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  • Jeevz33
    PCHF Member
    • Jun 2023
    • 5

    #1

    Can't seem to power on fresh mobo+cpu

    Let me start of with saying with that i’ve build multiple systems in the past, all without a single failure so it’s not a case of complete cluelessness.

    Nephew’s pc had a faulty mobo, which we decided to replace with a MSI B550 Gen 3, with this we also purchased ryzen 5 5600G and 2 strips of 16gb kingston ddr4-3200.

    Stuff arived, build the mobo into the case, cpu put in, cooler installed and 1 stick of ram. Bare power cables connected (the 24 pins and the 8 pin cable), nothing else, no disks yet nor gpu.

    Now the moment I press the power button on the front of the case, the psu will “click” on for what is perhaps 1/4 of a second and then it turns off again (as if it detected a short, and instantly shut down). I say this because I have seen similar behaviour from a psu in the past for which this was an issue.

    I plug out his psu, grab one of my spare psu’s, plug it in, the new system instantly boots fine, no issues.
    I plug in his psu again, same problem as before, system shuts after a quarter of a second after powering it on.

    Next I plug his psu into my little test bench mobo (An old socket 1150), and voila, it all boots up perfectly fine, even when trying to put on more load onto his psu by using a GPU.

    I plug his psu back into the new motherboard we ordered, and nope, it just wont power on, except that split second.

    I assume that the psu is just being a and is somewhat faulty, but might perhaps works on certain mobo’s despite it’s fault.
    Or is there something else I may be missing here? Any input is welcome, i’m at a total loss atm.
  • Jeevz33
    PCHF Member
    • Jun 2023
    • 5

    #2
    Edit* His psu is a MWE GOLD 550 FULL MODULAR

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    • xrobwx71
      PCHF Administrator
      • Mar 2023
      • 1059

      #3
      Originally posted by Jeevz33
      Next I plug his psu into my little test bench mobo (An old socket 1150), and voila, it all boots up perfectly fine, even when trying to put on more load onto his psu by using a GPU.
      Does this old mobo use the same number of power pins?

      Honestly, I’d op for a new PSU.

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      • Jeevz33
        PCHF Member
        • Jun 2023
        • 5

        #4
        Originally posted by xrobwx71
        Does this old mobo use the same number of power pins?

        Honestly, I’d op for a new PSU.
        Yeah, 24 pins and also 8 pins for cpu.

        According to coolermasters website, the psu should have 5 years of warranty, we’re currently only at year 3 so that would be an easy solution.

        I just figured since it works fine on the other mobo, it has to be something else, hmm..

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        • Jeevz33
          PCHF Member
          • Jun 2023
          • 5

          #5
          Originally posted by Jeevz33
          Yeah, 24 pins and also 8 pins for cpu.

          According to coolermasters website, the psu should have 5 years of warranty, we’re currently only at year 3 so that would be an easy solution.

          I just figured since it works fine on the other mobo, it has to be something else, hmm..
          Saying this due to, say we return the psu under warranty, we’d be waiting weeks and weeks for them to return/fix it.

          And then, in the end imagine if i’d get that psu back again, even if it’s a new one, and the system still wont boot with that specific psu model?!
          Hmm.

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          • Bruce
            PCHF Member
            • Oct 2017
            • 10697

            #6
            to rule out a short somewhere (like the mobo standoffs), I’d be re-assembling everything on a piece of cardboard.

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            • Bruce
              PCHF Member
              • Oct 2017
              • 10697

              #7
              @Jeevz33 - any news?

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              • Rustys
                PCHF Member
                • Jul 2016
                • 7862

                #8
                same answer provided on other forum.

                Closed has abandoned both sites.

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