The computer shut down abruptly and won't restart.
The computer shut down abruptly and won't restart.
While playing a game, my PC froze completely. I attempted to power it up but found no response—no LED lights, no fan rotation, nothing at all. Initially, I thought the power supply unit might be faulty, but when I manually triggered the power indicator, the PSU fans started spinning and the multimeter readings matched expected values. After taking everything apart—card, connectors, fans—I only had the 24-pin and 4-pin connectors left. I tried shorting the power pins, but still got nothing. Could my motherboard be nonfunctional?
Intel i9900kf processor, 32GB of Vengeance RAM, RTX 2070 (standard), built for the ASUS Prime H310M-RR2.0 motherboard, and a generic 600W power supply.
You're absolutely right, it sounds like your motherboard has stopped working.
It's a budget motherboard and a similarly inexpensive PSU, but I need to order something better this time. I want to make sure the quality is higher first.