I have a Dell OptiPlex 5060 mini tower and I was trying to see if a GTX 1050 TI graphics card would fit.
I wasn't intending to fit the graphics card with the computer running but, just to see if there was enough room from front to back, while the computer was running, I tried to get the graphics card near the PCIe slot but there wasn't a lot of room.
Before the graphics card even touched the PCIe slot, I noticed it was touching some wires near its back end.
Suddenly the fans stopped and the computer stopped.
Some hours later, I returned to it and reconnected the power cable and the computer started up – as good as new.
After some time, I shut down the computer in the proper fashion and went out.
Some hours later still, I returned to the computer and pressed the power button but it wouldn't start. The fans wouldn't run and nothing was working. No activity and no lights were visible inside the case although the power supply unit LED was still solid green at the back of the case. There is no self-test button.
As an experiment, I again put the graphics card near the PCIe slot and while I was moving it around, the fans started up for a few seconds and then stopped.
I have checked all the wired connections to the motherboard and they all appear to be okay.
As I write this post, the computer is still not working but the power supply unit LED is still solid green.
Any suggestions would be most welcome.
I wasn't intending to fit the graphics card with the computer running but, just to see if there was enough room from front to back, while the computer was running, I tried to get the graphics card near the PCIe slot but there wasn't a lot of room.
Before the graphics card even touched the PCIe slot, I noticed it was touching some wires near its back end.
Suddenly the fans stopped and the computer stopped.
Some hours later, I returned to it and reconnected the power cable and the computer started up – as good as new.
After some time, I shut down the computer in the proper fashion and went out.
Some hours later still, I returned to the computer and pressed the power button but it wouldn't start. The fans wouldn't run and nothing was working. No activity and no lights were visible inside the case although the power supply unit LED was still solid green at the back of the case. There is no self-test button.
As an experiment, I again put the graphics card near the PCIe slot and while I was moving it around, the fans started up for a few seconds and then stopped.
I have checked all the wired connections to the motherboard and they all appear to be okay.
As I write this post, the computer is still not working but the power supply unit LED is still solid green.
Any suggestions would be most welcome.
