Attempting to explain the reason behind my computer's shutdown during startup after connecting the power source.
Attempting to explain the reason behind my computer's shutdown during startup after connecting the power source.
Hey there !
I've noticed some odd behavior with my computer (ASUS Rog Strix Z270F gaming // Corsair RM850X and others...). I'm used to turning off the power supply at night, but a little orange light is bothering me during sleep. Everything was fine before. Recently, whenever I turn on the power supply, both the computer and the PSU suddenly shut down with a "clac" sound. After that, everything starts again, but the screen shows this message:
"I did it, but it didn't fix the problem."
Moreover, the BIOS settings have been reset as if they were never there.
I've had this issue since I was tired and turned off the power supply while Windows was booting.
I have two ideas:
1) I might have damaged the power supply (the "clac" noise suggests it).
2) The battery is dead (possibly because of lost parameters when I shut it down).
What do you think?
Thanks!
Hey !
That's the concept behind my second hypothesis, so I ordered a new battery yesterday to test it (I waited a long time because I had holidays). It will arrive tomorrow. But I'm really puzzled — it began after I made an error with my power supply. I wonder how this could affect the CMOS battery. In other words... if what I did was meant to cause hardware damage, why would the CMOS be affected? Of course, I'm not complaining — it's just something easy to fix. But it's hard to figure out how the CMOS behaved like a fuse.
I've been using PCs for more than 20 years and never turned off the power supply, as I read somewhere it might extend the life of a CMOS battery. I'm not sure if that's true, but I've only had one issue where the CMOS needed changing, and I fixed it. When I travel, I still leave the power switch on and connect to a power supply unit just in case something happens.