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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: gymjunkie on April 17, 2014, 12:25:06 am

Title: Ok wth just happened to my computer?
Post by: gymjunkie on April 17, 2014, 12:25:06 am
I have had this computer for about 3 years I thin k, built it myself with no problems. Today it got slow because I havent cleared anything in a week or two, shut it down and ran an errand. Now it won't turn back on, click the button and it might as well have no power. What I have tried:

CLeaning it out real good
different power cable
different outlet
removing the internal battery for a cmos reset (what someone mentioned to do on another forum)
unplugged the power switch and bridged it with a screwdriver
took it to best buy and they hooked up a brand new psu and still nothing, he said everything looks perfect but  the only thing he can think of is it has to be the motherboard.


And if it was a power surge it would have to be one hell of one, my surge protector is 4200 joules and everything else seems fine.

Intel i5-2500k OCed to 4.1 or 4.3
Gigabyte z68-ud3h-b3
HIS radeon 6850
Ultra X3 1000w
G.Skill Ripjaws 8g DDR3 1600
Title: Re: Ok wth just happened to my computer?
Post by: dmdilks on April 17, 2014, 02:44:49 am
removing the internal battery for a cmos reset (what someone mentioned to do on another forum)

Do it again and this time pull the battery and put a jumper on the cmos pins and let it sit over night. Pull the jumper and put the battery back in and give it a try, If it still doesn't work than yes the board went bad. Sometimes the boards will lock up.
Title: Re: Ok wth just happened to my computer?
Post by: gymjunkie on April 17, 2014, 02:55:43 am
Would the pins to place the jumper on for my model motherboard be immediately above the rest of the pins? I know there is just 2 pins above the rest (outside the rectangle walls) but it doesn't say what its for and I can't find the manual right now
Title: Re: Ok wth just happened to my computer?
Post by: dmdilks on April 17, 2014, 04:09:57 am
It is just above the front panel connection there are two pins.