- Joined
- Jan 12, 2001
- Location
- Kansas, USA
This morning, thought I had killed two vid cards or a motherboard or a power supply or all the aforementioned components at the same time. Perhaps my mishap could be made into a learning experience? I'll give details on what happened and you decide how to troubleshoot the problem. For example, if you say, "Remove the vid card , inspect the slot and contacts, and reseat if no issues are noted." I will tell you the results of this action. We'll see if y'all can collectively fix the problem. Without giving anything away, I did figure out what was wrong and corrective action was taken. The computer (my main rig in signature) is operational again.
Facts leading up to the mishap: I wanted to reinstall Crossfire (add a second Radeon RX 580 video card). I've had this system running these same two cards before, so I know it does work. I shut down the computer and turned off the power switch at the power supply. I removed the side panel and installed the second graphics card into the second slot from the top (first slot has first RX 580 already installed). I turned on the power supply switch and noted LED lights on the motherboard come on like normal. I pushed the front panel power button. Nothing. Immediately, I realized that I had not connected the 8-pin power connector to #2 vid card. I plugged it in and tried the front panel power button again. Nothing.
What do you do next?
Facts leading up to the mishap: I wanted to reinstall Crossfire (add a second Radeon RX 580 video card). I've had this system running these same two cards before, so I know it does work. I shut down the computer and turned off the power switch at the power supply. I removed the side panel and installed the second graphics card into the second slot from the top (first slot has first RX 580 already installed). I turned on the power supply switch and noted LED lights on the motherboard come on like normal. I pushed the front panel power button. Nothing. Immediately, I realized that I had not connected the 8-pin power connector to #2 vid card. I plugged it in and tried the front panel power button again. Nothing.
What do you do next?