https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:43:44 +0000 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 01:13:00 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=18503 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18503&PID=85082&title=pc-wont-boot-fans-on-motherboard-leds-off#85082 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 18503
Posted: 01 Apr 2021 at 1:13am

Good luck. 7 years, that was a great investment
I always go over the top on my PSUs. My current 1000w 80+ Platinum unit has been
going strong for almost 8 years now with no signs of degrading. When I calculate
how many budget PSUs I likely would have gone through in that time, typically 1
every 2 upgrades, I come out to way more than I spent on this one. ]]> Thu, 01 Apr 2021 01:13:00 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18503&PID=85082&title=pc-wont-boot-fans-on-motherboard-leds-off#85082 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18503&PID=85080&title=pc-wont-boot-fans-on-motherboard-leds-off#85080 Author: grilomoto
Subject: 18503
Posted: 01 Apr 2021 at 12:53am

Xaltar wrote: I am guessing you have been using it for at lest 2 - 3 years

I have been using it for 7 years...

Xaltar wrote: The best option would be to try and borrow a good PSU to test with. If it resolves the issue, buy a new one. If not, post back here again.

Ok, I'll do that, thank you.]]> Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:53:23 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18503&PID=85080&title=pc-wont-boot-fans-on-motherboard-leds-off#85080 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18503&PID=85030&title=pc-wont-boot-fans-on-motherboard-leds-off#85030 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 18503
Posted: 30 Mar 2021 at 9:32pm

Your issue could be caused by the PSU not providing enough power to allow the
system to POST (Power On Self Test) when it's cold. The POST process begins when
your Dr. Debug LED show's its first code and ends when the POST screen disappears
and the system begins to boot into the OS. A dying PSU will often exhibit this
symptom. Once you have been trying for a while and the components have warmed
up, suddenly the system will come to life. This is a tell tale indicator of
dead/dying capacitors inside the unit.

The number of symptoms caused by a failing PSU are staggering. It could be anything
from the system simply not powering up at all (obvious) to random blue screens when
gaming and random shut downs when you connect a USB device etc.

Your issue may not be the PSU at all but in my experience, issues like this very
often (but not always) are caused by a bad PSU. It's simply the most likely
culprit. The best option would be to try and borrow a good PSU to test with.
If it resolves the issue, buy a new one. If not, post back here again. Given
your Corsair unit is their budget model and I am guessing you have been using it
for at lest 2 - 3 years, it is very likely the issue.]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 21:32:33 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18503&PID=85030&title=pc-wont-boot-fans-on-motherboard-leds-off#85030 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18503&PID=85025&title=pc-wont-boot-fans-on-motherboard-leds-off#85025 Author: grilomoto
Subject: 18503
Posted: 30 Mar 2021 at 7:29pm

thank you for the reply
sorry, forgot to say the PSU: Corsair 650W 80 Plus Bronze

what does POSTing mean£ is the lights on the motherboard not turning on a POSTing problem£

is there a way to know if it is rely the PSU that is malfunctioning before I buy a new one£

also, if it is the PSU wouldn't the system present any problem while it is on£ I mean, after I manage to turn it on there is no problem at all...]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 19:29:45 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18503&PID=85025&title=pc-wont-boot-fans-on-motherboard-leds-off#85025 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18503&PID=85024&title=pc-wont-boot-fans-on-motherboard-leds-off#85024 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 18503
Posted: 30 Mar 2021 at 7:04pm

Any time a previously working system stops POSTing after being fine for a prolonged
period the first thing to try is another PSU. They have a habit of degrading over
time, particularly cheaper ones. ]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 19:04:39 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18503&PID=85024&title=pc-wont-boot-fans-on-motherboard-leds-off#85024 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18503&PID=85022&title=pc-wont-boot-fans-on-motherboard-leds-off#85022 Author: grilomoto
Subject: 18503
Posted: 30 Mar 2021 at 5:27pm

When I press the power button (both the one on the case and the one on the motherboard) nothing turns on. Then I press it multiple times, eventually the following happen:

Sometimes the leds(on the cooler/fans/GPU) and the fans will turn on and off repeatedly and then, eventually, turn off for good. But not the leds on the motherboard, those will remain off (by leds on the motherboard I mean: the bios, Dr. debug, and the lights on the reset and power button that are on the motherboard).

Other times the leds (on the cooler/fans/GPU) and the fans will turn on and stay on but I won't get any display, and the leds on the motherboard will remain off as well.

In either case the restart and the power button wont work,, except pressing and holding the power button to turn the PC off. So I keep trying to turn the PC on, and eventually the lights on the motherboard will turn on, and whenever they do, the PC starts normally.

When it starts it works normally. I even ran a benchmark on it to stress test it, and it ran fine. And I can even restart it with no problem.

Specs:
motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer
cpu: i7 5820k GPU: RTX 2060
ram: 7x4Gb kingston DDR4
SSD: 2x120GB kingston SSD and one NVMe XPG SPECTRIX 512GB

Recent changes: I added the NVMe a year ago, the GPU 6 months ago and 1 ram stick died (the PC just started showing less ram) a month ago... and after the ram died and I took it out, the pc started having this problem.

I already ran memtest, and the remaining ram show no problems.

I also already took out all of the memory, the GPU and the NVMe and reinstalled them.

And I changed the CMOS battery and used the button to reset it that the motherboard has (sometimes using this button will lead to the PC finally booting).

So, does anyone know what the problem with my PC could be£ can anyone help£]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:27:41 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18503&PID=85022&title=pc-wont-boot-fans-on-motherboard-leds-off#85022