltage and amps coming off the 24 pin wouldnt be of the same magnitude of the current coming directly from the wall.. it could still hurt like hell.

Regardless of your knowledge you should always have no current going through the psu from the wall when dealing with wires regardless of insulation.

I dont see your mobo not being fried, at the very least, damaged to where it might as well be. The paths are most likely burned and sure a chip or two, somewhere on the mobo, got fried.

[Hillsdale]

Eureka! There lies the problem! You have an improper mount on your motherboard. It was not supported properly and flexed substantially to probably short together solder points of the 24pin to the case. It may not be fried, but all evidence points highly to them being destroyed, but if the PSU did it's job and shut down like it should, then you may be alright.

what do you think the next step for me is then?

[Trap05]

Probably a new motherboard but pull it out and test it

[Hillsdale]

K i took the motherboard and tried to run everything out of the case but no luck...

before the spark i noticed that the 2nd card in installed had a red light on it.. maybe something happened?

[WonderingSoul]

Does the board even boot? You may have more than one issue with it. You have have dead CPU/RAM/GPU

[rainless]

Does the board even boot? You may have more than one issue with it. You have have dead CPU/RAM/GPU

The only way to check, at this point, would be for him to test the components individually on another board. In the meantime he should go ahead and RMA his board. The sooner you send it out the sooner he gets it back.

@Hillsdale: LIGHTEN-UP! It's better to laugh at your problems than cry about them. When I first got my C2D I underwent a series of disasters (first the metal mounting bracket on my water cooler fried the Asrock board I had. Then I thought my DS3 was fried and accidentally installed the wrong bios onto it. THEN I got into a horrible bike accident on my way to return it and broke my foot. It was all pretty horrible... and it rained during all three incidents... but I couldn't deny it was a comedy of errors...)

[WonderingSoul]

The only way to check, at this point, would be for him to test the components individually on another board. In the meantime he should go ahead and RMA his board. The sooner you send it out the sooner he gets it back.



Agreed. That sounds like a much better plan. Don't even waste your time trying to see if the Motherboard is working. All evidence points to no. The sooner you start an RMA, the better. However, your board maker may not allow for an RMA since it was your own mistake that caused the incident. They may charge you some kind of fee. Good luck.

[grunjee]

Sorry to hear about your experience. I agree that the board is almost certainly toast. I'd think the PSU is probably ok, although there is a chance it was damaged.

We were all newbies at one time, and experiences like these are how we learn. There are probably few of us here who haven't fried hardware before; I know I have. Some of you guys really should try to be more gentle, not come across as abrasive. Hillsdale probably has enough grief to deal with after frying his new hardware, without people laughing at him.

Better luck with the next board. Be sure to take your time, check and double check connections before powering it on. Let us know how it goes.

[rainless]

Sorry to hear about your experience. I agree that the board is almost certainly toast. I'd think the PSU is probably ok, although there is a chance it was damaged.

We were all newbies at one time, and experiences like these are how we learn. There are probably few of us here who haven't fried hardware before; I know I have. Some of you guys really should try to be more gentle, not come across as abrasive. Hillsdale probably has enough grief to deal with after frying his new hardware, without people laughing at him.

Sorry. TeamRainless doesn't have a "Gentle Cycle." :)

But, for the record, I was trying to laugh WITH him... not at him. Plenty of people got a good chuckle out of me when I ended up in the hospital while upgrading my computer. Even when I was laying in the middle of the street, bleeding, and looking up at the clouds... I had to admit the humor in my situation.

Like I said, better to laugh about something and send in an RMA than cry and agonize over this "HORRIBLE THING!" you've done wrong. I was back up and running (well LIMPING) in a week.

[Hillsdale]

The light comes on the motherboard so i can see that its getting power, but its just not booting.

[JamesXP]

Becuase you've probably fried something on the board.

[Krypto]

The light comes on the motherboard so i can see that its getting power, but its just not booting.

Your avatar is freaking me out

[rainless]

The light comes on the motherboard so i can see that its getting power, but its just not booting.

Send it in. RMA it. Call them. Get the RMA number. Send it in.

You can stare at that light alllllllll week... but if you send it in now you might actually get it back by the end of this week or the beginning of next week as opposed to waiting and not getting it until sometime in August.

[Hillsdale]

So what do i need to do? I need to get a RMA through XFX or through NCIX?

[rainless]

So what do i need to do? I need to get a RMA through XFX or through NCIX?

Depends on when you bought it. Under 30 days, call up NCIX. Over 30 days XFX.

[Hillsdale]

And how do i do it? Ive never had to RMA anything before (I have to do it through XFX)

[ScottinIndy]

Call Xfx support

800-880-3225

[Hillsdale]

K guys here is an update. Looks like its the motherboard. I tried to run the set up the way it is and it didnt work and i put everything on another motherboard and it booted fine (i had to use each video card separately but they both worked) so ill call XFX tomorrow and we will see what i can do.