Topic: A question

[[MAF]Snoopy]

If your computer boots up but your monitor displays "no signal" and the monitor light just flashes. Would it be the motherboard at fault? Reason for this question I may have fried something in my PC from putting a sata cable into my motherboard. Tried two different CPUs, four different GPUs, took all all the ram out, reset cmos, everything powers up, CPU cooler, GPU, PSU, monitor, even the lights on my motherboard work along with my SSD light being on.. Just no boot. So would the wild guess be damaged motherboard?

Something short circuited I then smelt burning afterwards. I have the money to replace the motherboard as well.

Also the power on/off switch no longer works, as well as no flashing lights on the keyboard. I have to power my computer off by the PSU switch.

[Karlip]

You might of fried your GPU

Er, not the GPU but lemme search a bit, seen something similar

[[MAF]Snoopy]

Tried two different CPUs, four different GPUs

Since I don't have 4 way SLI i wouldn't have been able to fry either of them.

[[MAF]Snoopy]

Can't edit my posts either..

You already submitted this post! You might have accidently double clicked, or tried to refresh.

When I edit and try to post

[[MAF]mooman]

bit strange, i blame smf for that.

anyway about the actual problem, it does sound like a motherboard problem. maybe you discharged some static into the mobo and ruined it. does it beep when you switch it on? (if it usually beeps)

[[MAF]Snoopy]

Oh that was just internet explorer being . Using a netbook atm lol.

Hmm no I have never had that beepy thing connected to my motherboard. I can't seem to find where it is supposed to go.

[[LSR]Jalicno]

If you tried already 4 gpu and all things what you count above  i assume on faulty PCI-E slot on motherboard there is nothing left.
Since motheraboad is in warrant,make contact with companty who sold you that hardware to replace with new one.

[[MAF]Snoopy]

Ah just the man I wanted to hear from!

It was an Asus M4A78. Time for an upgrade anyway! Just hoping my motherboard is at fault or I have to spend more money

[[MAF]mooman]

intel time

[[MAF]Snoopy]

[[LSR]Jalicno]

Heh for intel he must pay double,but definetly quality and speed goes on intel side at this moment 

[[MAF]MrHess]

I would also check with another hard drive and another pc to monitor cable, but yeah seems like a faulty motherboard

[[LSR]Jalicno]

Mate PC should boot even without hard drive to show some text before load Windows,but could be monitor cable but seriously i doubt in that

[[MAF]Snoopy]

yeah I tried my SSD and two other HDDs. They would have still booted and gave me an error message so we can rule that out I guess

[[AK47]Zetterberg]

HDD starts when startup?

I had same problem and the problem was the HDD.


EDIT: Sorry! I see you try another HDD! And i didnt rode the answers!

[[MAF]Snoopy]

new motherboard coming! fingers crossed!!

[[AK47]Zetterberg]

fingers crossed!!

And my balls too!

[[MAF]Snoopy]

Back in business!! New motherboard works fine!! I had to go to a computer shop to buy some DDR3 memory once I realised I didn't buy a motherboard lol that also supposed DDR2 memory! Doh! (1 stick of 4gb Ripjaw 1333) then my custom CPU cooler wouldn't work, LED was on but no spinning blades! Using a AMD stock cooler for now tho! Ah well

Operating System
   MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
   AMD Phenom II X6 1090T   45 °C
   Thuban 45nm Technology
RAM
   4.00 GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 669MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
   ASUSTeK Computer INC. M5A78L-M/USB3 (AM3R2)   49 °C
Graphics
   SMB2430H (1920x1080@60Hz)
   1024MB GeForce GTX 560 Ti (ASUStek Computer Inc)   47 °C
Hard Drives
   977GB Western Digital WDC WD10EARS-00Y5B1 ATA Device (SATA)   29 °C
   49GB OCZ-VERTEX2 ATA Device (SATA)