ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

[Kreger Bjorn]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

I'd at this point, knowing the PSU behaves that way, pull the MB/CPU/RAM out of the case, place it atop the BARE box the MB came in, and bench it there. Possibly a short that the PSU recognizes and shuts down on.

I'm snowed in and got nothing but time so i'll try it right now. Thanks, Wardog.

[Kreger Bjorn]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

I'd at this point, knowing the PSU behaves that way, pull the MB/CPU/RAM out of the case, place it atop the BARE box the MB came in, and bench it there. Possibly a short that the PSU recognizes and shuts down on.

Okay, did all this and getting the same results as before. Only sign of life is the brief flash of light on the network port, same as before.

[- wardog -]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

Okay, did all this and getting the same results as before. Only sign of life is the brief flash of light on the network port, same as before.

Well .......... Bummer. Now that it's out of the case you may as well place it somewhere safe until you get that new PSU to test with.

Keep us posted.

[- wardog -]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

Oh. If you're NOT mechanically challenged you can test if the PSU turns on. This is NOT a voltage test, only that it can turn on.

How To: Jump Start A Power Supply (PSU) / Test A Power Supply And Components

[Kreger Bjorn]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

Oh. If you're NOT mechanically challenged you can test if the PSU turns on. This is NOT a voltage test, only that it can turn on.

How To: Jump Start A Power Supply (PSU) / Test A Power Supply And Components

Thanks for that tip! The PSU DID turn on. So I'm guessing it's not the PSU at fault now. Or could it still be?

[- wardog -]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

Thanks for that tip! The PSU DID turn on. So I'm guessing it's not the PSU at fault now. Or could it still be?

It could still be, but ....

I'm assuming you have the case positioned close by and are using the cases Power button(and wiring) to turn on the computer while it's on the MB's box?

If so, try using the cases Reset button(and wiring) instead. I only have the online manual available, on page 21 is the desc./layout for the "System Panel Header". Top row, from the left, pins 3(PWRBTN#) and 4(GND). Connect the cases Reset button wiring to these two and if there's a red or denoted + wire put it on the PWRBTN#, with the remaining wire on pin 4(GND). DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER WIRING CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM PANEL HEADER, ONLY THE RESET WHEN YOU TRY THIS. I WANT TO RULE OUT ANY OTHE MISPLACED WIRING THAT MAY BE CAUSING THIS, YOUR, PROBLEM.

[Kreger Bjorn]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

It could still be, but ....

I'm assuming you have the case positioned close by and are using the cases Power button(and wiring) to turn on the computer while it's on the MB's box?

If so, try using the cases Reset button(and wiring) instead. I only have the online manual available, on page 21 is the desc./layout for the "System Panel Header". Top row, from the left, pins 3(PWRBTN#) and 4(GND). Connect the cases Reset button wiring to these two and if there's a red or denoted + wire put it on the PWRBTN#, with the remaining wire on pin 4(GND). DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER WIRING CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM PANEL HEADER, ONLY THE RESET WHEN YOU TRY THIS. I WANT TO RULE OUT ANY OTHE MISPLACED WIRING THAT MAY BE CAUSING THIS, YOUR, PROBLEM.

I had all the wires off except the cpu fan. Tried that and I got something. the network port started flashing ans the PSU fan looked like it was trying to rev up. Plugged the fan backin and powered back up with the new results again. Oh and by "powering up" I mean turning on the PSU, nothing happens when I press the power button.

[parsec]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

You can try to start the board without the power switch in your case. You know where the two cables from the case switch connect to the header on the board, right? They are labeled on the board too.

Remove the case's power button wires from the two pins on that header. With the PSU turned on, take a small screwdriver and VERY CAREFULLY short/connect the two pins ONLY that are for the case's power button. Just touch both pins at the same time for about a second with the screwdriver. That should cause the board to start.

[Kreger Bjorn]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

You can try to start the board without the power switch in your case. You know where the two cables from the case switch connect to the header on the board, right? They are labeled on the board too.

Remove the case's power button wires from the two pins on that header. With the PSU turned on, take a small screwdriver and VERY CAREFULLY short/connect the two pins ONLY that are for the case's power button. Just touch both pins at the same time for about a second with the screwdriver. That should cause the board to start.

Well, I went to go go try this and when i turned on the PSU, it's fan started up, so did the CPU fan, and the network port started to flash. When I touched the two pins nothing extra happened. With nothing else connected to the mobo, what results am I looking for to let me know it's started?

[- wardog -]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

It could still be, but ....

I'm assuming you have the case positioned close by and are using the cases Power button(and wiring) to turn on the computer while it's on the MB's box?

If so, try using the cases Reset button(and wiring) instead. I only have the online manual available, on page 21 is the desc./layout for the "System Panel Header". Top row, from the left, pins 3(PWRBTN#) and 4(GND). Connect the cases Reset button wiring to these two and if there's a red or denoted + wire put it on the PWRBTN#, with the remaining wire on pin 4(GND). DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER WIRING CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM PANEL HEADER, ONLY THE RESET WHEN YOU TRY THIS. I WANT TO RULE OUT ANY OTHE MISPLACED WIRING THAT MAY BE CAUSING THIS, YOUR, PROBLEM.

I had all the wires off except the cpu fan. Tried that and I got something. the network port started flashing ans the PSU fan looked like it was trying to rev up. Plugged the fan backin and powered back up with the new results again. Oh and by "powering up" I mean turning on the PSU, nothing happens when I press the power button.

I think you misunderstood me there. The point was to use your cases Reset button as your "new' temporary Power button. When I said "DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER WIRING CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM PANEL HEADER, ONLY THE RESET WHEN YOU TRY THIS." I said the System Panel Header, not the complete and total motherboard to be wire free. On the System Panel Header only the cases Reset wiring, and that was to be connected as explained to be used here as a test to power on the computer.

[profJim]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

Here is a timely thread that was created yesterday: http://forums.tweaktown.com/asrock/5...l-monitor.html



We get too soon old and too late smart.

[parsec]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

Sounds like the board started if all the fans started running. If your monitor and keyboard was connected you could have pressed the Del key and start the BIOS interface. Then you could have checked CPU and mobo temps, etc.

Nothing like mixing multiple partially related suggestions, but it sounds like the case's power switch might not be working.

[- wardog -]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

... , but it sounds like the case's power switch might not be working.

That's exactly what I'm thinking in having him hook the cases Reset button/switch up and test IT starting the board, bypassing the cases Power buttom/switch on the chance it's bad.

[Kreger Bjorn]

Re: ErP/EuP ready PSU on 990FX Killer Mobo, is it needed???

Sounds like the board started if all the fans started running. If your monitor and keyboard was connected you could have pressed the Del key and start the BIOS interface. Then you could have checked CPU and mobo temps, etc.

Nothing like mixing multiple partially related suggestions, but it sounds like the case's power switch might not be working.

I went ahead and hooked up my monitor, mouse, and KB, and tried again. and it's got to be the case's power switch.

Thanks again to -wardog-, parsec, and profJim for all your help!