So I was gone for a couple days, and when I came home to turn on the computer I built a couple months ago I first turned on the power splitter. Immediatly the computer turned on (I didnt even touch it) for about 5 seconds than just shut off. I hit the power button and nothing happened. Unplugged the power cord from the computer and plugged it back in: The computer immediatly powered up on its own again and turned off in about 5 seconds. This is all it does now. Obviously, something got fried when I turned on the power splitter. But the question is, what?
I took out the processor, the pins don't appear black. (I don't know if they turn black when fried, but I had to look and see
)
It isn't the ram, because I know how the computer reacts when there isn't working ram in it.
It obviously can't be the harddrive, cddrive, or video card.
Narrowing it down to either the Motherboard, or the Powersupply.
I wonder if it is the motherboard because the power button doesn't work, which is the motherboard telling the powersupply to turn on.
But why does the computer power up immediatly even with the powersupply switch off when I plug the powercord into it?
Or is it the processor, would this happen if the processor fried?
Thanks for helping!
I took out the processor, the pins don't appear black. (I don't know if they turn black when fried, but I had to look and see
)It isn't the ram, because I know how the computer reacts when there isn't working ram in it.
It obviously can't be the harddrive, cddrive, or video card.
Narrowing it down to either the Motherboard, or the Powersupply.
I wonder if it is the motherboard because the power button doesn't work, which is the motherboard telling the powersupply to turn on.
But why does the computer power up immediatly even with the powersupply switch off when I plug the powercord into it?
Or is it the processor, would this happen if the processor fried?
Thanks for helping!
